We celebrated Cahl's 44th birthday a few days early this year at the house, since he is headed up to Salmon today for elk season. He got some great gifts, including a new vacuum sealer and the vertical smoker he has wanted for the last few years.
Back to School
Hard to believe that we only have one kid left in school, but Brinley started her sophomore year at Renaissance High School today. She's pretty excited about some of her classes, including health professions and yearbook, and I hope she has a great year!
Camping
We were able to book a spot up at Ponderosa again for 2 weeks this summer, and it was such a nice getaway. We spent the first weekend there with our friends Adam and Syd and their girls, as well as our kids, Morgan, and her friend. By coincidence we also happened to be in the spot next to our friends the McCarney's and their crew, so it was super fun to have so many people there. The kids had so much fun checking out downtown, paddleboarding, and wake surfing on Jake's boat.
The second weekend, Cahl and I took Brinley and 2 of her friends, and they had a blast. The paddleboarded, rode the bumper boats, shopped, cliff jumped, and took the buggy all around the peninsula.
For the last weekend, Cahl and I went up Wednesday evening, hung out and worked on Thursday and Friday. Jasen and his girlfriend Elena came up Friday night, and on Saturday they went jetskiing while Cahl and I went to the farmers market then went out and toured the little historical town of Roseberry. It was so much fun to tour the old buildings and learn the history of the town. Then in the evening we took the kids out to dinner before they headed home. Sunday morning Cahl and I got up early and packed everything up to head home as well, since Cahl had to head out on a work trip that evening. We have loved being able to have a spot up there each summer, where we can all come and go and spend time together!
Pinewood Derby
Tonight the Young Women held a Pinewood Derby for all the girls, and they were so excited! 30 girls built cars, and Brinley's car, Pink Lightening, took 5th overall! It was super fun to see all the creativity, and Cahl even raced some of the boys' old cars (which won every time!).
Alaska
We spent the last 10 days up in Alaska with Stacey and her family, and it was such a great trip! We spent the first day and night in Ketchikan, and it was awesome to have so much time to see everything and be tourists. The kids took off to go shopping, and Cahl and I walked through Creek Street and the historical sites (which was super awesome!) and did a little shopping before we all met up for lunch. Then we hopped in a cab and headed out to Totem Bight State Historical Park, which was so cool. The kids had a great time reading about all the totem poles and the Clan House, and even checking out the beach.
The next day we headed over to Wrangell, and met up with Stacey, Andy and the kids. We spent the rest of the day and the next morning loading up the boat and getting it ready to go, then we took off Tuesday afternoon. We headed over towards Kuiu Island and spent the next 3 days fishing and wildlife watching. We saw whales, eagles, bears, otters, and sea lions. The weather was chilly and rainy most of the time, but everyone still had a good time, and we caught several good size halibut- the biggest one was 171 lbs! Once we were done fishing we headed back over toward Anan, where we had tickets to see the bears on Sunday. Seeing the bears is always amazing, and this time we saw one on the bank by where the boat was anchored while we waited. Anan is one of my favorite experiences!
We headed back to Wrangell Sunday evening and spent the next few days cleaning and packing up the boat. On Tuesday I took all the kids over to Petersburg and to the La Conte Glacier. It was super fun to spend the day with them, and seeing such incredible things. There was so much ice in the water that we couldn't get as close to the glacier as we did last year, but it was still so awesome to see it.
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