Friday, January 22, 2021

 Recent Ava art, January 2021

Ava has just begun pencil sketching.

A few bird pencil sketches inspired by photos in the Alaska bird guide




 

Interior and view out the back window, Rhein Lake cabin, from our Nancy Lakes trip 28 Dec. 2020-3 January 2021



So many dragons



a leaf dragon from the Wings of Fire book series










Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Rosemary rescuing a stray giant ornament from decorated trees along the lighted tree ski loop at Kincaid 


Ava drew a red-nosed reindeer

Diligent artists


Local woods with neighbors



Dressed-up Rosemary (witch) and neighbor friend dancing in the cul-de-sac


Rosemary atop a giant snow pile just under the eaves of the garage roof


We cut our tree form the neighbor's back yard again. Decorating.


Grandma Joanne sent us homemade gingerbread house pieces. Assembly.




Card


Christmas Eve dinner with neighbors. Obviously have to put on dress up clothes.


Afterparty?
Christmas morning







Coal from the beach at Anchor Point near Homer


Reading all about Penelope Rex, courtesy of Ima and GrandTod


Christmas Day walk to one of our favorite local spots up in the mountains, with neighbors.






We spent New Year's Eve through Jan. 3rd at a public use cabin in the Nancy Lakes Recreation Area. The kids did a great job skiing in 3 miles and helping saw down and cut up dead trees for firewood. Ava was mommy's ski buddy for a long ski one day. It was cold! 

Last sunset of 2020, skiing in late afternoon--Daddy and the girls are barely visible way up ahead of Mommy


First sunrise of 2021, at the cabin.


Learning to crochet


Firewood



Skiing with mom



Reading in her sleeping bag

Back at the truck after skiing out 3 miles in the cold--these girls are tough.


Back home, first dress dress up play of 2021 with a neighbor friend