Day Five

We are alive! I am typing to you from Dawson Creek British Columbia. It is day 5 of our trip to Alaska and we are doing well. The trip so far hasn't been to eventful but I guess I should be thankful! We drove through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois (tolls much? Holy cow! I think we paid over $30 in tolls to drive through.), North Dakota, and then into Canada.

It is snowing outside which is no fun but we are excited to start our trip tomorrow. Dawson Creek, BC is the beginning of the Alaska Highway. I will write more about it when we get there. We went to a few museums today and it was cool to read the history behind the highway.

Keep praying for us! I have taken a few pictures so far but I am sure that amount will grown once we start out across the rest of British Columbia. We have heard it is beautiful!

I hope all is well with you guys!

Day One

Today is the first day of our trip to Alaska. I will try to keep you posted while on our journey. We don't have a laptop so I will try to write from any hotel with a business center. We plan on being in the US for about the first two or three days and then we are off into Canada. Keep us in your prayers!

A Cuddly Bear

Tuesday we all went fishing at Rainbow Paradise Trout Farm in Coudersport. It is a fun place to fish since they stock the lakes. It lake was catch and release so there were lots of fish to catch. I enjoy fishing a whole lot more when you are almost guaranteed to catch one. Aaron could fish for hours, not catch one and just be happy he was out fishing all day. Not me, I need results! I am not a fly fisherman by any means. When I usually go with Aaron I have a bobber, worm and a book. And only when I see the bobber go under do I really pay attention.

Anyway, we all went and had a blast. Everyone caught a fish too! It took me longer than anyone. And I didn't even cast the the line I caught it on. Aaron did it for me. I tend to tangle the line every time!

A random little pine cone I thought looked cool.

Don't worry we didn't fish in this pond!


Aaron helping Trevor catch one.

Me attempting to catch anything that I could get to bite.

Myles and Allison with the biggest catch of the day. Allison fought that thing for quite a while. It was a beautiful fish.

Steph, Clint and Allison enjoying the day.

We were ready to head out when the gentleman that worked at the lake pointed out a bear across the road. He surmised that the bear must have found something good to eat because it had been in the same place for quite awhile. When we left we pulled over and I got out to take pictures of it. I didn't get as close as I would have liked but I decided a good picture was not worth me becoming his second meal of the day.

He sure was cute!

It was a great day of being outdoors! I am sure we are going to try and enjoy being outside as much as we can the next few days. We will soon be confined to a car and that already doesn't sound like a lot of fun.

I love coloring Easter eggs!

We are now at Aaron's parents home and have been enjoying hanging out with everyone. It has been a hectic yet relaxing vacation. I know that may sound weird but no matter how relaxed I start to get, my mind always wanders back to the trip/move we have ahead of us.

Below are some pictures while at the Pearsall's house:

Clint, Aaron, Myles and Trevor hanging out.

Clint and Steph

Steph had gotten supplies for us all to be able to dye eggs. Allison working on a yellow one.

I love coloring Easter eggs!

Our adventure yesterday involved fish and a black bear! It was a fun day. But I am going to write that post and have it post another day. I don't want to leave you guys hanging to long without any updates! Keep checking back!

Lots of Goodies

Aaron and I arrived in Bradford safe and sound on Wed. We started our time at home visiting my mom. It was a great weekend because not only did I get to be around my family but it was also the weekend of my sister's baby shower.

It was a lot of fun seeing people I hadn't seen in years. Amy planned great games, Mom made great food and as always my Aunt Cathy made a great cake!

It was a full day of fun! Here are some pics...

Nickie and Sydney playing games.

My cousin, Amy, Nickie and my Mom. They were the hostesses for the shower.

The cake made by my Aunt Cathy.

Lots of baby goodies!

My great friend Stacy and I, who I don't see/talk to enough! Love her!

It was a great day and everyone is excited to meet little boy Fowler. He still doesn't have a name but I guess Nickie figures she has 2 more months to figure it out.