We stopped at one of the few places with wide sandy beaches in Alaska and did some good ol' famliy clam diggin! We were blessed with a beautiful blue sky for our day of mudskipping, too!
Tyler found this Pacific Sandfish while we were diggin--he's a MONSTER for a sandfish! Once he put the fish back on the sand, it dug down and was completely burried in less than 5 seconds.
I once again attempted what all siblings across the world have attempted since the dawn of sibling-time...to stab my sister in the neck. With a moose antler. Sadly, I missed the jugular and she lived to stab me back.
We hiked to Exit Glacier. This glacier is only about 10 miles from our apartment. And everyone had super fun climbing up to it!!
And here are the Steinmetzers, surrounded by birdies, specifically puffins. No, this is not an Alfred Hitchcock movie...these birds are much more well behaved.
One even fell in love with Deanna and tried to be whisked away romantically on her shoulder. Those cute little googly-eyes almost won her heart over, I'm sure.
To cap the visit off, we had a bonfire by the apartment. Tyler got a super amazing collapsible fishing rod from my parents for his birthday, so of course had to try it out as fast as possible. It's made more for freshwater fishing than surf casting, though, and his efforts were fruiteless. However, it should be a nice pole for the upcoming ice fishing season!
It was wonderful having the family out for a visit, and of course we were all sad to part ways. Help me convince them to move the catering business up here ;o). I think everyone enjoyed their little Alaskan experience!
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