8 years= Homer weekend

Can't believe we have been married for 8 years! We had so much fun taking off to Homer for a weekend to ourselves and we were blessed with a gorgeous Fall drive and...

my first time seeing a brown bear...

on the banks of the Kenai River...

crazy fog that blanketed the Homer Spit but we found blue skies up on the hillside. We had so much fun just relaxing up here and soaking in the amazing view of glaciers...

the fog rolled out so we rushed back down to the Spit and rode our bikes along the harbor and oceanside...

took walks along the beach and watched otters and seals...

love, love, love sunsets on the beach...

especially with my favorite person by my side...

and I am pretending that this couple is us because I wouldn't have wanted to ask someone to take our pic!!! I love that God has blessed me with a hubby that I can call my "best friend" and I love that we had this weekend to celebrate our 8 years of marriage!

1st & 3rd Teeland Titan Trail Run

Noah taking off for his first 1.2 mile race at his daddy's school!

Here is Parker beginning his 3rd TTR 1.2 mile race! He just loves to be out there running and I love that you can see it all over his face!

And, here is Savannah with Breeze~ I like the way they do races... in the Chariot!!!

Strong finisher and a little shy!

Noah is super proud to be finishing his 1st race!

Boys sporting their medals, maybe next year Savannah will get one... OK maybe in 5 more years!!!

Young Life Seward Campout

15 future Young Lifers!!! We love that our kids get to hang out with these fabulous children at our Young Life Committee meetings! And, we pray that each one of them will be the next generation serving God, wherever they may live and in whatever ministry God has in store for them!

road bike relay

We had a blast watching Kep, Steve and Keeton relay from Anchorage to Seward on their road bikes. Fortunately, the rain let up so we all got to cheer them on while they stayed dry. I can not imagine climbing some of the mountains along this highway but they all did it with ease and huge smiles to show their LOVE for road biking.

Disclaimer: These photos are "borrowed" from my talented friend, Molly. I can not take credit for her amazing skills!!!

BeLuGaS

One of the many amazing things about living in Alaska is the wildlife in our "backyard". On one of our drives down to Seward this summer, we stopped to watch a pod of Beluga Whales swim on down the Turnagain Arm. If you look close enough you can see one of them blowing water as he surfaces. The boys were WAY impressed! And, I was WAY impressed with the gorgeous weather our God blessed us with on our drive~ I have become quite biased that there is nothing as beautiful as Alaska's scenery (that is, on a blue~sky day!!!)

Hatcher hike 'n camp

We LoVeD having Uncle Teag here for a few weeks this summer so we made sure Teag got to experience a campout with the boys. Always a fun time with an uncle and Popeye...

Fair rides

Fun times at the AK State Fair! We were blessed with a sunshiney day, which is rare at the fair! Cute Savannah as a Farmer, even though I'm quite convinced that would be her last choice profession!!!
One of the best parts of our fair day was sharing it with 2 of our fav people... Miss Maci and Miss Katie! This was our first year where we didn't have to convince the kids to check out the fair rides... they were all over it! My favorite part was seeing them choose to ride together~ I love how all 3 of them are such good buddies!

I especially LOVE that Parker has not chosen to venture over to the bigger rides~ I think he's clueless that they even exist!!! hehe!

Savannah, of course, chose the PINK car!