Treasure!

Emily and I have been taking care of Kuma and Cricket this week and we decided to bring them back to our house for the weekend. Well, we don't have a doggy door so I was nominated to take them outside at 6:00 on Saturday morning. It was a beautiful, crisp morning and we hung out in the yard and played on the beach for a while. Every time I go down to the yard, I am drawn to the windows on the lower level of the house. This level is mainly used for storage by the owner as it is full of antiques, mementos and ancient relics. I couldn't resist taking a photo of the window this morning as the mountains reflected in the glass. I wish this photo could pull you in as the window does to me every time I walk down to the beach......

The dogs were able to play with Abbie and Annie on Saturday. It took Kuma a while to make friends but he promised to be friendly so he was unleashed.

As you can see, it is still a little chilly in Juneau. In fact, we are still getting snow on occasion although it never hangs around very long.

As the morning faded, we gave the dogs a choice. They could either watch March Madness on television or lay in the sun and recover from an exciting morning. Cricket chose the latter.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! Here are some photos of Emily and I painting our eggs. Tomorrow, they will be eaten. The painting process........this year we remembered to use vinegar to darken the color.

We couldn't leave out our favorite March Madness teams. Go UNC! (David)

Go Kansas! (Emily)

Go EM!

Archery Range

This is Juneau's famous archery range. It has several targets at just about every distance. Walk lightly or you will punch through the snow and fill your boots!
Chad drawing back on an angry bear.

These shots were taken at 40 yards. My bow is dead on!

Update

The Legislative shoot-out was a success. Emily's scores were as follows:

Trap: 12/20 (She's a natural behind a shotgun.)
.22 Rifle: 4/10 (She claims her arms were rubber at that point.)
.44 Mag. Pistol: 28/100 (Too much heat for her.)
Bow and Arrow: 90/100 (Wow! She claims to be Native American.)

Meanwhile, I was busy busy taking two Praxis II exams for Math and Science.

Buck Fever

Emily has been recruited for a legislative shooting team this weekend so we went out prepare for the big day. The competition will include pistols, rifles, shotguns and bow shooting. As you can see from the targets, she's well-prepared.

How will we tell our shots apart? Well, mine are the head shots. Emily chose the more humane shot through the heart/lung/cardboard.

Not a bad group for a hundred yards........

I tried to convince her of the best way to go about the pistol
competition but she wouldn't go for it.

This week was parent-teacher conferences so I was unemployed for a few days. I decided to change a leaky water pump in the Rodeo instead of finding something fun to do. Unfortunately, the pump is located behind the timing belt and it proved to be a lengthy project. In the end, it cost about $100 in parts and $50 in tools and miscellaneous supplies as opposed to a $670 mechanic bill. The best part is that it was a good excuse to buy some new tools.

Sorry the photos aren't very exciting......

The water pump is driven by that pulley in the very center.

Most of my time was actually spent on the floor sorting through manuals and diagrams.

I took pictures of EVERYTHING so I could remember how to put it back together. Instead of cranking my head to uncomfortable angles, I just took a picture of whatever I wanted to see. After putting it all back together, it started right up. Now........what should we do with all the money I saved?

Sun!

Today was the first day IN A LONG TIME that we had some sunshine in Juneau so we had to get out and enjoy it. Emily and I went down to Sandy Beach with Dave (Dad) to let the girls run.

Of course, I can't go down to the beach without practicing a little crane technique.

We came across a couple of antique shoes - amazing what the tide will reveal. I pictured someone walking on this same beach a hundred years ago in this very shoe. Pretty cool!

The old pumphouse is always great for photographs.

Clam.

Happy Valentine's Day!

We wanted to tell everyone how much we love and miss you all! We hope your Valentine's Day was special. As you can see Dave and I both wore pink for the occasion...Dave, however, chose a more brilliant shade than I did :)

Sandy Beach

We went for a walk with Dave (Dad) and "the girls" on Sandy Beach last Saturday. This is one of the only "real" beaches in Juneau. The "sand" is actually gold mine tailings from the Treadwell gold mine which was in operation in the late 18oo's through the early 1900's. You can't really see the sand as it is covered in snow.

Juneau Bears

I'm just wading through some footage we took at work this summer and put this video together. I've got more that I've been posting on YouTube as well.

Backyard Sunrise

Just took these pictures from the back yard this morning........

.....the best part is that that the sun didn't poke out until 9:00

so we even got to sleep in!

Park Play and Fish Fun

These photos were taken at the park in Vancouver and Bonneville Fish Hatchery.

Christmas

Christmas at the Beatley's. Looks like the cat got into the radioactive cat food again......

Man's Best Friend

This is Mark's dog, Skeeter, who I had the privilege of hunting with on our vacation to Oregon. -Dave

This is the secret spot referred to as "The T.P." and the location cannot be disclosed.

Before.......

......after.

The mid-morning nap.

Aeronautics

The break from Juneau has been nice. We've enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Last Saturday, we visited a flight museum in McMinnville, Oregon. Sorry, but no pictures of the Spruce Goose due to it's extreme size.