We had several sunny and beautiful days here! I am learning that the term "warm" is relative. It felt very warm to us over the last few days and we have tans to prove it, but I'm pretty sure the actual temperature only made it into the mid 70's! It felt wonderful and we tried to stay outside for every minute of it (with the exception of nap time for Mariah!). Adam came home from his patrol and bought the kids a fun surprise on his trip, a sprinkler!
Cooper had a blast with the sprinkler, but Mariah was not so sure about it. It took some coaxing to get her to try it out and she informed us it was cold and decided she preferred to sit on the warm rocks with Dad.
On another day we decided to test the boat that Cooper and Grammie made a few weeks ago! We headed down to Mineral Creek and found that it worked! Cooper floated it down a calmer section of the creek and had fun following it down stream.
Eventually Cooper decided to test the boat in the rapids on the other side!
Rain finally came after 3 days of sunshine, but it was time to stay indoors and get some cleaning done. The good thing about living somewhere that the winters are extreme and sunny days are in short supply is that we are really learning to get out and take advantage of the warmth and the sun. It truly feels like a blessing when we wake up and pull the curtains to find a sunny, cloudless day in Valdez!
