Sandy Beach

This is Sandy Beach on Douglas Island.  We made our first visit here on Easter Sunday.  A few weeks ago, we had a dinner picnic with friends.  The tide seems to fly in here.  It is strange for me to be on a beach surrounded by snow capped mountains, but it is so beautiful.

M+M Daily Favs 5.20

M1 = going to Sandy Beach

M2 = going to Sandy Beach

It was a another beautiful day here so we had to spend some time outside...  It was about 60 at the house, so we slipped into our crocs and fleece, put the sand toys in the car, and drove across the channel to Douglas Island and Sandy Beach.  It was windy, cloudy and spitting raindrops there, but we headed out to the sand anyway in search of dinosaur bones.

M+M Daily Favs 5.19

M1 = planting flowers

M2 = planting flowers

We finally started planting the flowers we bought on Saturday.  However, to finish the job, we need more flowers, dirt, and pots.  I hope the girls are ready for more planting tomorrow!

My favorite part of today...

was this...

...hiking/running in the wetlands...

And we saw...

...sea planes taking off and landing...

and the glacier in the distance...

M+M Daily Favs 5.18

M1 = playing with our new play doh (last week she wanted to keep the giraffe that she made with play doh...  we let it dry, but it broke into several pieces.  i bought some crayola stuff that is meant to be left to dry out.  she made a zebra today, we'll have to see how this works....)

M2 = having some old Mc Donald's for dinner at home (as you probably guessed, old Mc Donald's is Mc Donald's... i was given a gift card for Mother's Day, who are the big hinters?!, and after a super fun hike, we swung through the drive thru on our way home...  that was the real gift, not having to eat it there!)

On my way home...

i stopped to take some pictures....

and had a funny conversation with the girls...

My sister-in-law sent me a very interesting NYT article about southeast Alaska and global warming.  I stopped to take some pictures for her as the wetlands are mentioned in the article.  The first picture here on the right is a view of the mountain from the Walmart parking lot.  Juneau is famous for clouds and rain, but the nice days are beyond compare!

This is what i drive by almost everyday on my way home from anywhere not in town (B's work, school, church, and the gym are all in town...  Walmart, Costco, Fred Meyer [where i do the majority of my shopping], friends, our favorite library story hour, and the recycling center are all out of town... so, i see this a lot!)

     

After i got back into the car, the following conversation took place...

M1: Are we still in Alaksa?

me: Yes.

M1: When are we going to leave Alaska again?

me: Not until November for Uncle's wedding.

M1: I want to go back to Hawaii and Disneyland.

me: Me too, but we're going to visit some other places in Alaska this summer.  Won't that be fun?

M2: That will be great!  I love to visit other places in Alaska!!

M1: Mommy, where are we going to go in Alaska?

me: We're going to visit Kodiak, Homer, and Sitka.  (B has been to Kodiak, but none of us have been to Sitka or Homer.)

some quiet thinking...

M1: Mommy, can you say those three again?

me: Kodiak, Homer, and Sitka.

M2: Sitka?!  I love Sitka, Alaska!!

M1: I love Homer!

I hope the enthusiasm holds up!  :)

on a personal note

To B...  Happy Anniversary!  

all my love, e  :)

M+M Daily Favs 5.17

M1 = going to Cope Park and making a new friend (we met a little boy and his parents there...  the three kiddos played on the equipment, played tag, and went on the swings)

M2 = making a get well card for sissie's hurt leg (M1 has a tiny scar on her leg from a tiny scratch, but still needs a bandage)

     

M+M Daily Favs 5.16

M1 = going to Home Depot where we got the flowers  (After dropping B off at the airport, we had over an hour before dance class.  We went to HD in hopes of finding new garage door remote [our suddenly stopped working, yes we tried replacing the battery!].  I bought 2 "universal" garage door remotes, but neither worked.  At least we got some pretty flowers...  We picked out some orange and yellow gerber daisies, pink geranium, and a pretty white flower that i don't know the name of.)

M2 = going to Cope Park  (After nap [Only Mary napped today - ugh!  In my previous post, i stated that we were going to the tram.  It was at Martha's request that we made that plan.  During the nap struggle, i told Martha that we wouldn't go to the tram if she didn't nap.  Big mistake!  I think i had more fun at the park than i would have on the tram.], we drove over to Cope Park.  We played on the swings, the jungle gym, played duck, duck, goose, and hide 'n seek.)

     

Misty Morning Mountains

Although it had been raining overnight, it was misting when i woke up, so i headed out the door at 5:30 am for my last solo hike for 2 weeks (B left today for a 2 week trip, no babysitter).

I took my preferred route to Basin Road and saw a bear hunting for breakfast...

  I promise it's there!

While walking up the trail, i saw the mountain goat again too...

  See the black strip running through the middle of the picture?  There is a brown patch of grass on the left hand side, the goat was hanging out at the top of that.

I know these pictures aren't the best, but if you come visit i'll take you to these places so you can see for yourself!  :)

This is as far as i have been able to go on Perseverance Trail...

     

I'm hoping that more snow will melt in the next 2 weeks so i can go farther next time. 

Finally, here are the pictures that inspired the title...

     

Walking through the mist this morning, i had no idea what a beautiful day it was going to be! It's bright and sunny here now, after naptime the girls and i are headed for the Mt Roberts Tram.