The Griffin's Are Back in Town!

Yep, we made it home from our super long but lots of fun vacation. We had a great time in Hawaii, the kids had a great time with grandma. Everyone was happy almost all the time. Back in Kodiak now and the weather is smoking nice. Retuning from Hawaii's hot weather to the cold summer weather of Anchorage this year was criminal. Thankfully, we returned to Kodiak and the sun came with us! The last two days have been awesome with 65 degree's yesterday and 69 degree's today. We hit the beaches quick.
Unfortunately all that play has left me with a bit of a head cold and no intention of unpacking the bags and bags of junk.
Here are few pictures of some of the stuff we did in Hawaii and in Anchorage. I plan to make a Flikr account so if anyone want to see more they can.



Lava flowing into the ocean was really cool!

You shouldn't play with lava steam!


You might get burned!

Big Blog Update With Lots of Pictures!

Well, this week has been super busy. We made the ferry trip to Homer and it was a lot of fun. The water was so calm we made it in to port 2 hours ahead of schedule. We then drove straight to Eagle River to see Grandma. So far we have been shopping and playing. I guess I will just get on to the pictures so you can see what we have been up to.

The Saga was leaving port when we were leaving.


Notice this No Smoking sign? When Peach saw this sign she pointed to it and said "If any ghosts try to get in here we tell them "No ghosts allowed". It was so funny!


The answer my friend is blowing in the wind!


I think I got our Christmas card for this year.


It has been warm in Anchorage so the kids have been playing in Grandma's backyard a lot.


Our 10 year anniversary dinner at Orso's our favorite place to go on a fancy date.



The boys got to play with some really big toys at the 3rd of July fireworks at the park near grandma's house. We walked up and sat in the grass to watch. They do them at midnight on the 3rd of July here in ER.


And here is the picture of Eli in costume for his play. Isn't he a nerdy boy?
Now, Aaron and I are off to Hawaii so we will check back in later from the Islands! Woot!

Swim Lessons!

Caleb did and awesome job in swimming lessons this week. Here he was finally able to reach the bottom of the pool and get the disk!

Peachie did a great job waiting for swimming lessons to be over!
Eli was upstairs in the HS auditorium practicing for the play he is in tomorrow. I plan to get pictures tomorrow of the performance. It's a play called Twinderella...a spoof on the story of Cinderella. I will share more later with his pictures.


Talk about sticker shock! This is what it cost us to fill the Durango today!

Go Alaska!

Imagine our surprise when we caught this on Fox News yesterday! I really like and respect Sarahs political views.

The Countdown Has Begun!

That's right we leave one week from today!
The endless list have started. I love to make list of every possible thing we may need to pack. I also made the lists of stuff to buy!
We will be in Anchorage 5 days before heading to Hawaii so we can buy a few things to compliment our shorts and t-shirts. We will have access to a laundry room at our Bungalow on Kona so we don't need a whole lot of summer clothes. Good thing as we won't really need to wear them pretty much ever again. Sunday was Fathers Day and we had a great time. We went to Mayflower Beach with some of our really good friends. At 64 degrees it was our hottest day yet enjoy the pictures!





Fluffer-nutter sandwiches are yummy!

Caleb's buddy Logan is impervious to the cold water and was actually sitting in this tide pool!

Summer Pictures

Here are a few of the things we have been doing so far this summer.





We dug a fire pit in the backyard. Because my hubby the fire fighter is so fire aware we had to keep a hose near by to put out the burning grass. Oh that's a neighbor kid with Caleb not Eli.




We have been to the beach quite a bit already this summer. Just about any sunny day we are outside. I myself have been battling the Lawn Wars. I don't even want to talk about that!






We took a walk on National Trails Day. This is one of our favorite places to walk and enjoy nature. Fort Abercrombie(and Fitch!)
So yep, we are just over two weeks into summer break and we are already busy, busy. Next week we have swimming lessons and Musical Theatre Camp.

Which Princess Are You!

You Are Snow White!

Pure and trusting. You are a gentle soul who can get along with just about anyone. Everyone you meet instantly falls in love with you. How can they resist? You have a pure, lovable nature that's irresistable. Just don't trust everyone who comes across your path.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

I can't wait to take my kids to Disney World. Especially, my own little princess.