Alaska - Saturday

Saturday was P-day, so we took advantage of Grandma and Grandpa being around all day and left the girls with them while we took advantage of being within half an hour of a temple. It had been a while since going to a session together, playing tag team with kid-watching, so it was nice to go sit through a session together.

After we got home and changed we headed over to see the new mission office that they were moving in to over the weekend, then headed up the road to Kincaid Park. It is a huge park that apparently has lots of cross country ski trails when covered with snow, and for the rest of the year bikers use them as mountain biking trails.

We walked just over half a mile one way before turning around to come back. Rachel, of course continued her dandelion tradition.

Coming back out Rachel was tired of walking, and Annie was tired of sitting in the stroller, so they worked out a deal they both were happy with.

Annie was having a ball riding on my shoulders for a little while.

After our lovely hike we returned to the apartment to celebrate Grandpa's birthday a few days early. I got the perfect before:

and after shots:

Hope you had a happy birthday!!

That evening we packed up all our junk we had spread all around the apartment, and bright and early the next morning we were on our way back to Tucson. It was such a nice vacation, and we had a ton of fun. It was a bit hard to return to 110 degree weather. But we will be back. It took me 10 years to get back up there since I worked up by Denali in 2001. But this time it won't take that long. We have plans to return for our 10th anniversary (in 5 years) without the kids. That way we can do the things we missed out on because the kids would have gotten bored: visiting Denali, and taking a cruise, and maybe a water rafting trip and/or sea kayaking with the whales.

Thanks for letting us come visit and take over your apartment for a week, Grandma and Grandpa Campbell!!! We loved seeing you and the beautiful place you get to serve in. Keep up the good work! :)