The Million Dollar (or at least Thousands of Dollars) Smile

Even though 9-9-09 was my birthday, in Chance's eyes, there was an even bigger reason to celebrate....He finally, after a year, was able to get his braces taken off. He declared it a National Holiday and celebrated by eating all of the junk that he's been deprived of for the past year. Let's just hope filling a cavity won't be the next thing on our list at the dentist visit in October. He's also very excited to be able to eat the Halloween candy he gets this year without having to pass the majority of it along to his siblings :)

Boat Trip to Seward

We were able to go on a boat tour in Seward Saturday in order to support the boy scouts. We rode out to Fox Island for supper and then toured the edges of the bay looking for wildlife. We were able to see Stellar sea lions, sea otters, puffins, mountain goats, jelly fish, and bald eagles. We missed seeing the whales since they are now migrating south. We'll have to come back earlier next year to take a peek at them. It never ceases to amaze me how beautiful this state is!