Showing posts with label Celebrations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Celebrations. Show all posts
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Kate is eight!
Kate got to celebrate her eight years of life in Alaska on her actual birthday and back home in Portland the following weekend. Family and friends joined her at Grant Pool for swimming, aquatic games, and birthday doughnuts.
Thursday, July 6, 2017
North to Alaska
Audrey and Kate headed north for a 10-day "cousin camp" with the Taylors in Skagway on June 23rd. On the way up, they stopped in Bellingham for a night, then traveled to Vancouver, BC the following day. There they checked out Granville Island and took a sightseeing tour on a water taxi with Elsa and Liam. They tried to check out the Richmond Night Market, but decided to pass after seeing the long line. They settled instead for a refreshment at Starbucks and a dinner of exotic Asian foods at the Yaohan Centre shopping mall next to their hotel.
The next day, after enjoying some Timbits from Tim Horton's, they flew by themselves on Air North from Vancouver to Whitehorse, Yukon, where Lily and Cora greeted them and a series of fun activities orchestrated by Aunt Jill commenced (many thanks!). These included a couple of stays at the family "cabin" in Carcross in the Yukon; a couple of trips on Uncle Mark's White Pass & Yukon Route trains (the "donut train" and a night ride that featured a dance party in a tunnel in a passenger car they had to themselves); basketball camp for Kate and Lily; becoming Park Service Junior Rangers; running a lemonade stand that grossed $156; participating in a ducky derby; and shopping. They got to meet many of Lily and Cora's family members and friends, and experience the extended Alaskan daylight hours.
Mom and Dad joined them the following weekend in Carcross, after some travel glitches that nonetheless gave them a chance to spend a few hours in Vancouver celebrating Canada's 150th birthday on Canada Day (July 1). After re-uniting with their parents, Audrey and Kate and their cousins took another (steam-powered) train excursion along Bennett Lake that featured a stop for Canada Day cake and a hike around the Bennett Klondike Gold Rush historic site. After the train ride, the families headed to Skagway.
In Skagway, the girls celebrated Kate's birthday, took a hike to Smuggler's Cove, and showed their parents the town. They also panned for gold and got to see and pet some cute sled dog puppies. The cousins braved some rain to lead the children's parade kicking off the Skagway Fourth of July festivities (they won a prize for their "float" design). They also got to ride on and toss candy from the White Pass float in the main parade, and tried their hand at the egg toss. While Dad took a train ride in the locomotive with "Uncle Jim" courtesy of Uncle Mark, the girls had a Fourth of July barbecue with the Taylor family.
It was with much sadness that the girls said goodbye to Alaska and their cousins and headed back to Portland on July 5. A weather delay threw off their flight schedule, but Audrey got to be copilot for the trip from Skagway to Juneau, and the girls got to stretch their legs and check out Juneau. They caught the last Alaska flight from Seattle to Portland, and finally stumbled into their beds around 12:30 am the morning of July 6.
The next day, after enjoying some Timbits from Tim Horton's, they flew by themselves on Air North from Vancouver to Whitehorse, Yukon, where Lily and Cora greeted them and a series of fun activities orchestrated by Aunt Jill commenced (many thanks!). These included a couple of stays at the family "cabin" in Carcross in the Yukon; a couple of trips on Uncle Mark's White Pass & Yukon Route trains (the "donut train" and a night ride that featured a dance party in a tunnel in a passenger car they had to themselves); basketball camp for Kate and Lily; becoming Park Service Junior Rangers; running a lemonade stand that grossed $156; participating in a ducky derby; and shopping. They got to meet many of Lily and Cora's family members and friends, and experience the extended Alaskan daylight hours.
Mom and Dad joined them the following weekend in Carcross, after some travel glitches that nonetheless gave them a chance to spend a few hours in Vancouver celebrating Canada's 150th birthday on Canada Day (July 1). After re-uniting with their parents, Audrey and Kate and their cousins took another (steam-powered) train excursion along Bennett Lake that featured a stop for Canada Day cake and a hike around the Bennett Klondike Gold Rush historic site. After the train ride, the families headed to Skagway.
In Skagway, the girls celebrated Kate's birthday, took a hike to Smuggler's Cove, and showed their parents the town. They also panned for gold and got to see and pet some cute sled dog puppies. The cousins braved some rain to lead the children's parade kicking off the Skagway Fourth of July festivities (they won a prize for their "float" design). They also got to ride on and toss candy from the White Pass float in the main parade, and tried their hand at the egg toss. While Dad took a train ride in the locomotive with "Uncle Jim" courtesy of Uncle Mark, the girls had a Fourth of July barbecue with the Taylor family.
It was with much sadness that the girls said goodbye to Alaska and their cousins and headed back to Portland on July 5. A weather delay threw off their flight schedule, but Audrey got to be copilot for the trip from Skagway to Juneau, and the girls got to stretch their legs and check out Juneau. They caught the last Alaska flight from Seattle to Portland, and finally stumbled into their beds around 12:30 am the morning of July 6.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Kate's 6th birthday
Friends and family gathered today to help Kate celebrate her sixth birthday. She started off the day opening a few presents and blowing out a candle in her breakfast yogurt.
A bounce house arrived around noon, and about 10 of Kate's friends (and several siblings and friend and neighbor Olivia) came at 3 for a friends birthday party. It was a 95-degree day, so in addition to bouncing, the kids soaked in the hot tub (which had been turned down) and splashed each other with squirt guns. Her friends sang her happy birthday and enjoyed some ice cream pies Mama had made for the occasion.
After the friends had left, birthday party number 2 began with the arrival of Honey and GPa, GG and Micheal, Grandpa Dave and Judy, and Aunt Marie for dinner and more presents and ice cream pie.
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