Alaska 2024

We had a blessed 10 day adventure in Alaska this August! We saw God's glory on full display around every corner, and were blessed by Kennedy's wedding and many joyful family gatherings! We can't wait to go back!

We hiked the Butte our first morning!

Followed by Kennedy & Taylor's beautiful wedding that evening.

We hiked the Gold Cord Lake trail in Hatchers Pass the following day.

Took in the Matanuska Glacier tour with Cali and kids!

Kyle, Hadley & Piper braved the waters and went deep sea fishing off of Homer. They came back with a lot of delicious fish!

We returned to Homer the following day to enjoy time down on the spit taking in the salty air and the local culture.

We drove and hiked our way through the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge where we saw salmon jumping up stream and several moose.

We finished out our adventure with a couple of days fishing with cousins. We ended up having the most luck right off of Uncle Kurt & Auntie Anne's dock!

It was such a blessed vacation!

August 2024

The girls wrapped up the summer with lots of fun. Hadley went to her 4th year of FCA Leadership Camp and loved it!

Piper went for the first time, and loved it as well!

Meanwhile, Bryndel attended OneFest with us and her friend Elsie where we took in Anne Wilson and Toby Mac!

Piper turned sweet 16!

And Bryndel 12! Kyle had a treehouse (that can double as a deer stand) for her.  

July 2024

It was another fabulous 4th of July!

Hadley got creative, and convinced her buddies to write 

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Back at home, the creation of Lake Anderson is complete! And it has been the perfect way to cool off in this summer heat!

Kyle has begun the fish stocking process with the introduction of 1000 pink fat head minnows.

July also brought two college campus visits for Hadley - UW LaCrosse and UMD in Duluth.

We enjoyed a night with Paige & Brooke's families.

And then spent the day at Valleyfair with cousins!

We finished out the month with an overnight shopping trip to celebrate Piper's upcoming 16th birthday!

June 2024

Started out summer vacation right with FCA camp! Followed by a 3 on 3 league for Bryndel, and AAU ball for Piper. 

Kyle's been busy making lots of great food on his new outdoor griddle! And we've taken in two new WI State Parks.

It was a wet Graham Family Vacation, but that did not prevent those cousins from having some serious fun together!

And despite the VERY wet month, we've still gotten some pretty spectacular sunsets.

May 2024

Piper has been busy playing some AAU basketball, while running track this spring!

Hadley has had a great track season triple jumping, running sprint relays, and even hurdling! We got to host their track team for a pasta feed before sectionals.

Piper had a great track season as well running 4x800 and 4x400 relays! She helped her 4x8 team make it to the sectional meet, where the advanced to the State Meet!

Hadley was Bryndel's 5K buddy for Girls on the Run this month too! They did an awesome job!

Hadley had a great night at prom with friends!

It was a bittersweet promotion mass, as Bryndel graduated from St.Mary's with academic excellence honors. 

Now, we are ready for summer!