Busy Spring Part 1

So here we are May 8th, and Jay and I are getting out and about enjoying the spring while it lasts. The sky doesn't get dark until after 11pm and it's up by 5am. So we officially aren't really seeing a night sky much anymore....very cool. Last weekend we staid busy cleaning up the yard, planting a lawn in the back (it's actually growing too!), and getting the HOG up and running. This past week, we wrapped up our birch syrup experiment (see pic below!) and we got some veggie sprouts! But the real Alaska fun went on this weekend. Yesterday was a really pretty day, I did the charitable thing and walked the Wasilla MS Walk (trying to mingle!) and Jay went hiking and skiing (yup you can still ski in these mountains) up at Hatcher Pass...he mingled too and met skiiers from Massachusetts and Vermont, go figure! Today we got our first official Alaska resident sport fishing licenses with King Salmon tags so we went fishing in Alaska! I think that's on like a lot New Englander's bucket list or something too, CHECK! And in regular Jay and Amanda fishing fashion...we didn't catch a damn thing LOL. It's a good thing someone invented grocery stores cause we'd starve. Well enjoy the pics below. Happy Mother's Day! Go Bruins! Go Celtics! Happy Birthday Ashley! and Safe Travels Karl!

 Syrup on the left (maple tastes way better, but I'm gonna eat every last drop) and birch candy on the right.

 The lettuce and broccoli are coming in hot

 MS Walk