Sunday, September 5, 2010

ALASKA!!!!!! July 2010

The Handerdum Clan reunion took place in Alaska this year. It may have been a long and tiring jouney up there, but it was worth it!


Marin's first airplane ride


Lay-over fun


All my little pack mules.


Shayne went fishing the first night we were there.


The kids all got a chance to catch fish too.




Believe it or not, we are fishing at midnight!




Cousin Camp - M.O.O.S.E


The grown-up kids when on a cruise to see the Aialik Glacier. It was tons of fun, but I got REALLY sea sick.








Marin eating a piece of glacier


Hiking to Exit Glacier in Seward


Hiking to the Russian River Falls

Below are lots of pictures of our adventure at the Field Station of the Center for Alaskan Costal Studies on Peterson Bay. We stayed in yurts, explored tide pools, had a campfire with Dirty Dan, and played in the touch tanks. Shayne, Dallin, and Miles even got to go sea kayaking at the end.



























Below are pictures from the Talent Show that Dallin helped organize on Uncle Miles' birthday.








Uncle Miles in the Birthday Spanking Machine


Shayne, Dallin, and Miles got to go deep sea fishing for Halibut. It was fun, but everyone got seasick.

Below are pictures from our morning digging for clams. It wasn't fruitful at all, but still fun!






The kids are helping Papa do the Polar Bear Dip.

Below are pictures from a roadside wood art shop we went to with the Hansens after everyone else had gone home.







This was an amazing trip that I hope our kids remember for the rest of their lives (because we probably won't ever be able to do it again!)

Happy Birthday Mom 7-15-2010

I suppose getting older is better than the alternative.



Birthday breakfast after a run



Dallin is an excellent pancake maker





Birthday cake for lunch, since Shayne took me to the New London Museum of American Art and out to dinner.

More Critters July 2010

I hope that the boys appreciate all of the pictures of their critters someday!