To You...

Kathleen Lake is the most magical

place on earth!

To have a clear night with an almost full moon

makes it even more amazing!!

A mauve light illuminated the afternoon sky

and we all ran outdoors,

weathering the cold,

to soak it in!!

Thomas & Adelaide shared

a belly full of laughter together!

Dear Thomas has become

a special part of our family &

we were thrilled that he & his sweetheart

were able to join us tonight to celebrate

Friendship, Full moons &

Christmas!!

and Sarah and Adelaide play
"Ring around the rosy"
with Ella!

"Husha husha we all fall down!!!" It's amazing how many times they can play this game & still love it!!

Nothing like a friend with a

guitar to warm a cold night :)

The kids danced & danced & danced &

the "big" kids hovered close & sang along!

Here are my two best friends that are always side by side...I love them so much and nothing makes me happier than to see them laughting together!!

Ice candles to cast light in the cozy kitchen shelter!

The kitchen shelter at Kathleen Lake under the full moon

Across the lake sits

the King's Thrown

with a handfull of stars above

And finally,

the road leading

back to the highway

and eventually back to our cabin...

Nights like tonight are incredible

and serve to remind me just how thankful I am

that this is my home, and these are my friends

:)

Cheers to all of us having

an equally

wonderful Christmas

no matter where we are...

XOXO

Happy Birthday Zia 'Leen!!

We LOVE you!!
Come back

SOON

Christmas is a magical time of year for kids of ALL ages

but when you are 3

it is even more amazing!!

We started our weekend yesterday

with a trip to the Ballet!

The Nutcracker

was being preformed by the

Northern Lights School of Dance

at the

Yukon Arts Centre

Of course I had all good intentions to

capture the awe filled moments

with the camera but,

I foolishly left the camera at home

:(

oh well...trust me,

the girls were transfixed throughout

the entire two hour performance!

We can't wait for the next ballet in May!!

Getting ready to land!!

Today brought another type of Christmas magic!

SANTA CLAUSE MAGIC

Adelaide in Purple - Sarah in Pink

He came by way of a small fixed wing.

His Elf Pilot landed the little Cessna

on the Alaska Highway

and we were all there to Greet him!!

Taxing down the highway

Santa arrives!!

Terry helping Santa disembark

What an exciting time for Haines Junction!

The real excitement begins...

Adelaide and Sarah were rather thrilled
for an opportunity to give their
wishes to Santa in person!
Adelaide asked him for a back-hoe
While Sarah asked about
the possibilities of getting a dress!
Both, perfectly suited to their individual personalities
and reasonable requests...


Well..."reasonable requests",
provided they are not looking in
heavy duty equipment yards
or houte couter boutiques!

A gift for Santa in the form of a cookie

and another cookie ;)

Sarah then grabbed a gift from under the tree & gave it to Santa!

Santa and his pilot...Asking for a new plane ?

Our trusted RCMP Corporal and the head of our Ranger Unit

telling Santa that they've been trying hard to be good boys!

I'd bet Santa is feeling

safe in OUR town !!

Now...just to clean up the cabin

in time for his

trip down our chimney ;)

I'm glad I have a few days left

to get ready for

that bit of

CHRISTMAS MAGIC!

;)

Perfect moments

with my girls...

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I thought new borns were awesome,

then I thought the first year was the bomb!!

Two was wonderful & all too fast

and now

THREE IS PURE MAGIC!!

Seems it just keeps getting better

:)

For The Love of Fur!!!

Most of you know about my newest obsession

but perhaps you have never seen

what a Leonberger actually looks like!

And Yes Mum & Dad, YOU are to blame for this!

YOU are the ones who raised me with Saints...

Surely you knew, at the time, that at least ONE of us

would carry on the tradition....

It is not by choice so much as it is genetics!

Apparently you passed on the Big Dog Gene ;)

Meet Seelowen's Glorious Summer

My hopes lie in Summer producing a fine

show girl for me this summer!

Meet Seelowen's Grand Chinook
Chinook is Summer's full blood brother...isn't he yummy??

:)

These photos are not mine (obviously!)

but they are ones that I have saved in my Leo File

and I look at them often!

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Below are my photos...

not great shots but AWESOME dogs :)

These three Leos moved to town recently & I had the

great pleasure of meeting them them Sunday night!

I'd happily take all of them home

but I think their Mum

would have something to say about that!

.

Guess I'll have to wait for my very own puppy

& what an exciting day THAT will be !

:)

This is only the begining of THIS topic...

By the way...

I even have names picked out for my future Leo Girl !

But THAT you will have to wait on ;)

Today it is zero out but,

yesterday was a different story...

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Burrrrr...

December's Chill

December's cold sun

High noon & Shades of grey

Fog shrouds the mountains

Haines Road in a fog

Hoar frost turning everything to white

With December's cold & fog,

lakes & mountains vanish and

I am left in awe

Winter's fuel

Evidence of neighbours...

this moose calf weathers the cold

The Snowshoe Hare is making a come back.
Their tracks are everywhere in the fresh snow

and they are a welcomed sight!

Usually running naked...you know it must be cold

when these two, not only keep their cloths on

but actually wear hats indoors!