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Reflections Lake, 7/1/24

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

While Chrissy was still here we decided to do a little hike around Reflections Lake, and then we went into Anchorage and got Moose's Tooth pizza to go, and then ate it at a park. Yummm! It was a fun day. 😊

Father's Day, 6/16/24

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

We spent Father's Day out enjoying the most beautiful Alaskan summer day! We first went to Reflections Lake, and then we went to Eagle River Nature Center, and then that evening we went to the littles' school and played at the playground. We definitely made the most of this midnight sun. We had such a fun day celebrating Scott and all he does for our little family. We love you so much!

These first few pics are all from Reflections Lake

Reflections Lake, 6/2/24

Saturday, June 7, 2025

I took the girls to Reflections Lake on a beautiful Sunday. (I think Scott was doing a long run, training for his marathon!) This lake pretty much always lives up to its name, with the most gorgeous reflections. Enjoy these pretty pics! 👐🏻

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Reflections Lake, 5/5/24

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

We went for a nice walk around Reflections Lake on the first Sunday in May. It was still early in the season and not super pretty yet, but so nice to get out and enjoy nature. 🌱🐿️

Cute little squirrel

Ruby's Baptism Pictures, 7/4/20

Friday, August 7, 2020

It was so fun taking these pictures of our sweet Ruby! I wanted to get some pictures taken of her for a baptism invitation, and I thought it would be really pretty to have her wear a fresh flower crown. (I took some baptism pics for one of our friends a few years ago, and she also wore a flower crown. I loved how her pictures turned out so I wanted to do something similar.) I bought the flower crown from Paper Peony and she did such a good job! Ruby (and the other girls, see here) had fun wearing it, and the pictures turned out beautiful! We love our Ruby so much and are so proud of her decision to be baptized!

4th of July at Reflections Lake, 7/4/20

The 4th of July was a little different this year with all the parades and fun runs canceled, but we still had a very fun day! We started the morning off by finding out that my parents had made their flight and they were going to come visit us! (They always fly standby so we never know exactly what day they'll make it. And with covid and reduced flights and fewer passengers allowed it's even harder to fly standby. We actually didn't think they were going to make it up at all, but we're so glad they did!!!)

I had bought a beautiful flower crown for Ruby to wear to take some pictures of her for her baptism invitation, so I headed out right after breakfast with all the girls to Reflections Lake to take some pics. Afterwards we went home and cleaned up and got ready for my parents to arrive! Scott also left early to help some of our good friends in Anchorage who had some flooding in their basement, and afterwards he picked up my parents from the airport. It's a little hard to travel right now, and my parents actually had to take a covid test when they arrived at the airport, and then a week later too. Scott also had to get tested for his work, but luckily all the tests came back negative.

It was so good to have my parents with us (they were able to stay with us for two whole weeks and we loved it!) Of course it all went by too quickly, but we were able to do so much and see so many pretty places! I'll be doing a ton of blog posts!

These pics are from Reflections Lake. I wanted to get some pics of all the girls in their red, white, and blue so I had Ruby wear her flag shirt for a few pics, and then she changed into her white dress in the car, haha. Ruby's baptism pics will be in the next post, but for now, Happy Birthday America!

Robyn and Noelle also had to try on the flower crown, lol

Reflections Lake, 6/5/20

Monday, June 15, 2020

We celebrated Ruby's birthday a day early this year because I had to work on her real birthday. We did a quick hike around Reflections Lake and then came home and had a delicious taco dinner and birthday cake. It was such a fun day celebrating Ruby! She's the sweetest, smartest, and strongest little 8 year old! She's a perfect little helper around the house and we love her so much! Happy Birthday Ruby!

This lake definitely lives up to its name!

Reflections Lake, 4/29/20

Saturday, May 30, 2020

With the girls not having school and Scott working from home we were able to do a lot more outings this spring. We also have had an extra sunny spring I feel, although we also probably had more snow that lasted a lot longer than in past years.

At the end of April we were able to walk around Reflections Lake and we spotted some beautiful trumpeter swans. Most of the lake was still frozen (so the reflections weren't that great), but the swans were hanging out near the back of the lake that had thawed out. We had a fun day and the girls were good little hikers!

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Reflections Lake, 7/24/19

Thursday, August 1, 2019

The last hike we did with Grandma before she went back home to "Oo-tah" (as Robyn calls it) was Reflections Lake. We had quite a bit of rain the night before, so we had the girls wear their rain boots. It actually wasn't too wet, but there were a few puddles that Noelle and Robyn enjoyed playing in. It was a fun day. We can't ever get enough of Alaskan summers! 🌤🏔🥾

Reflections Lake, 5/19/19

Sunday, June 2, 2019

A few Sundays ago after church we decided to take advantage of the beautiful sunshiny day and enjoy a nice walk around Reflections Lake. It was so pretty and I can't believe how much greener everything has gotten since just a few weeks before. (See here.) Our summer in Alaska is finally here and we are loving it! 🍃

It was a little windy so the reflections weren't super clear, but still so pretty!

