Very Long Time...

I know I know...it's been awhile. Well we had a good summer but now summer is looooong gone. It's cold. There is usually snow by now though which is kinda nice. Let's see what has happened since July. In August I turned 33 :(...oh well. October 14th Michael and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately Michael wasn't even home. He was out of town on a job in Eagle, Alaska. In the spring the town flooded and ice destroyed most of the town. Michael and the rest of his crew at Williams Scotsman drove one of their office trailers up there to be used as a clinic. This was a big story here because there are some real treacherous roads on the way to Eagle and a lot of people were telling them that it couldn't be done. Well my hubby took that as a challenge and his boss, Mike Frizzell, told them if anyone can do it "Mikey" can. So off they went with 3 pilot cars (one with a plow) and a wrecker (just in case). It took them 2 days to get there and I believe he said it was about 500 miles to Eagle. Well they did it and the people who live in Eagle were very grateful. See they had one of those huge tents that they were using as a clinic and let me tell you from looking at the pictures I would never been seen in that thing. And this is what our tax dollars were paying for. Ridiculous. Well the story about the trip to Eagle and them taking the clinic there was on the local news and we were very proud of our boys. Most of you have already seen the news story but if you didn't here is the link... New 10-ton Clinic Makes it to Eagle!
So to say the least we are very proud of our guys for making it happen!! Here are a few pictures.






























Halloween was fun for Little Michael. He was a pirate. He went trick or treating with his cousins and went to a Halloween Party and he had a blast. He wanted to go with his cousins so we spent the evening with my Mom and her boyfriend Keven who were in town visiting before they went to Adak. Here is Michael in his costume.













He was so cute. He was saying "Aaargh...Trick or Treat". What a ham. Him and his Grandma Violet made a spooky gingerbread house.


Michael also started preschool this year. He LOVES it. He wants to go everyday, but he goes three days a week. He is doing so good and is very smart.

So Halloween is over and now we are off and running getting ready for the holidays. Michael is trying to perfect a fudge recipe and he makes the best peanut brittle. Yummy! We hope you all had a wonderful summer and Halloween and for those of you in Washington...see you in June....oh yeah.......WE BOUGHT OUR TICKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am excited...can you tell? hehe...
We will be in Quincy from June 25th to July 11th. Hope we get to see all of you for the 4th of July at Dads. Love ya all.

Tresa, Mike and Michael

Long time.....

I can't believe it's been since January that I posted on my blog. My bad. Since January the hubby celebrated his birthday on Valentines Day. Michael is the new Service Manager at his job. Michael turned 4 on April 1st. He is growing up so fast. He loves to learn, like a little sponge. He is writing now and can spell STOP. He knows all his shapes and can write all his letters and numbers. He is always surprising me. He loves to sing and dance. Wonder where he gets that from.
We had some really nice weather this summer. It has been raining off and on the last week but it's still pretty warm. We even had a couple days in the 80s. Amazing. Loved it.
The end of May we made the annual trip to Homer to Memorial Weekend/Hope's Birthday and spent 5 days on the boat. Loved it. Caught some halibut and enjoyed the family. Michael and his Grandma got a huge halibut which was amazing because we were in a cove just hanging out after clam digging on shore. Here is a picture of the infamous halibut.

The 4th of July we went to the Wasilla parade and we had a bbq in the afternoon. The 4th is pretty quiet around here.
My father in law bought Little Michael a Mini Chopper. He loves it.


We've been enjoying friends and family coming out from Anchorage to visit us. Lots of bonfires and barbecues. Hopefully someday soon my family can make it back up. Hint Hint!!! ;) Well in the next coming months we are looking forward to the State Fair and my birthday in August. Hopefully we get some good weather.
Hope all is well for everyone and we love and miss everyone.

