Here is my favorite photo he took while he was there. I believe this is the Kenai Lake.
Exit Glacier
And no good Alaska trip is without seeing a moose, here is a momma and 2 babies.
Right after Jonny left, the kids and I headed to our favorite retreat while Jonny goes on trips, to Lakeview to see my best friend Amy and her family on their "ranchette." They raise cattle for beef so I call it a ranch but I beleive she prefers ranchette since it's smaller than most ranches. :-) Lol Anyway, we went down there for 5 days.
Below is a picture I took on our way down of Frog Lake with Mt Hood in the distance.
Below is the picture I chose to sum up our trip to Amy's. It was filled with lots of silliness between the kids and playing in the yard and in the water. It was warm days filled with sunshine and smoke from all the California fires blowing north into their valley. We had a good time.
Hannah, Josiah and Jacob being goofballs
After we got home from Lakeview I decided to go berry picking while the "picking was still good" so to speak. I picked 14 lbs of marion, blue, and raspberries. Half of it was marionberries. 2 days later I canned 6 jars of berry jam, and made 7 jars of freezer jam. I also made a marvelous tasting berry crisp. It was totally awesome! I did manage to keep myself quite busy while hubby was away to keep my mind off being lonely. My folks came over dinner a couple times as well to keep me company and Rachael watched a movie with me one night as well. It's wonderful to have family so close!
This is where i finally spotted Josiah, sitting in the middle of the bush, shoving his mouth full of blueberries. :-) That's my boy. And yes, he shared plenty with Jacob. :-)
After jonny got home from Alaska, the next day was Nancy's birthday and she decided she wanted to go to the beach for the day. So we all packed up a picnic lunch and headed to Seaside for the day. It was super fun! We lounged on the blankets and let the kids run crazy and play in the sand to their heart's delight. It was a hazy, gray day on the beach with a light breeze, so it was a bit chilly but we couldn't keep Josiah's jacket on him. Jonny and Dad worked on keeping their kite's up in the air while us ladies watched them all.
I was exploring different settings on my camera and came up with this really funky picture. It was taken in black and white setting with highlighting green things. It makes the kids hair look a weird yellow/green color but everything else is really cool. Notice the shovel I caught in mid air. Josiah had tossed it over his head. :-) Enjoy!
Our family back together after 2 weeks of crazy fun and traveling.
Many blessings to you all. And thank you joining our summertime adventures.
