The Big Trip

Rose as mermaid, thank you Aunt Kimberly,  Uncle Leigh and Evangeline  Lovely dinner with friends who were former neighbors  in Flagstaff Jenn and Rhonda at breakfast in Soldotna Rose hung out with Bailey and Paxton  and had a great time Abby opened her Time Capsule that we put together when she was one Liz and Jenn reunited and are planning to  see each other in Florida in February  Our week in Soldotna was lovely catching up with friends and really getting into the Christmas spirit. Flights were uneventful and only 5ish hours one way from Phoenix to Anchorage. Then we had 30 minute flights to and from Soldotna. Those are the 9 passenger planes where you can’t fully stand up. Cozy. Abby opened her time capsule that we put together in 2007. We had asked friends and family to write letters to her about their lives, hopes and dreams for her, etc. It was quite emotional as some of them have passed away or thought they may be gone by now. She really enjoyed reading all of the letters.  Ken

Ken, Jenn, Sawyer, Wilder, Maddie, Anderson Rose and Iris Our kids and grandkids  At fun restaurant with slide in Tempe, Arizona  Rose and Iris with “party hats” aka decorations  Rose and Iris Sawyer and Wilder Sawyer is Maddie’s husband. He’s awesome.  Rose and Iris Our tree in Soldotna. Abby is decorator extraordinaire. Our backyard. A tad colder than Arizona. Jenn and Abby hanging out together.  Church in Kenai, Alaska  Group of us at Pull tabs in memory of Rhonda’s mom Rose baking cookies. We had a lot of fun.  Candy cane cookies.  Abby on Christmas Eve Rose and Abby Christmas Eve All of us  Rose jumping around  Our tree again  Rose with new doll from her sister Abby Rose with violin. She’s been asking all year for one. Rose with new doll Abby’s new guitar (she will have the Big one soon but loved this one)  Sooo great being back in Alaska for a week! This is home. ❤️ Merry Christmas. Joyeux Noel. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Ken isn’t as thrilled as Rose and I to be bac

Rose at Arizona Science Center Our decorations  Campground pool (yes it’s heated) and hot tub (also heated) Pickleball court  Rose saw Karissa again - we met her 2 years ago. She did her extensions and it only took 6 hours. Rose put together most of this 1,000 piece puzzle. Big accomplishment  Star party at Lost Dutchman State Park  We returned to the Ghost Town at night  Ghost town (that’s Ken, we didn’t see any ghosts) Jenn’s second cousin passed unexpectedly. He was living in Phoenix so we were able to attend services. It was great seeing cousins but wish it would have been under better circumstances. It was a great week! It’s still odd listening to Christmas songs with the car AC on, palm trees in sight, lovely sunsets, and lots of sun. Rose says that she misses the snow and is tired of the sun. I know that Ken doesn’t miss moving the snow (but he does miss his tractor).  Rose had a 6 hour hair appointment for new extensions. I delivered lunch to her then ran errands and did some s

Rose working on a 1,000 piece puzzle in the clubhouse  Rose at Goldfield Ghost Town  Ghost Town Cowboy Commandments  Inside church at Ghost Town - Rose loved the church  Ghost Town My dear friend Jill, Rose and I Jill and I took CPA exams at the same time  She treated us to the Nutcracker Ballet at Symphony Hall  Rose and Jennifer  Jenn and Nivedita, former neighbor in Flagstaff All of us Sawyer, Wilder, Maddie, Iris, Rose, Jenn, Anderson, Ken Rose, Wilder and Iris Rose and Iris Rose made these beautiful decorations  For our camper Our tree and two nutcrackers  Well this past week just flew by. Ken is recovering well from his surgery. School is going well and we got to spend time with the kids and grandkids on Saturday.  Jenn and Rose were treated by Jenn’s friend Jill to the Nutcracker Ballet at Phoenix Symphony Hall on Friday night. Rose enjoyed getting dressed up and being “fancy.” Jenn also spent time with Nivedita. We were neighbors with her family in Flagstaff and have kept in to