The Holidays

Hey hey everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years! We had a wonderful and busy Christmas. We had Michael's company Christmas Party at Settler's Bay Lodge. Never been there before but it was awesome. Wonderful food. I even had a Mojito! Whew hew, I know, don't overdo it right. Like we do every year, unless we are in Washington, we went to my sister-in-law Hope's house on Christmas Eve. We had a blast and ate lots of great food like we always do. That woman rocks. We could all learn a thing or two from her. They even had a chocolate fountain. YUMMY! We spent the night at Michael's parents house so we could wake up there for Christmas morning. We opened presents and made a huge mess, no fun if you don't. We all went sledding on the 26th and it was COLD!! We came home on Saturday to find that Santa had visited our house too. Little Michael was so happy. Everything he opened was his favorite. I even wrapped an outfit for him in a big Ritz crackers box and he was so excited he said, "Look Mommy my favoritest crackers ever!" Now Michael's sister said she is going to get him crackers for his birthday. ;) We went back to Anchorage for New Years and spent it at Michael's parents house. We usually do. Not really into the whole party thing. So we played board games with his sister Michelle and her daughter Brittany and rang in the New Year.
When I look back over 2008 it seems like it went so fast I don't remember much. Things with Michael's company changing a lot. Tia coming to visit us. Us moving to a different town which is still a little strange. Michael turning 3 and me boohooing about it. LOL!
Plans for 2009???? We are having Easter at our house this year which I am so excited for. We have the perfect yard for the egg hunt and I am so happy to have a bigger house so we can actually have everyone here for dinner. Michael will be 4 in April which I cannot believe. He is growing up way too fast. And there was one more thing but I can't remember what it was...hmmmmmmmmmmmm....... OH YEAH GO TO QUINCY!!!!!!!!!!!! Whew hew! I am so excited I haven't even thought about much else. We are planning on being in Quincy for 2 weeks or a little more around the 4th of July. Which rocks because it's light up here in Alaska till like 3AM. Not only that but it is my Dad and Karen's 20th Wedding Anniversary on July 15th so you know we will have to celebrate that. How cool is that. Anyway, I really do hope that I get to see all of you when we come. It will be the first time a lot of you will get to meet my awesome husband and I am very excited about that. We love you all and we hope your New Year brings you Love, Hope and Happiness!!
Love Ya!!

Halloween and Thanksgiving

I can't believe it's been 2 months since I wrote in here. Sorry about that. We've had two holidays since then and they were both great. We're all moved into our new place and pretty much settled in. I really like it. People think I'm strange because I only leave the house once or twice a week but I like it that way. I don't get cabin fever. I love spending time with Michael, taking him to the library, cooking and reading. It's so quiet and pretty out here, how can I not love it. I sure don't miss the city that's for sure. Hated the traffic and I am reminded of that every weekend when we go to Anchorage to see Michael's family. We usually stay the night in town at their house at least one night on the weekends.
Halloween was fun. Of course Halloween in Alaska is always really cold so indoor trick or treating is the best for the little ones. Michael was of course Thomas the Train this year. He saw it in the store and that was it, he had to have it. We went with my sister in law to her husbands office building and the kids got TONS of candy. Michael had so much fun and was pooped and didn't even want to go to anyones house.

We also had Thanksgiving at the Hills. (Michael's sister Hope and her husband Ben) I look forward to that every year. We love it there. Ben's family was here this year too so we had a ton of fun and then we kidnapped his 2 sons and step brother and took them to play cards. It was a blast.
After that long weekend we managed to get up our Christmas tree and Little Michael had so much fun we let him put all the ornaments on. You should have seen all the little bunches. It think he put like 6 ornaments on one spot but we don't care. Gaudy and gorgeous. He says it's beautiful and sparkly. He is really becoming quite the ham. He loves to dance and sing and show off. Wonder where he gets that from, hehe.

If you want to see more videos of him you can check out our youtube..
www.youtube.com/tresapoe
There is another from decorating the tree.
We have gotten lots of snow. It's been in the negative temperatures the last few days. BRRRR!!
Here is a couple pictures of our yard.

We are still hoping to go to Washington next summer but we will have to wait and see. Miss you all terribly and can't wait to see you.

Love ya.....Tresa

The Move

Well we are all moved out of our old place. Did I ever tell ya'll I HATE MOVING? So now we are staying in a 35ft motorhome until we can move into our new place in Wasilla. We are going from a duplex that is 2 bedrooms 1 bath with a 2 car garage to a ranch style house with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a 2 car garage. I am looking forward to having the extra room. Wasilla is about 45 minutes from Anchorage which is going to be quite a change for us. Wasilla is where Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin lives. It's a small town so I will feel right at home. People ride 4wheelers and snowmachines everywhere. Our neighbors threw us a going away party so that was nice. We are sure going to miss all of them. So now the plan is to move in to our new place on October 7th but depending on when the last renters move out we might be able to actually move in this weeekend. That would be nice because it is starting to get cold here.
Some of you may already know but we bought a 1974 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Special Brougham. It is black with gold interior. We saw it in a parking lot out in Wasilla when we were house hunting and I thought for sure Michael was going to go off the road. He was so excited and we got a great deal on it. It is in almost perfect condition. No rust which is amazing for up here but it has only been up here for a couple years. The previous owners were Bill and Jeanie Green who were one of the original owners of the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Vegas. It is so cool to see all the original paperwork with their names and signatures on it. Anyway, yes it is a huge boat and we love it. We have only had it for a couple weeks and already had 3 offers on it but I don't think it's going anywhere anytime soon. Michael loves it. Anyway here is a picture.

Well we will keep everyone informed on where we are and what is going on. Right now we are at the In Laws which Little Michael is loving because he is getting spoiled. Love ya all and take care.