Daddy Time!

Well, mommy had to go to a baby shower and I got the great opportunity to hang out with Rachel one on one. My life is very busy, like most I know, but I hate the thought of the moments that just slip by. So, I thoroughly enjoyed being able to just relax and hang out with Rachel. She is an amazing girl and we had a blast. We of course had to watch Aerial in the Little Mermaid, and dance at the great music. About the time where she begins to get cranky because of sleep, I got out some clay and we each made bugs - I helped her a bit - but for the most part she made a little fly that she was very proud of. I love you Rachel.

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Greg

P.S. I included some shots of me and Matthew - just because I didn't want it to seem like I was favoring Rachel. The wrestling over the foam letter (it's in our mouths) was taking by Karen.

Rachel meets Thomas (the blue train)!

Sunday, we decided since Grandpa was here that the whole family should go out and do something - weather permitting of course. Luckily, God smiled upon us and allowed us to have a clear day (if you live here - you know that that truly is a miracle). So, we went to the transportation museum in Wasilla. This was the first time that I had been there, as well as Rachel and Matthew's first time.


This place had tons of stuff to read, so if you are a history buff - especially in the transportation industry this place is for you. We looked through all the cars and planes, and Rachel enjoyed every minute of it - especially since she got to run and play in the grass with the big boys. Matthew got to crawl and play too - he sampled their grass and has decided that they need to get more sunlight.



Rachel had a somewhat hilarious bruise from this outing, I say funny because it was funny that she hit her head, but not funny that she hit her head - do you know what I mean. Well - Karen was taking her under a C-47 from the WWII era, and there is about a 2 foot high piece of metal that hangs down from the belly of the plane, and Rachel wanted to touch it so Karen took her over there; and sure enough, she jumps up and hits her head on it - Karen was like, "I thought that it was big enough that she could see it." Rachel was fine - just scared.


The highlight of the day was when we got to ride on a mini-railway next to the museum led by none other than Thomas the train. It was pretty remarkable, but kind of expensive - at $4 a person - but it is quite entertaining and Grandpa Dick even sponsored a section of track.



Thanks for the enjoyable afternoon.

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Greg

Grandpa "Dick" is here!

Matthew and I got the great opportunity to meat for the first time, Todd's (Karen's Dad) father from Oregon. He drove up the Alcan all by himself in his RV. We had the whole family over for some of Karen's famous honey glazed terryakish chicken - I am not quite sure on the details - but it's good. The kids played of course and we even got in a game of bowline (our hallway is the perfect bowling alley, complete with bumpers!). Anyways, so that I don't ramble on too long - WELCOME GRANDPA!

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Love your family,
Greg, Karen, Rachel, and Matthew

Sun - Finally Some Sun

Well, we finally had a sunny day here in Alaska last week, and my family and I made good use of it. We played - and since Karen usually complains that there are no pictures of me I had my brother-in-laws practice photography. They did pretty well if I do say so myself. My favorite part of that picture is how Rachel turns into little miss model once she sees the camera. She is so adorable.

LM&A - Judd Concert

I had the wonderful privilege to join my current company in shooting a behind the scenes documentary of the Wynona Judd concert for the state of Alaska. We were there for three days before the actual concert shooting the setup and some of the key players in making the concert a success. Then of course Friday rolled around and after 21 grueling, yet exciting hours later we had the footage and memories to go home. Let me know if you want any copies of these photos at a higher resolution - or if you went to the show and have any comments about how it was. Thanks.

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Greg

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