Summer Vacation- Lake McMurray

Jumping in!

Rope swing.

Smores.

Playing under the twisty tree.

Madi up in the twisty tree.

Ben and Glenn hanging out together on the swing.

Making my 40th wish!

Popcicles after biking at the skate board park.

Joelle helping Madi perfect her diving form.

Madi practicing her dive.

Project #1- taking the old dock apart.

4x4ing around the property.

Madi and Catherine getting ready for the swing show.

Brady, Glenn, and Ben captivated by the stunts and tricks that Madi and Catherine were doing.

Glenn and Ben put on thier own show after the girls.

Madi and Catherine doing a little ditty.

The tree house, almost hidden now, became Madi and Catherine's home away from home.

Birch Bay water slides.

Ben at peace throwing rocks in the water.

The school down the road from lake put in a new track around the soccer fields- Ben and Glenn loved racing around it- their own little speedway.

Two local haunts- Chuckwagon (above) and Big Scoop (below). Can't make a trip to Mt.Vernon without hitting these at least once. Ben loves the model trains that run throughout Chuckwagon.

Project #2- Building a patio for Grandma Donna so she can sit outside in the shade. A wish of hers finally being fulfilled by Ben and Papa. Now, Grandma just needs new hips and knees so she can get out there and enjoy it.

Glenn helped place a few bricks and helped do the final sweep.

Project #2 complete.

Madi and Catherine on the paddle boat. Harold and Julie in the background on their party boat.

Summer can't get much better than this!

Bristol Bay Alaska 2010

Golf, Naknek style.

Launching our boat.

Heading out the Naknek River.

Fighting the line for the best set.

Fishing boats waiting to off-load after an opening.

Snowpac Seafoods Processing Plant, Dillingham.

Bumper boats.

Set-net fishermen on the Wood River.

Partners in crime, Rob and Tom.

Guys in our radio group hanging out waiting to off-load.

Off-loading 6 bags at onch- a first.

Weighing our catch.

Done for the day, throwing the pick- anchors away!

Saw the first boat I worked on in Alaska- oh the memories...

We had a great season! Fished all the major river systems in Bristol Bay- Naknek, Kvichak, Nushagak, Igushik, Wood, Ugashik, and Egegik rivers. Caught around 225,000 lbs. We worked non-stop, fishing every tide getting a whopping 3-4 hrs. sleep on average between openings. I'm just now starting to be able to sleep through the night 4 weeks later.