Alaska #2

The next couple days was spent enjoying family!  Thomas & Benjamin love their cousins and it is so much fun to see what all they come up with for fun!  Thomas & Aleeyah had fun hiding in the nook next to the fire place.  All loved jumping on the trampoline, even Benjamin braved it by the end of the week.  What a blessing it was to have several days to just be with family!

Eagle River (the city they live in) has it's very own National Park.  It's full of trails, camping spots and a nature center.  When Salmon season is in full swing, it's also full of Bears!!  We decided to take a visit and a short walk, with Bear Spray in hand, and it was so beautiful!

The kids loved checking out the nature center, complete with stuffed animals (the real kind) and furs.

Our hike was short and always on the trail!!  Thankfully no sign of bears.  This spot where we posed for a family picture was amazing.  During Salmon season you can come here to see them.

These two were inseparable!!  They are only a few weeks apart and got along wonderfully.  Not a single fight to break up, which is pretty good when you are together 24 hours a day for 5 days!

The next day, we braved the zoo, in the rain! Yah, that was fun!! The kids did love it though and the animals were amazing.

Later that night, we got to check out Drake's baseball game.  Look how sweet these cousins our watching Drake play!

OUr last full day was Friday, it was also the entire day we got to spend with Grandma and Grandpa in town as well.  The four of us took off just for a few hours to see Palmer and a quick trip to Wasilla to find Sarah Palmer!  WE didn't find her, but we did enjoy the beautiful drive and our visit to a farmers market in Palmer.

We spent the afternoon enjoying time together, husking corn and more trampoline time.  Drake and Aubree were so kind to their Aunt Katharine's insistence that they miss some of their plans with friends so we could all have dinner together!!

Here the kids are hanging out with Grandpa.  They were having fun making faces and playing with his hat.

We made sure to get some family pictures taken before they all went off for some fun with their friends.  This is on their front deck!

We LOVE Alaska!!