How is it July already?!

Hello!!

We hope that you all had a VERY happy Independence Day and were able to enjoy the long weekend!

We had a great weekend! It was beautiful here with temperatures in the upper 70's and lower 80's. The 80's are a rare treat here in Anchorage.

Here is a quick re-cap of what we have been up to:

On July 2nd we went and saw The Wailers in concert. They were Bob Marley's band and they were really good!! It was great to hear such classic songs buy the band that made them famous! It was a beautiful sunny evening and being outside listening to reggae music just felt perfect!

For the 4th we went to the parade downtown and then got together with friends for a BBQ and games all day and into the night!! It is still light here almost all night so fireworks are shot off but they aren't that big of a deal. Most of our big fireworks shows are in the winter months because of the dark/light issue.

On Sunday the 5th we slept in (11am!!!) and then got up and made a picnic and took our basket, camping chairs and books to Jewel Lake and sat outside for 3 hours just enjoying the sun. It was such a great time. There were a lot of families there, kids swimming in the lake and we even saw an Eagle come in and land in a tree about 100 feet from us! It was VERY cool! Sherri and I didn't swim but we did wade out in the water a bit, which felt good on such a warm day. We both got a little sunburned though.

That's all for now!