BBQ at the Shutt's

Lisa, Kristin and Mairead after a wonderful bbq at the Shutt household on Bainbridge Island! We had a great time seeing old friends again and we are ecstatic to have Mairead and Jason so close.

Me at a glowing 35 weeks!! Only 5 more to go!! Can you believe it??

Great friends and good times!

PLU girls plus a few fellow Lutes in the mix!

Kristin, Brigitta, Frosty and the boys! They definitely enjoyed our co-ed shower, lots of beer and cigars!!

Final products

The "good luck" onesie was made by Brigitta's father!

Here are some final products from the decorating onesie part of the shower! Everyone was very creative and I can't wait until she can wear them all proudly.

Opening presents with a little help...

Anika being very helpful and opening presents with us and telling us that the items were for the "baby!"

Hilary, Anika and baby Maiya

Getting a good laugh out of our Frosty bobblehead doll! All Lutes will understand this one! :)

PLU Baby Shower

Our wonderful friends Julie and Rich hosted a shower for baby Brigitta. We were so happy to have so many great friends in town for this special event and to support the Lutes!

Julie and I with the delicious cake!

Decorating white onesies for baby Brigitta.

Some of the onesies that were made! They turned out great!

Anthony and Grandpa

Anthony wouldn't settle down for a nap on Saturday, so Grandpa sat down with him in the chair and they both fell asleep instantly!

Spawning Salmon

Near Mendenhall Glacier is a stream for spawning salmon. I'm sorry the pictures didn't turn out great, but you can see how large these salmon were, it was pretty awesome to see!

Mendenhall Glacier

Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, notice the blue color on the glacier? That is the way the light from the sky reflects down on the glacier.

More of downtown Juneau

Juneau-Douglas City Museum, this gave highlights and information about the history of Juneau

A shot down the street, pretty amazing to look at the difference in height between the cruise ship and office building

Alaska State Capitol Building

Humpback Whales

Here is a group of whales "bubble net" feeding. They all go underwater and blow bubbles to scare and trap the herring. This forces the herring to the surface and all at once the whales come to the water surface with their mouths open to eat. Pretty awesome to see up close!

Whales spouting underwater

More bubble net feeding

More spouting in preparation for more feeding

Whale Watching

The other charter boats in the terminal

Charter boat that Andrew works on, we were on this boat for our whale watching tour

Bald Eagle perched on a crane surveying the waterway for any salmon

Cruise Ships

Each day in Juneau during the busy tourist season about 3-4 ships come in, dock and let the tourists shop or or go on other tours for about 8 hours and then off to the next destination. These modern day cruise ships are as big as the Titanic! Pretty awesome to walk down the street and have these towering above you.