Week 3

Another week in the Great White North. The weather has been much nicer this week. We enjoyed a couple of days of sun, finally. I am surprised to see how hot 68 degrees feels when you are this far north.

We finally got the new toys out for a round at Jim's Creek. Jim's Creek is actually a river that gets its water from a nearby glacier. The boys had a blast. We had to cross a smaller creek during the ride and poor Spencer's 4-wheeler drowned out. I had to take my shoes off and wade out to get him. The water was ice cold and by the time I got him out, my toes felt like they were going to freeze.

The move continues to be an adventure. We are still going through boxes and have received more than a few surprises. Nothing like finding that your work suits have been used as packing material or your nice sweaters wrapped around Maggie's food/water bowl stand.

When we read that Alaska was the last frontier, we didn't realize what all that entailed.

Week 2

Another week has gone by and we are still looking for summer. The locals keep telling us that the cool/rainy weather is unusual; however, it doesn't seem to help as we put on another layer to keep warm.

Maggie continues to make good progress. She is able to get out and go for short walks as we try to build some strength back in her legs. The doctors have been fantastic in nursing her back to health.

A portion of our household items arrived on Friday and when the crew opened the trailer it looked like the truck had been in a wreck. Boxes were crushed and thrown all over the trailer. Another fun week following up on the move that never ends.

The one bright spot of our week; our trip to the Artic Thunder Airshow. The show was hosted by Elmendorf Air Force Base. Connor got to talk to F22, F15, F16 and various Helicopter Pilots. He seems to be more excited than ever about getting a military pilot spot. Spencer got into the act as well. At the show, we got to see demonstrations by numerous aerobatic aircraft, an F22 demonstration, the Thunderbirds and other military airplanes.