Papa and Grandma come for a visit

 

Mike's parents came for a visit for the last two weeks in July. We had such a good time. It was sooooo nice to have family here.... it really does get lonely way up here away from everyone. Check out the bottom few posts of some of our fun doings:)

Thank you to Joy for all the pics!

The Mural

 

It's a jungle in here...

 

When we left our old little house I was most sad to leave our orange tree behind. No it was not in the backyard... but on the wall of the kid's bedroom. Joy had painted the orange tree on a visit after Lyla was born. So on this visit we decided Keenan deserved to have his own jungle...because he is my little monkey. We are so lucky to have such a talented artisit in the family. We love the mural and every night we say good night to all the animals on the wall (which he has creatively named ALL of them Keenan) Goodnight Mama Elephant Keenan, Goodnight Giraffe Keenan....

Oh and did I mention that Joy painted this masterpeice sometime in between...

recovering from bronchitis, flu, and much more

going to the zoo, hatchers pass, the airport beach, the park

baking pies, cookies, and apple struedel

entertaining 3 wild children

and

doing dishes, doing dishes, doing dishes!

Thank you Grandma:)

Trip to Hatcher Pass

 

A fun day trip to Hatcher Pass... including: blueberry picking, jumping in FRIGID water, family photos,  and a crackers & cheese picnic. Hmmmm.... could a day be anymore perfect? Well minus the bit of screaming by the kids during the road trip:)