Our Life in Alaska and Beyond

We were able spend Mother's Day at the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer. They had a few baby musk ox that were just born a few weeks prior and they were so cute! The girls and Scott also treated me so well, and I had a wonderful day! I absolutely love being Mom to our three sweet girls! 💗💗💗

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

Early May we always start to get a little bit of Spring Fever and we just can't wait for summer and warmer weather and GREEN to arrive! 💚 On Star Wars day (May the Fourth Be With You, lol) we decided to hike the Butte. It was one of the windiest times we've ever done it, but we still had fun, all in our Star Wars shirts, lol. Enjoy these cute pics! 💫

Rey hair

A few extras from April '24! Towards the end of April things just start getting green here, and it gets everyone so excited for warmer weather! Enjoy these *almost summer* pics! ☀️🌱

The girls and I hiked the Butte! (Scott was on his way to St. Paul Island, but unfortunately the plane wasn't able to land, and it ended up getting scheduled for another time!) 4/28/24

Right after moving here I got Noelle and Robyn signed up for ballet to continue working on what they had started in Utah. It was a great studio, and they had a fun time, (although I definitely miss Studio 1!) In the spring they had a nice recital. It's a bigger studio so they had many recitals during the day, and Noelle and Robyn weren't in the same one, but I had fun watching all the other classes as well, haha. Both Noelle and Robyn are such beautiful dancers and I love seeing them on stage! Great job girls!

Ruby also had a spring choir concert with her school. I was so impressed with the program! Her music teacher is so good with the kids and puts in so much work. I don't know that much about music, but the songs were great, and the lights on the stage were so cool too! I loved the concert! Great job Ruby!

4/27/24

We were able to get out and hike the Butte again a few weeks later. This is one of my favorite hikes. Short and sweet, but absolutely beautiful views! Enjoy! 

Noelle joined choir shortly after we moved here, and she has loved it! The music teacher at her school is so amazing, and I'm so glad she's had the opportunity to learn from her! They had a spring concert with the band, and Noelle did a great job! Yay Noelle! 🎶

My friends, Tabitha and Hannah, invited me to hike Lazy Mountain with them. This was my first time hiking it, and of course, the night before we had a pretty big snowstorm, lol! (So much snow this winter/spring!) But I'm so glad we still went despite the snowy conditions. It's not a super long hike (a little over 4 miles RT), but it is quite steep (about 3k' elevation gain)! It ended up being a beautiful day, and it was actually quite fun in all the snow. Enjoy these pretty pics! ❄️🗻

Ruby again took soccer through the city for the spring season. She was on the same team as her bestie, so they really enjoyed that. Their team didn't do as good as last year, but they still had tons of fun. Go Ruby!

This pic is from her last game of the season, 5/23/23

Robyn had the best kindergarten year! She loved her teacher, and with her being a little younger, I'm glad she was able to just do half-day. I helped out in the classroom 1x/week in the mornings, and it was so fun to get to know her class a little better, and to see Robyn with her classmates. She is the best little student and we're so proud of her! The school had a graduation for all the kindergartners, and Robyn's teacher gave her an award for Brilliant Behavior. Great job Robby! 🎓

Near the end of the school year I got to go on a few field trips with the girls! I went with Ruby's class to a Salt Lake Bees game (5/18/23), and I went with Noelle's class to the SeaQuest aquarium (5/4/23). They were both so fun, and I'm so glad I was able to go!

It go pretty hot, and we were sitting in the sun, but it was still so fun! This ballpark is so pretty! (We also didn't stay the whole game.)

Noelle's dance studio had a spring recital and they performed at Weber State. Noelle's class danced to this rainbow song, and it was so beautiful. I love watching Noelle dance and perform. Both sets of grandparents were able to come watch, along with Aunt Chrissy too! So grateful for all the support!

I had a wonderful Mother's Day spent with family. I'm so grateful that I get to be mom to three amazing daughters, and that I have a wonderful mother who I look up to. We spent the day before Mother's Day with Scott's family, and then Sunday I had a nice relaxing morning at home, and then we went to my parents. So grateful for Moms! 

Yummy dinner and dessert at my parents.

Just a few highlights from April 2023. We went from ⛄ to 🌱. 

Monday, 4/3/23. We started off Spring Break with a bang, haha.

I love cherry blossoms! While in Utah we made sure to visit the capitol every spring to enjoy the beautiful blossoms. This time we met Aunt Chrissy and walked around with her. Enjoy these fun pics! 🌸🌸🌸

One Sunday afternoon we decided to do a little birding at the bird refuge so close to us. It was a beautiful day and we saw several different birds! 🐦

Great blue heron

On Earth Day our little family did a quick hike up Davis Creek Trail. Everything was still pretty brown, but little hints of green were just starting to pop. Happy that we were able to get outside and enjoy this beautiful Earth! 🌎 

Easter was at the end of Spring Break, and luckily by the end of the week it had stopped snowing and we enjoyed some beautiful sunshine! Scott and I took the girls to church and we had a wonderful day with family. The day before (Saturday) we went to an egg hunt at Grandpa J.'s assisted living, and unfortunately Robyn got sick. The kids had finished egg hunting and we were just sitting on the couch, and then Robyn threw up all over. 🤮 It was quite the mess (a lot was on me, but a lot was also on the couch and floor, lol), but we got everything cleaned up and then I stayed home with Robyn for the rest of the day. Scott's family was having a get together so he took the older two and they had a great time. Even with the little bout of Robyn's sickness, we still had a very happy Easter! 🐰🐥

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During the kids' spring break we went out to Antelope Island with Grandma and Grandpa Hadley. Scott had to work, but I took the kids and we had a great time. We saw lots of bison, went to the visitor center, and also walked around Fielding Garr Ranch, which was something I had never done before. It was pretty neat. Near the ranch we also saw a Great Horned owl, which was very cool! Enjoy these pics!

Such a beautiful, clear spring day! And early enough that there weren't too many bugs!

Ruby decided to pick up a new sport last spring: Soccer! We signed her up through the city rec program, and she's loved it! She had a great coach and her team was really good too! Ruby even scored a goal at her first game. She scored many more goals throughout the season, and I think her team won every game except two. Great job Ruby! 

I took these first two pics in our backyard after her last game, 5/26/22.