Aunt Kathy and Uncle Roger

This week we enjoyed the company of Aunt Kathy and Uncle Roger. Uncle Roger is my dads younger brother and my memories of him and Aunt Kathy go WAAYYY back...to the days when I would spend a night at their Anchorage home on my way to and from the East coast to visit my mom. Aunt Kathy would always have yummy cookies ready and the visits were often brief (6-8 hours) but full of good times. During my college days, visits are full of memories of wonderful memories of seafood feasts and visits to their greenhouse in Homer.

Aunt Kathy and Uncle Roger live in Florida during the winter and this summer they are in Alaska doing volunteer work in Homer and St. George Island.

Aunt Kathy is SO FANTASTIC with the kids. She is a baby whisperer by all accounts. She knew when the kids needed help and jumped right in. She didn't mind (or didn't let on that she minded...) at dinner when Stuey would snag food from her plate and proceed to throw it on the floor. She was such a trooper. I was apologizing all over myself. She is full of smiles and saying, "no problem, its fine..."

Uncle Roger got good Nora-time as he watched Nora on the playground while I was in a meeting about Nora's speech therapy plans. He helped her go up and down the slide, the playgym, etc.... I enjoyed seeing the photos he took of their time together.

During the visit we enjoyed one meal of fresh halibut (delivered to our doorstep by a friend), One meal of Prime rib (delivered to our doorstep from a different friend) and a dinner of King Crab Caeser Salad. Aunt Kathy and Uncle Roger graciously shucked the crab (see photo!).

It was a sad goodbye last night as they got on the ferry back to Homer. Such good times were had. But more good times to be had in the future years to come! Here in Kodiak and in Florida when we visit them someday!

Zoya