M+M Daily Favs 6.8

MN=eating cupcakes and cake

MR=celebrating mommy's birthday

Today was my birthday... We made cake (chocolate with chocolate frosting) and cupcakes (chocolate with vanilla frosting and sprinkles).  MN tried both and especially enjoyed the frosting on each.  MR, who is know to actually eat the cupcake, stuck to just the frosting tonight.

My favorite part of today was lounging on the fuzzy carpet after lunch ready stories with my girls. 

Super early start to my day...

Today i was out the door before 5am!  I needed to be home by 6:30am, so i had to get a move on...

The clouds are back in Juneau...

but rain is not expected until Friday.

Luckier Number 8!

Today was the eighth day in a row of warm temps and sunshine!  In December there were 9 days in a row without rain, but not all of them were sunny...  With over 16 hours of daylight, the nice weather has been fabulously fun!!

This morning we went to church and then to Sandy Beach...

  

When the tide started rolling in (we almost lost poor T Rex!), we headed home for lunch and nap time...  After naps (for the girlies, no rest for the wicked!!), Bill took them to the playground.  They arrived home just in time for an early dinner as we planned to venture out after eating.

We decided to take a walk on the Flume Trail.  It seemed like a good idea at the time, but MN almost fell off one of the bridges...  She fine, just a few scrapes, but she really scared herself and her parents!  Except for the moment when i looked down and saw her clinging to the edge of the bridge, we had a great time...

     

No, she didn't fall while dancing on the bridge...  Just while walking!  Apparently, Bill and i are not raising graceful children!!  However, new Flume Trail Rules: HOLD HANDS WITH A GROWN UP! should help prevent future incidents.

Lucky to have a nice stretch of weather?  Sure...  Lucky that our daughter is safe in bed?  Absolutely!  :)

M+M Daily Favs 6.7

MN=going to church because I got to have orange juice

MR=going to the flume trail because I like all the falling water

MN loves "church orange juice"...  We always serve her "juice" that is more than half water, so the "uncut" stuff they serve at church is a big hit!

MR loves the water falls along the Flume Trail!  Due to all the sun and warm temps this week, the water is raging...

 

Look at all the pretty flowers!

This is where is was at 6:30 am this morning...

And these are some the beautiful wildflowers i saw on my hike...

     

     

M+M Daily Favs 6.6

MN=shopping for bunk beds

MR=singing to "Lady Baltmore"

MN loved the loft bed with the slide, too bad it wasn't a bunk bed!  She has put that bed on her wish list!!

MR loved seeing the eagle at the top of Mt. Roberts, Lady Baltimore.  The nice lady who sit with Lady Baltimore told us that she got her name because she sticks out one of her talons while she is eating, like a lady drinking tea.

Lucky Number 7!

Today was the seventh day in a row of beautiful weather in Juneau...  When i found out we were moving to Alaska, i never thought i would spend a week in shorts running fans to cool down the house!  It's been crazy, but we have tried to enjoy every minute of it!

We started the morning by taking the tram to the top of Mt. Roberts.  There is a short 1/2 mile hike at the top that we tried to do with the girls, but MR was "running out of energy".  Fortunately for MR, the trail was closed due to snow still lingering at the top.  Instead of hiking, we hung out with "Lady Baltmore" (Lady Baltimore), the rescued eagle who lives outside the nature center.  MR sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to her, and i wish i could have gotten a picture of Lady's expression!  

        

After our trip down the tram, we went hunting for bunk beds.  We were not successful.  Usually i don't mind the limited shopping in Juneau, there are so many free shipping offers these days that with a little advance planning you really can get almost everything you need/want, but i haven't found any free shipping offers for bunk beds yet!

We had lunch at home, and then the girls went down for a nap.  After nap, Bill took them to the playground while i went shopping downtown.  We tried to eat dinner early so we could head over to Sandy Beach, but that is where our luck ran out...  M+M are very slow eaters at dinner time.  By the time they finished, we decided that an early bedtime was in everyone's best interest!

Tonight we are looking forward to lucky number 8!

A night at the glacier...

Tonight we took a picnic to Mendenhall Glacier.  We walked around the lake and toward the big falls.  The girls had a blast digging in the sand, dancing, and "trailblazing".  We haven't been out there since March, what a great night it was to visit...

  

M+M Daily Favs 6.5

MN=my extra special favorite was getting my doughnut

MR=getting my doughnut

This morning was shots at the doctor... so, as a special treat, i took the girls for a doughnut after their visit.  The doughnuts must have been delicious, because they beat out cooking and a visit to the glacier as the fav!

Mahalo...

Thanks, 450 Club!  Looking forward to seeing you soon!!