KING SALMON

HERE IS A KING SALMON THAT UNCLE STEWIE CAUGHT IN THE RUSSIAN RIVER. IT WAS SO BIG, DAVE HELPED HIM GET IT ON THE BANK. IT WAS ABOUT 80 LBS AND MAYBE 5 FFET LONG I THINK.

DAVE IS PLAYING SOCCER. # 27 won 2 games, lost 1.

dave got a dirt bike early for his birthday.

WE HIKED MATANUSKA GLACIER AND CLIMBED ON TOP OF IT.

WHAT A VIEW!!!!!!

HERE IS GRANDMA WITH MAARETS TWINS, AUDREY AND MAX. 8 MONTHS OLD

SITTING ON THE BLUFF WATCHING THE WHALES COME IN WITH THE TIDE.

USING THE BOAT FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN FISHING ONCE IN A WHILE.

HIKING THE RUSSIAN RIVER TRAIL

FLOATING DOWN THE KENAI RIVER, LOOKING FOR BEARS.

HERE IS OUR CATCH ONE DAY WHILE DIP NETTING ON THE KENAI. THE KIDS CAUGHT ALOT OF THEM IN THE NET.

EMMA FILET'S HER FIRST FISH OF THE YEAR. GOOD JOB.

DAVE IS GETTING GOOD AT FILETING FISH!

THE KIDS CAUGHT AND FILETED THIER OWN RED AND SILVER SALMON. THEY WERE PRETTY GOOD.

THIS IS A CARVING TOURIST PLACE, HERE IS A BEARS DEN.

A REAL WORKING HAND CARVED CAROUSEL.

hERE IS DAVE AND TERENCE FISHING. THEY ARE HOLDING A NET THAT IS 5 FEET ACROSS AND HAS A 20 FOOT HANDLE, WE ARE TROLLING UP AND DOWN THE KENAI RIVER FOR SALMON. WE WERE OUT THERE FOR ABOUT 13 HOURS.

13 HOURS IS LONG ENOUGH, TAKE US HOME EMMA! YES, SHE WAS REALLY DRIVING THE BOAT FOR A LONG TIME. NOT IN THE MARINA THOUGH.

HERE IS ONE OF THE SILVER SALMON EMMA CAUGHT IN HER NET. ABOUT 18LBS.

THE KIDS ALSO BLEED AND GILL THIER OWN FISH.

Dave on ALL STARS Baseball

Dave's jersey # is 1.

Dave made it on the Soldotna All Stars Baseball Team, they won alot of games, made it to the playoffs but did not take state. They did a good job and he had a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures of him.

Dave's 1st Home Run

Dave hit 2 home runs today. I got one on video. This one didn't quite hit the fence,close. His second home run went out of the park! Way to go Dave!!!

Clamming at Deep Creek Alaska

Yes some of us eat them raw on the beach! (emma did not though)

We took the kids clamming for Razer Clams on saturday. You have to go out on a really negative tide in the ocean. You have to dig down 12-24 inches to get the clams, you start digging with a shovel and finish with your hands. You have to be fast, the clams are burrowing down almost faster than you can dig. So its a fun game. The kids also like to find star fish, crabs, and all sorts of things in the tide pools. It was a little cold this time, but the kids had fun. We got alot of clams and came home and made clam chowder.