TJ's Soldotna Tournament

Beautiful but not so helpful pictures of Mt. Redoubt...

The volcano erupts every day, several times a day. The sky is always cloudy, and you can't se much of the volcano. But it's there in the background, behind the tree on the right. The cloud floats up and off to the left.

I agree the volcano isn't excited. But the pictures are pretty, and worth a look.

No volcano in this one just a pretty picture.

Do you want some Pickle Juice?

My sweet kiddo's sharing the pickle juice. Odd, but adorable!

Mt. Redoubt erupted last night and this morning...

Just an update on Mt. Redoubt, it actually erupted 5 times overnight. So I guess that answers the question of when it's going to erupt.

We're all alive and well. The ash thankfully is blowing in the opposite direction for now. There was a really strong wind all day, no sign of ash ...or the Volcano. It was overcast and we couldn't see the mountain. It would be cool to get some good pictures -we'll see how it goes.

I'm attaching a link to an article about the eruption if you're interested in more news. http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-alaska-volcano24-2009mar24,1,1232559.story

Tonight I'm counting my blessings and praying that the ash will continue to blow in a safe direction.

Wondering if Mt. Redoubt will blow...

Last Sunday our friends the Young's called and said the alert on our Mt. Redoubt had been elevated and to get down the beach to check it out!

When we got down there, it was really smoking, and putting off ash. We haven't been able to see much up to this point, because it's been too cloudy.

We've had some earthquakes and some rumblings from the volcano, but so far not much action. The Volcano is across the inlet from our house, so we're at a safe distance.

This is the most I've seen it do so far. Brent really wants it to blow and put on a show. I think the ash would be annoying, but I think it would look cool...so I'm on the fence.

I love this picture of my kiddos experiencing nature. It's humbling to view Heavenly Father's creations.

My poor baby Faith was already in her PJ's. She was so cold!

OK, I know this is really sad. It was pretty cold and the wind was blowing. She wanted to go back to the van. I told her to give me her best princess smile.

She tried really hard to smile, but it was far too cold.

So Brent gave me his best princess smile instead. No one can do it like Faith. But sometimes we like to try.

Our friend Leaca got some beautiful pictures of our family. It was fun to hang out on the beach with them.

Thanks for the pictures Leaca!

This is another picture she took of Brent. He was the only one who didn't have to run back to the car to get warm. Check out the huge wave crashing in front of him.