Reflections Lake, 5/1/19

Sunday, May 12, 2019

Now that the weather is starting to get a little nicer we're starting to get back to our normal Wednesday family adventures. Ruby is still in school now, but she's getting so close to the end! We're really looking forward to having her home all day, but it's hard to believe she's almost done with first grade! She's getting so big!

It's just starting to green up, and by next month or so everything should really come alive and be so beautiful! A few weeks ago we took Noelle and Robyn (we asked Ruby if she wanted to get checked out of school early to go on a family hike, but she said she'd rather stay at school, haha) to Reflections Lake. We enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and both girls were such good little walkers all the way around. Enjoy these cute pics! 😊

Reflections Lake, 2/28/19

Monday, March 18, 2019

Chrissy was so lucky to have such great weather the whole time she was here! The sun was shining almost every day she was here, and it really wasn't too cold either! Since she's left it has now warmed up a little more (although it's cloudy and windy too) and so all the pretty white snow is starting to melt and it's just a slushy, icy, dirty mess out there, haha. But that means summer is coming so we're looking forward to that! :)

While Ruby was at school and Scott was at work one day, Chrissy and I took Noelle and Robyn to Reflections Lake. It was such a beautiful day and both girls actually walked about 2/3 the way around all by themselves! We were so impressed! (It's not easy to do in big boots and all your snow clothes!) I think this was the longest and happiest Noelle has ever been in the snow, haha! Enjoy the pics!

Noelle loved this bridge and ran back and forth on it several times 😊

Reflections Lake, 9/23/18

Thursday, October 4, 2018

A few Sundays ago after church we decided to go walk around Reflections Lake. It was such a beautiful, sunny day, and the fall colors were just amazing! This has been such a nice fall! We usually have nice, sunny fall days like this, but this year it seems to be a little warmer, too! (Wearing short sleeves this time of year is not the norm!) Enjoy these pretty pics!

Reflections Lake, 7/16/18

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Reflections Lake has been one of our favorite spots this summer! I think we've taken all our visitors here, and we've gone ourselves too. It's the perfect distance for our little ones, and so pretty too! After the Reindeer Farm on Monday we drove to Reflections Lake and walked around. It was beautiful! The reflections just amaze me every time!

Reflections Lake, 6/15/18

Friday, June 22, 2018

The last big thing we did while Aunt Chrissy was here was go to Reflections Lake. Chrissy had never been here before so it was fun to show her how pretty it is. The refections all the way around the lake just blow me away! Also, since we were here last (about two weeks ago) the wildflowers have all started to bloom! So many wild roses and they're just so beautiful! The girls loved spotting them out as we walked around, haha!

Doing a little balancing pose with Aunt Chrissy :)

Wild iris and wild rose

Reflections Lake, 5/30/18

Saturday, June 2, 2018

This past week we have had some beautiful weather! Everything is so green and it's finally starting to really feel warm. We love the sunshine! Last Wednesday for Scott's day off, we decided to go to Reflections Lake. It was so pretty! And Ruby and Noelle were both so good about walking all the way around. It's so nice to get out and enjoy this beautiful and amazing state that we live in! Enjoy these cute pics!

<3 <3 <3 This is a re-creation of a shot from three years ago. See here.

Back to Back :)

Reflections Lake w/ Friends, 5/31/15

Friday, June 12, 2015

So I guess I've been saying it wrong. Turns out this beautiful lake is called Reflections (plural) Lake. Anyways, we decided to go hike/walk it again, this time with our good neighbors and friends, the Forbush's. It was sunny this time, and just as gorgeous. I'm sure we'll be back a few more times this summer as it's so kid-friendly. Ruby can pretty much run the whole way around!

Love our sweet family. <3

Reflections Lake, 5/23/15

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Last Saturday I had the day off (for Memorial Day weekend) so we made the most of it and had a full weekend of fun activities. For the most part we had great weather with temps in the 60's and a few light rain showers. Saturday we went to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, but I didn't get any pics because it was pretty windy and slightly chilly down in Girdwood. Scott and I took turns staying in the car with Noelle and then getting out with Ruby to see the animals. Ruby loved the moose and kept calling one of the huge bull moose there a, "cute, tiny, baby moose." Haha. :) She came home with a cute stuffed animal moose.

On our drive back home from the AWCC we decided to stop at Reflections Lake. It was our first time there and we loved it! There is a trail to walk all the way around the lake which was great for Ruby! There's also a fun lookout to climb up and view the surrounding hay flats and beautiful Matanuska mountains. All these pics are from Reflections Lake. I'm sure we'll going back again soon.