Sun + Daddy having the day off = a perfect Saturday!

Two weekends ago we had the most beautiful Saturday and Daddy had the ENTIRE day off! What an amazing treat. So we decided that everyone would be able to choose one thing they'd like to do for the day.

Daddy choose a trip to the glacier for some bear viewing. Sadly, we didn't see any bears, but we had fun watching the salmon spawning.

Can you guess what Jaeger choose? (Okay, let's be honest -- Daddy suggested this and everyone gave an overwhelming YEA!!! All my boys have a definite soft spot for doughnuts.)

Mommy choose a walk on the Flume Trail downtown. As you can see in this picture, Jaeger is IN LOVE with his Daddy. It's so sweet. He gets so excited when Daddy comes home from work. He'll drop whatever he's doing and run to the door. :)

Can you guess what Dane choose?

Yep, another trip to the fire station. (Thankfully we were downtown so we didn't have to bother the Glacier Fire Station one more time. ;) )

Just like all the other trips to the fire station (except the one where the firefighter told Daddy & Dane that they could watch him scrub the toilet if they wanted - I think that firefighter may have woken up on the wrong side of the bed that morning) this trip did not disappoint. Firefighter Jenkins was amazing. He actually let Dane try on his mask. Oh we had one little excited boy! Dane's been fascinated with the masks recently and the real thing was so much better than the cup he uses at home. Firefighter Jenkins also let Dane squirt a fire extinguisher!!! Don't worry it's filled with water, but Dane thought that was so cool. Here you can see Dane in action. Thankfully, we had Dane's airtank and helmet in the car so he was fully equipped!

We ended the day with dinner and a bonfire with our good friends, Dennis and Natasha. All of the kids ate their weight in S'more's and we all crashed hard once we got home.

What a perfect day!

Soaking it all in!

I'm not sure exactly where 2 and 1/2 months went, but sadly, they'll be officially gone in 2 days! We've had an amazing summer filled with tons of sunny gorgeous days and just the right amount of rain (in my humble opinion.)

Saturday was one of those drop everything you're doing and get outside kind of days. It was a beautiful day with not a cloud in the sky. So, I decided to have a date with my boys. :) Dane won a free pass to the Mount Roberts Tram for participating in a library summer reading program and he's been talking about going back up there since our last trip.

Here are a few shots from our day.

We had a blast walking on the trail, but the highlight for the boys was definitely the elevator and drinking fountain. Go figure!

Sadly, our Indian Summer has come to an end!

Knowing the end was near, we took full advantage of this unusual fall weather. Dan texted (yep, I'm finally up with the times and I now text!) and said pack up the kids, grab a few potatoes and dessert at the store and head to Auke Rec for a BBQ. I was so exited!
Unfortunately, Daddy didn't get off early at Ward Air like we thought, so it was just me and the boys. We still made the most of it though.

The boys enjoying the sun on their backs and dirt in their hands!


The incredible view.
A collage of Jaeger Ray and all that sand! He sure ate A LOT of it. :)

Smile for Daddy!


Dan did manage to get off early the next day, which was the very last day of our incredible weather. So we packed up the kids & Bailey, the essentials for S'mores, and headed back to Auke Rec.

Here's our bonfire.


That's pretty much the only picture from our night as we were running after Jaeger Ray. This new found love for walking has us on our toes!

I did manage to get this photo on the way home. It really doesn't do it justice, but it was the MOST AMAZING moon I think I've ever seen. I love that it's tucked in the trees. I actually stopped on the side of the road and got out to grab my camera in the back.

Sun, sun, sun!!!

The weather here in Juneau has been incredible! We've had sunshine and 70 degree weather for a week straight and the forecast shows more of the same for the next week. Since I knew about this awesome weather from the forecast, I challenged myself on Monday to see if I could go do something super fun with the boys each day.

Here are our photos of our super sunny week.

Monday
We went for a bike ride on the Airport Trail and the best part was watching Daddy take off from the float pond. In the picture below you can see Daddy "waving" to us with the airplane wings!

An extra bonus was watching the all the construction equipment in action! They are expanding the runway at the airport, so this is a little boy's heaven! ;)

Tuesday
We hiked the Auke Lake Trail with Grandma Wennie. Dane was able to hike the whole way (it's only about a mile long.) But the only way we could get him to not complain was playing hide and seek the entire way back! Here he is in action. :)


Wednesday
Castle Park!

I just love this picture of Jaeger Ray waiting for Dane to come out of the slide!


Thursday
Mount Roberts Tram
We went up the tram with my good friend Angie and her two kids (Hayden & Riley.) They all had a blast. Here's a picture of the boys looking out the window. Can you tell which one is Dane?

Here they are trying to find the perfect hiding spot!

What's in the mystery box?

The view from the top.


I didn't think there was any blueberries left in town, but Dane found some!

And here's his sweet blueberry face on the way down!
Friday
All this sunshine and fun has gotten to me and I'm sick! ARGH! So I didn't feeling like doing anything major this morning, so we just played in the front yard. Although, this is still pretty fun for my two lovebugs. ;)

Jaeger Ray absolutely LOVES this Little Tykes car! He actually cried when I had to take him out to head to school. :(

Here's Dane playing "squirt the fire!"

The best part about being home this morning was seeing Daddy circle around the house in the plane.

Sorry for the picture overload! It's hard to just choose one from each day. :)