In July, Matt's parents graciously took everyone on a cruise to Alaska in celebration of them returning from serving as mission presidents in Mexico. It was really a great trip, lots of fun, great company and incredible scenery. You always hear how beautiful and unique Alaska is, but I was really surprised by how often I found myself in awe of the beauty. We hit up a lumberjack show (great entertainment), humpback whale watching, glacier visiting, train ride through the Yukon among other things. We also saw more humpbacks, some dolphins and orcas from the actual cruise ship. Other wildlife included sea lions, flying fish, salmon and bald eagles (did you know that most Alaskan towns have more bald eagles than people?)
I was pretty proud of myself for not only bringing my camera, but also taking pictures! This was a BIG step for me. The funny thing is, when we got home and were showing my family, they were making fun of me for only taking the amount I did. Oops, at least it's an improvment (i did take 40, that's better than my usual 1-2).
Glacier anyone??
Gotta love my husband...
This picture would be even cooler if you could see all the large salmon swimming in the river
Hurray for the lumberjacks!
Oh little Wesley (or Bobo as he started calling himself), I think it's pretty apparent here that my nephew is the cutest thing ever
Matt and the Dean (and someone's wife??)
Jeremy and Matt have been besties for as long as they can remember. Thanks for coming Jeremy!
Matt's family, who came all the way from California
My parents and younger siblings
