Flying from Anchorage to Fairbanks is surprisingly expensive and it can be dangerous to drive that route in the winter; therefore, I don't usually see my family until the late spring or early summer.
And then they tend to come in back-to-back-to-back-to-back visits.
Blythe and Dustun visited us first. (My nephew, Josh, usually comes to visit as well, but he was in Wisconsin with my dad. He was a little bit sad that he couldn't join us, especially since we went to the Salmon Bake. Twice.)
We had an awesome time with everyone. Blythe trained with us, which was great. She's been training down in Anchorage with our younger sister, Becky, who really wanted to go on the trip with us, but was unable because she couldn't find anyone to watch her kids while she was gone. She's hoping to make it next year for the Crow Pass hike.
Becky and her family came the same day that Blythe and Dustun left. They actually met on the road and stopped to have lunch together.
Arthur was really excited to see his cousin Molly. They play together so well. I'm not sure if that's because Arthur can usually convince Molly to do what he wants (unlike his other friends who just do what they want and ignore his demands) or if it's because they don't see each other very often (since they always have good memories of their time together, there's positive rapport).
In any case, I enlisted the two of them to help me pick some rhubarb for Blythe and Becky. They eagerly obliged and were more than happy to run back and forth throwing the rhubarb leaves in the sunken field next to our house. They even helped cut those leaves off and put the stalks in plastic bags. Too bad Molly won't be around when we process potatoes!
Blessed be.
And then they tend to come in back-to-back-to-back-to-back visits.
Blythe and Dustun visited us first. (My nephew, Josh, usually comes to visit as well, but he was in Wisconsin with my dad. He was a little bit sad that he couldn't join us, especially since we went to the Salmon Bake. Twice.) We had an awesome time with everyone. Blythe trained with us, which was great. She's been training down in Anchorage with our younger sister, Becky, who really wanted to go on the trip with us, but was unable because she couldn't find anyone to watch her kids while she was gone. She's hoping to make it next year for the Crow Pass hike.
Becky and her family came the same day that Blythe and Dustun left. They actually met on the road and stopped to have lunch together. Arthur was really excited to see his cousin Molly. They play together so well. I'm not sure if that's because Arthur can usually convince Molly to do what he wants (unlike his other friends who just do what they want and ignore his demands) or if it's because they don't see each other very often (since they always have good memories of their time together, there's positive rapport).
In any case, I enlisted the two of them to help me pick some rhubarb for Blythe and Becky. They eagerly obliged and were more than happy to run back and forth throwing the rhubarb leaves in the sunken field next to our house. They even helped cut those leaves off and put the stalks in plastic bags. Too bad Molly won't be around when we process potatoes!
Blessed be.
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