Back to School
It's that time of year again! We have enjoyed a great summer but it definitely feels like fall around here. We are freezing at night in the higher elevations and northern latitudes. Right now we have a number of kids and their families out hunting for moose and caribou. Here in Alaska, our fall sports start at the beginning of August and students start school about the 3rd week. We are in full swing of our volleyball, football, and cross country seasons. (Go Seahawks!) It's so much fun to support our kids as they compete as well as hang out with kids on the sidelines. We are also back in the school doing open gym at lunch time.
The month of August and the beginning of September have been REALLY wet with only a handful of days where it wasn't raining. On one of the few nice days, we had a back to school barbeque at our house to start the new school year off. There was lots of food, music, a bonfire, and games. It was a great time with about 40 kids in attendance!
(Above: If you look closely in the picture above, you can see the town of Seward across the bay at the base of the mountains where the water ends. I took this picture last spring from up on the mountain behind our house. Below: our Back to School BBQ; our Football and XC students Competing )
