The kids and I were able to join Greg on a layover in ANC. We love being able to join him when it works out! The bonus was meeting up with the Ness family. We were totally spoiled by a wonderful visit packed with so much fun! None of us wanted it to end. Which in my book is perfect, it has us wanting more for next time! We just don’t know when the next time will be or where. That’s the best part of these adventures!
Jocelyn with the Ness kids came and picked up me and the Ireland kids. We went to the Arctic Burger, a summer favorite for the Ireland family! Lots of memories rollerblading on the trail to get a milkshake. After the Artic Burger we found an indoor skating rink, inside the mall! The kids did an awesome job skating. Rahab even went around the rink without holding onto the wall. She was so proud of herself. Bella and Rahab were so fun to watch as they skated around the rink together. Jadon, Bristol, Hudson, and Esther had fun chasing and racing each other. Hudson tried hard keeping up with Esther. He even switched skates 4 times, hoping he could beat her. “Esther is fasting than me,” he said as he was switching skates. Love it! I’m excited for the day of being fully active again, and not missing out on skating opportunities because of the car accident injuries.
After ice skating comes swimming right?! It does when you stay at the Captain Cook Hotel. We met up with Greg and headed to the pool and hot tub. Us moms enjoyed the hot tub while the kids played in one swimmers lane, until the staff decided to give them two lanes. We were very thankful for the extra room for the kids to swim and play. Greg went and fetched Brian from the airport. While we were swimming. It was amazing to have all ten of us together. That is a rare thing with two airline captains.
Egg hunt anyone? If ice skating and swimming were not enough activities for our kids. We sent the dads ahead to hide Easter eggs in a park downtown. There is still snow on the ground in Anchorage. Making it a great challenge! The kids had a blast looking for eggs in the downtown snowy park!
To end our evening we went out to dinner. Best part was being seated at their private room. It was closed off so we could hear each other without competing with the restaurant noise and contained everyone. Perfect! Like eating in one of our homes. The company was perfect, food was delicious and I woke up still full from dinner!
As I’m writing this I can’t believe we did all this in one day. What an amazing, jam packed day. Thanks to Jocelyn who spoiled us being our chaufer, putting together an Easter Egg hunt, and providing breakfast food for us the next morning, Very thoughtful and much appreciated! She even brought the makings to dye eggs, but we ran out of time, image that! The kids were really bummed, but next time, right?!
I’m so thankful how quickly our kids fall back into rhythm. It’s like they have known eachother their whole lives. When in fact they met less than a year ago. Greg and I are very thankful for the friendship with Brian and Jocelyn. Finding couple friends is not always the easiest. When we find them, they are truly gems to us.
Heading back to SEA we are flying on Greg’s flight. I enjoy being able to enter Greg’s world and watch him do what he loves. Seeing the kids excited faces as they hear their dad on the intercom is priceless. I cherish these times with my family.
