August 15, 2017 Chena Hot Springs 

I played in the pool. I went in the hot tub outside and the 2 inside. There is only 1 pool. There was not a life guard. We played Marco Polo. Mommy and daddy went in the big hot springs. At the end of the road there were hot springs, airplane, 3 hot tubs and one pool. It was a fun day! It was a day trip to Fairbank, AK.  Love,

Rahab Ireland

When we got home from Kodiak Daddy told us I think tomorrow we should go to Homer because I’ve heard so much about it so we should go, it would be fun. So we all decided to go so of course I went to bed thinking we were going to Homer at 8:15 in the morning Jadon and me both woke up early because we could not sleep we woke up at 6:30 in the morning my coughing woke Rahab up but I told her it was early in the morning and she should go back to bed so she did. Jadon and me played games until I looked at the clock it was 7:35am I told Jadon if we are going to go to Homer we better get ready to go lets go wake up Mommy and Daddy so we did and Daddy said I think I have a different idea for today. But Daddy did not tell us where we were going so we guessed then we found out that it was a daddy surprise but he did tell us that we needed our swimming suits and that we were going to stay in the state of Alaska but where in AK can you go swimming, it’s so cold. We got on the air plane that said it was going to Fairbanks we got of the airplane in Fairbanks this was still a surprise for us because we did not know what we were going to do here in Fairbanks we rented a car then drove about one hour away from the airport. When we got where we were going it was like a resort type thing daddy lead us into a building that had a swimming pool in it we went to the swimming pool and swam all day. There was a really big hot springs there to but you had to be 18 or older to go in the hot springs so I just swam in the pool. But I had lots of fun I asked Daddy if we could come back to the hot springs when I am 18 and he said maybe. Then after playing for a long time we went back into town and had dinner at a Thai restaurant. I thought that you can find really any type of food where ever you want even in a place like Barrow, AK. I really like Daddy surprises and exploring. 

Esther Ireland

We went to Fairbanks, AK. We found at the end of the road there was a swimming ? pool ? and a hot spring. You had to be 18 or older to go in the hot spring. There was 3 hot tubs, a DC6 airplane ✈️ , an old car ?, and in old snow ❄️ machine. It was a 1 hour drive to Fairbanks, AK. 

Bye ? 

Jadon Ireland

August 14, 2017

I had a really fun day in Kodiak. We woke up really early in the morning and got on the airplane to Kodiak. We climbed Mt. Barometer that was really hard. Mommy and Rahab made it most of the way up but Jadon, me and Daddy made it all the way to the top of the mountain. It was four miles round trip with a gain of 2500ft. In some parts we wanted to turn around but we kept going to the top of the mountain. It was a really nice day so we could see every thing there was not a cloud in the sky. It was really fun. Then we went to Fort Abercrombie. The fort was from World War Two when the Japanese tried to take Alaska from America but the fort was never needed. I got to go in all the bunkers and we were right next to the ocean and I spotted some whales. Then we went home on an airplane. 

Esther Ireland

We went to Kodiak and hike Mt Barometer. It was a really steep hike and fun. Esther, Daddy, and I made it to the top. It was really hard and exciting! Mt Barometer was the tallest mountain on the island. I could see the whole island from the top. I saw lots of airplanes taking off from the airport.  

   Then we drove to Fort Abercrombie. It was really fun. There is some war bunkers there. One was a museum. We could call each other on the old phones. They really rang! We also saw some humpback whales.  

Jadon Ireland

We climbed Mount Barometer in Kodiak, AK. Daddy had to help me on the steep parts. The airport was a good view. We saw some boats and airplanes land and take off. We loved the pretty flowers. I saw pink, purple, blue, and yellow pretty flowers. Mommy and I sat on swishy moss. While Jadon, Esther and Daddy climbed to the top. We stayed behind because I was too tired and the trail was too steep. It was super nice there, not even a drop of rain.  

I like climbing mountains.
Love,

Rahab Ireland