Well, we are officially Alaskans for the next 2 months! We made it to Nikiski at about 2 am Tuesday morning and it was awsome to finally see my hubby! I missed him sooooo much, 7 weeks apart is way too long. The drive up was an amazing experience and I am glad that I got the chance to do it. We saw some of the most beautiful scenery and tons of animals, the kids especially loved the baby bears we saw. Here are some pics that we got along the way.

This was called the Sign Forest in Watson Lake, Canada. It was crazy how many signs were there. It truly was a forest!

That guy in the picture is pointing to Alaska!

Me and the girls shared a bed at the motels each night so they slept REAL close together!

ON OUR WAY!

Just a little update for ya all. We have been on the road since Friday morning at 8 am. We drove 873 miles and stayed the night at Great Falls, MT yesterday, at the nastiest motel. Then we crossed the Canadian border this morning (well technically yesterday morning cause it is midnight!). We drove today for 15 hours and only got 853 miles. We are staying at the nastiest motel in cute little Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Tomorrow we get right onto the Alaskan highway and have 1700 miles left to get to our home away from home. I will post pics and more details later! We are having a blast and the kids are being awsome little travelers!

North to Alaska

So, about my first post back in July 2008, I have to take back my comment about "North to Alaska, never gonna happen!" cause here we come! Skip has been there now for over 5 weeks and the kids and I are joining him soon. Hopefully it will only be for the summer but I am not going to say that plans can't change. I am going to try to keep everyone updated on our trip by being better at blogging! We'll see what happens. Me, my dad, and the kids are taking off on the almost 3500 mile drive next week. It is going to be 60 hours of drive time and I hope that I am ready for it. Be prepared for some amazing pics of scenery and wildlife! I know you are all jealous!