pyramid mountain 

not fog, folks...this, my friends, is an ash cloud. courtesy of St. Augustine Volcano

joe's sunset 

a visit with the 'chapel hill' gals - erika, val, and stina 

new years in boone, with jessie, dawn, and sheri 

jenga fun with kevin, mere, and dawn 

...look, you guys have wild animals. you don't need to go all the way to alaska. (but we'd love for you to come visit anyway!) 

Dad, Bryan, Kelly, Mom, Kaity, and Grandpa 

happy birthday, bryan! 

"The McCance kids wish you a very merry Christmas!" ...thanks mom.

hint-hint 

everyone gathered 'round 

the family's tree, on christmas morning 

the kodiak christmas tree...affectionately known as "Little Christmas" 

it's the sheet of ice that resulted from the windex/hot water fiasco 

shh...it's a deer that wandered onto the base 

out with the dogs 

a blanket of snow 

icy fingers 

one day's worth of snowfall. the roads were plowed two hours before this picture was taken, too