Animals and More Glaciers

It's the last full day we get to spend with family, so we drove down to Alaska's Wildlife Conservation Center to see all of the animals they had. It was great. One of the park's workers even had the brown bears doing tricks for us. It was like watching Maximus being trained, complete with the reward of hot dog pieces if they did what they were supposed to. We then drove over to Portage Glacier. The views there were breathtaking and the break up ice in the water was amazing! The beautiful blue color in that glacier ice is just awesome. The kids had a blast throwing rocks into the water. We really enjoyed ourselves. The scenery around here never gets old :)

I'm Trying to be Like Jesus

Savannah was baptized on Saturday, June 20th by her dad. We are so proud of the choice she made.

It's Great to Be 8!

Savannah had her 8th birthday this past Thursday (June 18th). We had a fun family celebration with a yummy cake from Dairy Queen and some presents (which were mainly clothes and accessories for her American Girl Doll, Mia). The girls - Mommy, Grandmom, Savannah, and Addison - went shopping at Toys R Us to spend a little of the birthday money she received. We've promised her a "friend party" in the next couple of weeks but wanted it to be a special time with her Grandparents on the official day.

Trip to Seward and Exit Glacier

We drove down to Seward for the day and visited the Sea Life Center there and hiked around Exit Glacier. The drive down was absolutely stunning! We even saw a brown bear and several bald eagles on the way there and back. It's been great visiting with family and enjoying all of the beauty of nature here in Alaska!