Caught Up, being a Seaton

There are certain activities that come with being with a Seaton...

like working at the fireworks stand!

I am not a big firework fan, but I LOVE working at the stand. It is one of my favorite activities. Sometimes I get to do my other favorite activity at the stand. And lots of people like fireworks. That's Abby's BFF Marcus in the foreground. I didn't even realize it when I took the pic.

Being a Seaton also comes with family. I love Timmy's parents, and Uncle Dan has never picked on me! By golly everyone else gets it, but not me!

We go to the beach to explore and let off fireworks. 

Being with Timmy means I am a follower.

And take pictures of whatever he's working on.

 

Eyeball him from a distance and watch him move. There is something about the way he moves, and the way he speaks. He can be creatively articulate. He is also a royal pain in my ass.

Neat picture ops arise at times.

 

At some point though I must get a little delirious (often after 2am) and somehow think it's a good idea to selfie with a big buoy (?). Big buoy next to head - both filled with air?! hahahaha. oh boy, I mean oh buoy.

I am finally caught up with entries and can move on to 2014!

Christmas activities

 The Light Show!  This is one of Abby and I's special time together.

 school performance

and even a little snow, which totally turned to ice, duh

Harbor Lights

The harbor is a daily experience. I usually walk to the spit and back on my break. I can see it from my window, and randomly seem to be there often.

There are characters like Bobby and Tom to chat with. 

 

And the mood of it changes, not just daily, but the time of day, weather, season....On one summer day it can be packed to the brim, then an opening (time when seiners can go and harvest) is declared, and it's empty. A closure, and everyone is back in town whooping it up.

From sunny....

 

to watching the sunset...

which this time of year is an event! (being so dark, and sunny days rare),

to the sun just set and holy cow it looks totally different...

and cool-looking canneries (hey it's a WWII-era vessel converted to a cannery, of course I like it!).

So when the notion arose to re-envision the boat parade (I think it usually was on New Year's where the boats would go down the channel all lit up, depending on the weather, which often cancelled the event), I jumped on it!  I am an active Board member for the Kodiak Maritime Museum, and I spearheaded organizing the event. I managed to secure prizes for the winners, made the flyer, went boat-to-boat trying to get people to decorate, etc.

However, it was Tom(cat) who came through! After decorating the GB, he riled up all the other owners to decorate.

He by far had the biggest party on-board!  I totally missed the throngs of people coming in for toddies, but was there for the after party.

It was raining so hard I could not keep my lens dry. Made some interesting effects I guess.

On Thursday, just days before the event, it was looking grim!  Only a few boats were decorated, but as fishermen go, they all decorated at the last minute. Ultimately, there were about 30 or so boats that decorated and about 350 people who attended. I am proud of myself for taking the initiative to get the ball rolling and doing a bit of the leg work! It is now officially an annual event!!!

Nutcracker

 Abby was a reindeer in the Nutcracker. This was her second performance. I really should have a lot to say about it, because when it is performance time, it is all-consuming!  We are there every night for about 10 days, which followed two practices a week for three weeks (sick, not sick, rain, shine). It's good for her, and she is really getting into it. Her physical coordination has somewhat improved, although that could just be because of getting older. She has amazing fine motor skills, but the overall body, not so much. She gets boo-boos a lot.

So beautiful!

By the end of the performance her costume was ripped and her antlers broken!  She worked hard, and so did her hair products!  It took a quarter cup of goo to get her hair in a bun!  Her hair is ultra springy.

Abercrombie

 My photographic goal was to capture the lush green moss, from a more far away view. Apparently I am not satisfied with my images as I realized I have selected none except the one Abby is in below.

Same hike, different day, some same views.

 My lil' reindeer in the woods. 

(Oh maybe I didn't do the dance post yet. Abby was a reindeer in the Nutcracker.)

 Mossman monster. 

 Experimenting with settings on new camera my dad got me for Christmas.

Reindeer.