This past spring my mom, fondly known as Grandmom, came up for a visit in between school sessions. She was able to stay for just over a week and as always, it wasn’t nearly long enough. Mom has visited a total of four times and each time we’ve done something new and different. This time, the…
One day, out of the blue, Micah suggested visiting a new place we had never been before. At first, I was just going to let it be him and the kids but I needed a break from my to-do list and decided to go along, too. At the last minute, I stuck my “work camera”…
For the second year in a row we were able to bring my mom up for a visit during her fall break (she’s a teacher) and this year we were able to bring my dad up, too! This was mom’s third visit to Alaska but Dad’s first AND their first time visiting our new home…
Last year, when we surprised Mom with a trip up here during her fall break, we also bought a membership to the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, thinking that it would be a great way for her to experience Alaska’s culture and history in one fell swoop, and so we’d have a place to explore and…
For the past two years we’ve gone clamming over the 4th of July weekend, but this year, wouldn’t you know it, that weekend has some of the worst tides for the whole season. Well, we must have our clams and so we’re celebrating the 4th a week early! We’ll be leaving in a few minutes and…
This year for memorial day, since it fell during my part-time maternity leave, we decided to take advantage of the super-extended weekend (four days instead of three days) and leave the city far behind us. After church Sunday night, we finished loading up the Xterra and left the house by 9:30. That is one of…
Warning— I have Caleb sleeping on my chest in his Snuggie, so I can’t actually SEE the keyboard. That will explain any typos or errors you might find. Yeah, when Caleb wants to be held, which seems to be 90% of the time, but we can’t actually hold him at the time, then Micah and…
