Daddy's Birthday!

Stace, Aaron, and Shayne coming back in after Darcy tried unsuccessfully to dump them...She tried really really hard to though. :)

Watching a float plane land on the lake

Yes...we do float tube/water ski/wakeboard in Alaska...you just wear wet suits all the time. :)

Shayne had just gotten back...they went out forever and none of the 3 guys on the tube came off, though Darcy tried. He's shaking his hands b/c they were so tired/cramping from holding on tight for so long.

Going for a ride w/ dad on the wave runner. He loved it!

Sweet Pea smiling at the Swanson and Hansen girls...and Logan too. :)

Haylee Swanson made Shayne two b-day cakes...they were yummy! Then Darcy and Brady lit up the candles...we were trying not to set off the fire alarm! :) Ha-ha!!

Blowin' out the candles w/ Dad.

So, for Shayne's b-day I "surprised" him with a fishing outing with Aaron Swanson and good friend of ours. Aaron was more than happy to take him to float the Upper River of the Kenai. He's always looking for a good reason to fish...sorta like Shayne. So, he got to fish for the first part of the day, then Aaron invited us over to their place for a B-day BBQ and float-tubing on the lake they live on.

It was a good day for Shayne. He got to fish. He was able to come home and hang-out with his family for a bit, and then got to go tubing with "The Guys".

I took the kids shopping for some b-day stuff for dad. The Bug picked out the funniest card...it was a talking card and he thought it was great. He kept walking all over the store (Beamun's) telling people the card was for his dad. He also picked out a present for him as well...a basketball and hoop to hang on a door. Shocking I know. :)

I also got him a couple of good fishing books for reading, a Kindle (I was tired of him stealing mine), and a massive book on Tarpon fishing (he's been asking for it for awhile now). Can you tell he likes to read...and fish?

Anyway...I hope he had a good birthday. We are so lucky to have a daddy like him!! He's the best!