Sisters Retreat

Here we are on Sunday morning ready for church. It's too bad we couldn't all be in the same shot. I had pictures in two places so stay tuned for more posts on our great weekend.

Just Dance 2

No explanation needed on our version of Just Dance. We all took turns being the most coordinated (if you know what I mean).

National Park Cruise

Over Memorial Day Weekend, Ray and I went on a eight-hour cruise out of Seward. This is one of the perks from my volunteer work downtown Anchorage. We have been on this cruise before, but still had a nice time. Ray saw a full breaching humpback, but I mostly saw fins and tails with my camera.

Polar Bear Rescue

This baby polar bear was found near Alpine in North Alaska (Alpine is the field that Ray manages). At first they just monitored the bear to see if the mother would surface. After a few days, when the mother didn't show up, the fish and game asked Alpine to rescue the bear. She was lethargic, but skittish. Ray secured some food from Dead Horse that the fish and game thought the cub might eat. Ray was one of the first ones to try to feed the bear and get the cub transferred to the proper authorities. The cub was taken to the Anchorage Zoo. The people at Alpine named the cub the Native Alaskan version of Snowflake but the folks at the zoo didn't go for it. There is national protocal of what to do with a rescued polar bear, and the zoo is in the process of doing that now. She is on display at the zoo for about an hour a day. When we saw her, Ray said she had doubled in size. So it looks like she is going to make it!!!!

Memorial Day 2011

The weather was gorgeous on Memorial Day. Anchorage has great bike paths, so we went for a ride which took us to Goose Lake. Can you believe this is Anchorage in May? Neither could we... This hideaway is near the campus of University of Alaska Anchorage. My rear end was severely challenged by the ride, but very enjoyable.

The Hike

We had a great get together with the sisters. Saturday morning was beautiful so we decided to go on a hike above my house.
The creek was so high that we couldn't cross, so we went along the four-wheeler path, which wasn't that developed. It wasn't
bad until we ran into the mosquitos.

The Sistas

Glena Dawn showing off the gifts Jill brought us. The four of us at Teton Village admiring the view, and Sydney showing us that she isn't sure how to wear the bling chain she bought for her glass.

A Bad Idea

We visited Teton Village. The weather was so great! My bright idea was to pose on the steps near the snow for a photo op. Glena Dawn was the only taker. When we stood up, our clothes were filthy. Jill and Sydney had to clean up our backsides with whatever we had in the car. We got a good laugh out of it!

A Night Out

Here we are enjoying "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" in Jackson Hole. The play was excellent--Glena Dawn and I had the pleasure of no one sitting in front of us, so we had a great view. Dayna's friend from USU was there so took our picture.

A DAY AT LAGOON

We made it a point to spend a few days together this summer. Our schedules are all over the place so we just fit in a short
trip to Salt Lake. We left Driggs at 6:00, picked up Bridger by 8:00, and went to Lagoon for opening at 11:00 am. I do rides that go straight

The Samuri

Here is everyone but me going on the Samuri. I have to look away while it is going, but I got a few good shots. I did go on Wicked earlier in the day before I could talk myself out of it.

The Catapult

Bridger and Mason going on the Catapult--they thought it was great! No part of me ever wants to do that. Ray never is too far away from his blackberry. Here is taking a call from work.