We found a beautiful area for our Skadi Blot, 2008.

Hanging out in the snow.

Kathleen and Jessica with Violet and Honey Rose at our Skadi Blot.

Jon exploring the area and looking for a suitable Blot site.

Blot site for our annual Skadi Blot, Feb. 2008.

Jim raising the horn to Skadi, 2008.

Jessica toasting Skadi for our Skadi Blot.

Jon toasting Skadi.

The Ulfhethnar Kindred at our Skadi Blot.

For our Walpurgisnacht/May Day celebration we camped at Lake Chabot.

Dave relaxing at Lake Chabot.

Jon at the campsite.

Jessica playing with Thorra at Lake Chabot.

Callista and Logan.

Shawn holding a Valknut and Key he had crafted as an offering for the gathering.

Socializing around the campfire on Walpurgisnacht, 2008.

Jim, Dave, Jon, and Kathleen enjoying themselves at the gathering.

Honey Rose at Lake Chabot, 2008.

Our site for Midsummer was mere feet from Weaver Lake in the Tahoe National Forest.

A view of Lake Weaver from our campsite at Midsummer.

Dave brought his kayak up to the lake.

Dave on the Lake.

Shawn kayaking.

Jim having fun on Lake Weaver.

Conrad brought his dirt bike to the gathering.

Shawn having fun on the dirt bike at Weaver Lake.

We found a great site for our Midsummer Blot circle just up the hill from our campsite.

The view from the Blot circle.

Jim hallowing the Blot site.

Jessica preparing the Blot site.

Shawn at the campsite at Weaver Lake.

Some stormclouds came in briefly on Saturday at our Solstice gathering.

Joan at the Midsummer gathering.

Christine and Annabelle at Weaver Lake.

Jon at Midsummer.

What's dave doing? Actually, he's fishing.

Ed playing around with a life vest at Midsummer, 2008.

Conrad and Christine relaxing at Weaver Lake.

Baby Belle!

Jess showing the Sunwheel she crafted as an offerering to Baldur for the Blot.

Shawn and Dave cutting wood for the campfire.

Relaxing around the campfire at Weaver Lake on Midsummer.

In August we all got together to Celebrate Annabelle's 1st birthday.

Nicole, Jessica, and Christine at Annabelle's party.

Matt and Nocole hanging out.

Ulfhethnar at the party.

Annabelle enjoyed playing with her cake as much as eating it!

Christine helping Annabelle open presents.

Our Kindred Table at the Sacramento Eurofest, October 2008.

Jessica, Conrad and his daughter Annabelle enjoying the performers at Eurofest.

Jon, Jim and Conrad sharing some laughs at Eurofest.

Ulfhethnar and friends at our table at Eurofest 2008.

Our friend Matt volunteering at the Eurofest.

Performers at Eurofest.

Performers at the Eurofest.

Performers at the Eurofest.

Scottish music at the Eurofest.

Sly Park, the site of our Winter Nights gathering, 2008.

Jessica's Induction Rite on Winter Nights, 2008.

Jim holding up the bowli containg are combined spilled blood during Jessica's induction.

Jessica swearing an oath during her induction.

Jim making a toast to Jessica at her induction.

Congratulating our newest member.

Kindred Induction, December 2008

Spilling our blood into the bowli during Chris's Induction Rite.

Chris raising the horn to his new brothers and sisters.

Shawn preparing to toast during the Induction Rite.

Conrad and Jon toasting Chris.

Jessica congratulating Chris following his induction.

Christine at Yule, 2008.

Conrad, Jessica, Jim, and Shawn at Yule.

Friends at Yule.

Shawn, Conrad and Jim at Yule.

Matt and Shawn.

A few of our guests at Yule.

Yule Blot 2008.

Thor Blot at Yule, 2008.

Ulfhethnar Kindred and guests at Yule, December 2008.