Other happenings in Alaska

So here is a little bit more about Alaska and what we are loving about living here. Just so everyone knows we will LOVE visitors and anyone is welcome to visit and stay with us!!

The weather is AMAZING!! I could handle this summer weather all year long! It is never hot and never cold. It rains once in a while, but most of the time it just feels good!

It is very bright right now! It is kindof crazy going to bed at midnight having it be bright as day and waking up in the middle of the night at 3:30 and having it be bright as day still, but we like it. The 21st was the longest day of the year so from now on there will be a little less light each night until the dark winter gets here.

I lived through my first earthquake yesterday:) It was a 5.4, but it wasn't that bad. I was just sitting at the computer and felt the entire building shake for about a minute and that was that. Kind of fun to experience one, I guess Alaska has alot.

Parkers work is going great. He still loves what he does. Right now he and the other 3 guys that came with him from OK are just memorizing the airway maps of Alaska. Quite intense maps so I guess it takes a month or so to get them all down. For about 1 month he will be working 7 to 3:30 then after that starts the shift work so everyday is a bit different.

We got our bikes up and running this week and went bike riding in the park right behind our apartments. At first when they said there was a park behind our house I thought a nice grassy park with some playgrounds, but in Alaska I guess parks mean something different. It means big forest area filled with wildlife. It has alot of beuatiful bike trails in it and even a golf course tucked in all the trees. We were riding along the trail on Saturday and Parker stopped quickly because right by the trail was a mamma moose and her calf, which I guess means don't pass by because that is when moose get mad is when you go near her and her kids. So we turned around, but of course we got a picture which is below, although it isn't a very close shot. I don't think I will be biking in this park alone in case I run into anything else.

We went for our first Alaskan fishing trip last weekend with Parkers work buddies. In the picture next to me is Chris and Miranda and then Neil. We are soooo lucky to have some friends up here. There are two couples and Neil who came up here too from OK at the same time as us so it is awesome to have them so we arn't alone in this fun adventure. We went to Lake Eklutna, but unfortunately didn't catch anything, it will take us a while to find the good fishing spots. Hopefully we will make friends with seasoned Alaskans and they can take us to the good places. I enjoyed the smores and hotdogs even though we wern't successful in fishing:)

Here we are at the ocean! So beautiful! Not quite the California beaches I was used to, instead of a swimsuit I have to wear tennis shoes or boots for the mud and a jacket for the cold. Behind us is the sleeping lady mountain, but you can't see it so in the next two pictures we got a bit better pics of it.

And here is fathers day. Isn't he going to be a cute dad?!! Our kids are sure lucky!