Ribbons of White, Blue, Brown and Green

WHITE SNOW. It is September. It is September. It is September. I have to keep telling myself this because based on my surrounding scenery, it is most definitely not September. It has snowed, people. Here in town, up in the mountains, on the streets of Anchorage. The word on the dirt road is that Alaska has pretty much two seasons, Summer and Winter. Fall and Spring are just a blink of the eye. Open, close. Hello Winter. Honestly, as surprising as the seasonal shift is, we're pretty fired up. But being reasonably strong thinkers, we are mindful of what this means for the next six months. Time to get our Alaska groove on.

Indigo hunts for snowman anatomy.

White caps.

BLUE RIVER. We have had plenty of flood warnings in these parts and this weekend we finally got to check out the damage. The Kenai River is big and driving along the Sterling Hwy we found ourselves right next to her. Absolutely beautiful turquoise blue paired against the yellows and oranges of the changing trees. Couldn't park in our usual spots though...

Cranking.

 Blue.

BROWN CHOCOLATE. We found ourselves on a city venture this weekend, rocking the urban tourist scene complete with museums and candy stores. Considering the fact that J has been known to arrive in and subsequently depart from a city despite hours of driving because of the frustration at a lack of parking, we did well in Anchorage. In fact, we were just about the only patrons at each stop and could play, eat and generally frolic about to our hearts' content.

Fatherly lift.

For f*!#'s sake, I'm a science teacher! Now how does this work??

And you wondered who was controlling the world...

Yes, that's chocolate. Apparently Willie lives in Alaska.

"Three jelly beans plus one plus one makes five, Mama." -Indigo math

GREEN LIGHTS. We came home to this...

Our first aurora borealis

Kim: "This is so awesome... guys, we live here!"
Indigo: "Auroras are kind of like rainbows at night. I want it to be pink though. Can we go home and play princess now?"
J: "Stay here, I'm grabbing the tripod!" (Translation: Another new hobby!)