more adventures from up north

We have been busy trying to see as much of Alaska as we can in this short time we are here. Reno is busy working all week so Sundays are the only day we can go on family outings, but luckily we have lots of friends to go explore with during the rest of the week.

For Father's Day we went on a glacier cruise. It was unbelievable. This is just one of the many glaciers we saw. I love their bright blue color. We also some whales and other cool wildlife.


This was our view on the way to the cruise. You know its a good drive when there are "scenic photo" stops you can pull off to every half mile.
These were some rescued bears that we saw at the Wildlife conservation center a few weeks ago.

One of my favorite animals we have seen here are the bald eagles. Something about seeing them in the wild is so amazing to me!




One more reason why I love my jogging stroller - my girls will fall asleep in here on almost every walk longer than 15 min. (it also helps when I bring their blankies, and thumper of course:))
Marli found this heart rock on our walk the other day. There was even a small earthquake while we were on our walk that day - so crazy!
The other night Reno and I were able to put the kids to bed and sneak out for dinner. (thanks Thayne). Oh and this picture was taken at MIDNIGHT! You have to love the Alaskan daylight!
Last weekend we all walked in the Alaska Walk for Breast Cancer. It was a 5 mile walk and all the kids did so good! We made it the whole way without any major fits or breakdowns. Thanks to dvd players and iphones:)
For some reason Marli and Laney have been so accident prone this summer! It seems like it has been one cut, bump or bruise after another! Poor Laney fell and sliced her lip on our dresser drawer and earned us a trip to the ER. Luckily they super-glued it shut instead of stitches. She was getting restless while waiting for the doctor so I handed her a box of tissues and they kept her entertained.
We also went to the Alaska museum which had an awesome kids section where we stood inside this giant bubble.
Yay for days when Reno is with us! These two girls (mostly Laney) keep me running in circles all day and I am so happy when Reno is around to help keep an eye on them.

Picture Time

My friend Stephanie took some pictures of the girls before we left for Alaska. I feel like they have already changed so much and these were only like 2 months ago! These were Laney's 1 year pics and Marli's 3 year pics and I am so happy with the way they turned out.







Reality check - Just so you realize that getting these two to smile, let alone at the same time, was no easy task - This was the last picture of the day. It really made me laugh because by this time there was no face we could pull or song we could sing that would get these girls to crack a smile. Thanks Steph for the beautiful pictures and most of all for all your patience:)