Mt. Redoubt Update

Well, Mt. Redoubt continues to give us grief, but we are fine as of now. We are going on with our days like normal... I just check to school website every morning to make sure there is school and check the AK Volcanic Observatory website for updates... I will keep you all posted.

Mt. Redoubt Erupts

At about 10:30 pm last night, Mt Redoubt began to erupt. So far there have only been about 6 minor eruptions spewing mainly ash. With the winds they way they are, we haven't seen any ash up here and the skies have been mostly clear and sunny. Further south, however, is where the ash has been heading. As of 4:35 Alaska DST the Alaska Volcano Observatory has stated that "The eruption of Redoubt volcano continues and the color code and volcano alert level remains at RED/WARNING. Seismic activity remains elevated, but has declined slightly over the past several hours. The activity consists mostly of volcanic tremor with some discrete events.

A sixth explosive eruption occurred at 7:41PM AKDT. Clear web camera views show that the ash emission has ended. Steaming is visible from the summit.

The National Weather Service has now issued the following report...
834 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009

...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED AN ASHFALL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY.

REDOUBT VOLCANO...ON THE WEST SIDE OF COOK INLET...ERUPTED AGAIN
THIS EVENING AT 0741 PM AKDT TO A HEIGHT OF 50,000 FT. MODELS
INDICATE LOW LEVEL LIGHT ASHFALL WILL TRAVEL INTO THE SUSITNA
VALLEY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ASHFALL ADVISORY MEANS THAT ASH WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE
ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN AREAS OF ASHFALL SHOULD SEAL WINDOWS AND
DOORS. PROTECT ELECTRONICS AND COVER AIR INTAKES AND OPEN WATER
SUPPLIES. MINIMIZE DRIVING. LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO STATION FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION.


These are some photos taken by the webcams in the area.


And here's a link to the Alaska Volcano Observatory's website. Check it out...

I covered up the intake vents on the house and will check the school website int the am to see if there is school... As of now, I haven't seen any ash at our place...
I will keep you posted.

Horse Riding and Spring Break

Well we survived Spring Break. Barely. I tried to keep the girls busy, but yet they still seemed to find something to fight, whine, cry over. Here is what we did last week. On Monday we headed down to Anchorage and went to the indoor waterpark for the day. The kids had a blast and were sleeping in the car within 5 minutes on the way home. Tuesday we just relaxed and recovered from monday. Wednesday the weather was beautiful, so outside we went. In the morning we walked down to the park.. Jordyn loved the sled and the kids played while Jordyn to a nap in the fresh air. In the afternoon we went over to our friend's house and we got to ride horse. The kids had a great time and Jenna and Gillian are naturals. Check out the pics and the videos. Friday we met some friends at Bouncy Bears and indoor bouncy house thingy... the kids had fun and jordyn wasn't too sure about the whole experience. Check out these pics.

LOOK AT ME

Family Fun Night - Juggling

Gillian's school had a Family Fun Night tonight, so off we went to learn how to juggle.... or at least try.... Check out the tongues sticking out in concentration. Jenna did really good with the sticks... Gillian is getting the hang of Juggling... just needs to keep practicing... of course we had to purchase some gadgets so the girls can continue practicing their talents at home.
They had some other gadgets there and we had lots of fun at the different stations.


if you click on the site to go to where the pics are posted... you can see 2 short video clips...

Girls

Here's a few pics of the girls over the past few days. I finally did it and got Jenna's hair cut.... it is so cute, but I think it made her look a few years older....