Alaska: Floating the Knik River and our final week

Launching off Jim Lake to float the Knik River :)

Aunt Mandy completely outfitted us for our trip...from all the gear to our snack bags. She made this trip one we will never forget!

Henry looks good in fall layers :)

stopped at a party sight off the creek

We were all bottoming out on Jim Creek with our canoes.

I can't say Henry and I make a good team.

He rolls his eyes at me...I'm desperately asking him to stop making us zig zag. I'm not sure what his memory of this 24 hour trip will be, but I hope it was just how spectacular and special it all really was.

Mandy and her boys

We set up camp in a perfect spot for morning play and breakfast.

It was postcard worthy.

Greetings from the Knik River!

Clay in his natural habitat :)

Clay's camp donuts!

Happy kids :)

The icy, silt filled glacial water of the Knik is something a designer dreams to see. This color is only here. Probably.

I have never seen it anywhere else.

Just one more reason my artistic self loves being in Alaska :)

Post float Audrey

(I guess I should add that I left the keys of our car parked at our exit spot.... I felt so dumb. Beginner move!)

Rainy day outing around Mirror Lake

Finn, Aunt Mandy and Aud

leaf head :)

Post mirror lake outing to Bushes Bunches...

was this our 4th time???

haha

I seriously cannot get enough of the deep fried zucchini and the kids loved the peanut potatoes :)

parting moments of playing games together :)

pieced my quilt together and left it for someone to do the top stitching :)

rainy day nap under the picture windows

Our final weekend we spent watching conference, waiting in this 40 car line for donuts and just enjoying each other for the last 2 days!

I made everyone come with me to find the Kanye sign in the rain!

haha

Conference cuddling :)

I saved this artwork used during conference. I love it.

final walk underneath the broken tree around a pond in Mandy's neighborhood...kids were biking laps around us.

Leaving Alaska after all the leaves blew down around the Matanuska River seemed appropriate:)

After a long night on the plane and a great 3 weeks being with family,

it was time to be home and get our lives in order for our move.

We are in escrow but it seems shaky :/

We are putting our trust in Heavenly Father.

With each week we have acted in faith to move our lives up to Northern California. We left for SF last weekend on the fly to look at rentals and secured one in El Granada.

Alaska was a good restful place for all of us to prepare for what is in front of us.

We are so grateful to Mandy and Tom for taking such good care of us :)

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