Land of the Midnight Sun

The Kasparek cousins reunite in Alaska!

We both flew in late Wednesday and were welcomed by the Young family for the night. 

Thursday morning we drove down to Seward, stopping to enjoy the beautiful photo ops along the way!

Enjoying a beer and the beautiful weather in Seward

Friday morning we went  to Exit Glacier.  You can catch a peek of it through the clouds and fog in the distance

Hiking along the path

The Kasparek kiddos in front of the glacier

Love spending time with Tim and Lori!

You can see how much the glacier has melted since Emma was born

Hiking back

We met up with Melissa, Sky, and Meadow for lunch in Seward

Camden and Cole at the SeaLife Center

Golden State Day with Miss Mels :)

Hitching a ride with Uncle Chris

The Washington Fun Continues

A Silverwood School reunion with Nancy, Ann, Carol, and Brenda

Our house in Silverdale

We stopped by the CDC to see Emma's beloved preschool teacher, Miss Betty

Back at the Warthen's house having fun on the water

Claire, Camden, and Emma tubing

My love :)

A wonderful evening on the water with Lara and Chris

Jet lag gets the best of Camden

These 2 soccer cuties in 2010

After soccer practice in 2017

A remarkable sunset to end our time in Washington!

Washington Reunion

Summer Vacation 2017 is a wrap!  A whirlwind 3 weeks that was full of fun. :)

We took our chances on a tight connection in Paris when we left Naples on July 9 and did not make our flight to Seattle.  We made the most of our 24 hour layover touring Paris.

Monday afternoon we made it to the Warthens house in Bremerton!  Chris was waiting with our favorite NW beers to welcome us.

Chris, Chris, me, and Lara

Michael and Kelly came down from Everett to see us :)

Thrilled to see Heather and Aimee again!

The Bugenig, Kasparek, and Warthen kiddos had quite the adventures together during our time living in Washington.  Here is a favorite picture of them camping on Indian Island:

And here they are 7 years later!
We sure did miss Alison, who was away a camp.

 Terry, Chris, and Pete

Another Italy reunion in Washington:

Maddie and Emma

Chris and Missy

Crazy kids dressing up

Fireball shots with Christine and Pete

Another flashback pic...

Hunter and Camden were just babies when they met

How can they be 10 already?

Emma and Claire are so happy to be back together again!