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Thursday, November 06, 2008

Up to Delta Junction

We headed up to Delta Junction for a moose hunt and a visit with the Masons. Jeff had a permit for a cow moose and shared the hunt with Dave so we could get some meat in the freezer for the next year. On the drive up, we came across this red fox which was either fearless or dumb. I've never seen a fox this close before. It kept walking across the road in front of us whenever we started to accelerate.
While Dave and Jeff hunted during the day, I spent some quality time with Ellie and Wyatt who is almost 2! We haven't seen him since last Fall and he's grown so much. He talks. A lot. It's like having a running commentary on everything that you're doing.
Here's Wyatt, showing us Papa's 'muskwats'.
Rebecca & Torleif made a day trip over from Tok to visit us!! So nice to see them, too! Torleif is 5 months now. thanks for making the trip Rebecca!
seems like he's always putting something in his mouth
my friends and their wee ones! ya, it was a little bit of a reality check hanging out with these guys. Raising a family is a lot of work. It scared me off a little bit... oof.
Here is Wyatt eating all of Dave's cookies!
proof that it wasn't me and Ellie snarfing on them!
The Mason homestead is a dog's heaven. They raised 2 pigs this summer and Emma was out there constantly digging for and eating frozen pig poo. gross.
We managed to get out for a ski in single digit temps. Ahhhh. gotta love the interior. at least there's snow to ski on up there!

And we finally met little Nugget! The newest addition to the Mason farm.
This is Callie, Nugget's mom. She's super friendly, too.
oh. and of COURSE. The other reason we went up there. Jeff got a cow moose! and we now have moose meat hanging in our garage ready for processing this weekend. Thanks Jeff!
Processing the neck meat, ribs and other scraps for burger and sausage.
That's a moose heart! it's gigantic! it's the size of his head! maybe bigger. and yes, Dave likes to eat it.
it's definitely winter up there
Ellie, Jeff & Wyatt - Thanks for having us!!! Nice to spend some time with you guys.

Here's a cute video of Wyatt:

2 comments:

Jules said...

that's hilarious!
little W is not so little anymore...these are the first photos i've seen that make him look like a little man. ahh, i miss that guy! i miss all ya all!

Ellie, Jeff, Wyatt and Sam said...

Somebody should wash that kids face :)