Heading to Alaska and family reunion in Ferndale #1

We are on our way! We have been planning the Alaska trip for so long. Everyone really enjoyed the plane ride. It was Natalie's first that she can remember and she loved playing
with the window, the tray, pens, etc. She did really great.

Ashley made a new friend--Anna--a little girl traveling by herself to join up with her mom. They played for an hour on the plane together and have pledged to write each other.

Our first stop was Josh's uncle John's house in Ferndale. We had a heavenly weekend there with about 50 relatives--eating, sharing stories, playing outside, having quite the blast. My favorite part was all the raspberry bushes that grow amazing berries, the biggest I have ever seen!

The beautiful Hoyt house (Josh's picture)

The raspberry fields behind their house (not part of their property, so we loved eating the berries that the Hoyts grew...again Josh's picture)
The kids most favorite activity was playing with the Aunt Rose's cute dogs. I love the one Josh caught of Natalie and her second cousin Kate playing together with the dogs.

We also cherished the time we had with Josh's Uncle Guy. He has been having a lot of health problems with diabetes and the family enjoyed hilarious conversations, family stories, and touching family testimony meeting and blessing. We were so thankful to have this time because he passed away our last week in Alaska and we were unable to get back for the funeral.