Crab Fest Concentration

We like dandelions

Abby's expressions are distinct. At Crab Fest over Memorial Day week(end), Abby had some very serious looks of happiness, but also concentration.

Kids get to dig in a sawdust pile to retrieve coins.

This year there was a crab harvest.

For their catch, kids got payment of candy.

 Summer begins

 We went and looked at the big boats in Dog Bay. At our house, we have the Pillar Mountain effect, where the sun sets behind the mountain hours earlier than it does if you are just a half-ish mile in any direction. If we want to catch some "late" sun (after 8:30pm) then we can go over there or to our secret sunny spot near Abercrombie.

 Big boat

 sea lions sunbathing

 School ended for Abby. She completed Kindergarten, and is now in 1st grade. I walked Abby to school about 75% of the time, if not more. These are some of the views along the way, although I took these on our last walk to school during our season of light, and sunny at that. Most of our stroller rides were in the dark cold!! Luckily we didn't have snow and I pushed her in the stroller unless it was below like 22 degrees (she was comfy warm with blankets and a plastic stroller cover if necessary). I can't push her anymore, and I'm not sure if she'll want to walk, no, she will not want to walk. So morning walks may be over. I enjoyed that time with her. It was a good start to our day.

I avoid slugs. I do not run them over! They are so cute.

 Angry Birds' house. Boyfriends and girlfriends. 

 My pretty girl...

 as a penguin!

 She has been in three performances so far, and has been animals in all - wolf puppy, reindeer and a penguin.

 Penguin strut

 We out out to Powerhouse after her performance and get udon. Abby is now starting to like sushi!

 Kodiak weather - downpour, then sunny, followed by extreme fog, back to sunny, then super wiiiiindy!

 Abby singing song in Alutiiq. They have had guest instructors teaching Alutiiq. in her class, only in her class.

Which way to the cat's house? 

I didn't get it, although I was distracted, so look again.....which way to the cat's house? 

The footprints on the left are moose, the next is bear, followed by cat, then human!!!! Abby is so amazing! How does she think like this??!!

Abby and I have been volunteering at the animal shelter, to share some lovin. (We seem to know how to make a happy cat!)

Gibson revelry part 4,556

 One princess pose, 

 and one silly pose. That was the trade-off for the princess pose.

 Gibson has been renamed Cat Beach because there is a cat face in the rocks. 

 tidepooling school field trip

I was at Gibson three times in one week. Twice with Abby, once just because and once for her school field trip, and once with Timothy.