Before leaving Alaska....

Before leaving Alaska we did a lot of fun things together. We spent some time at the park, drove to the "end" of the road to look for bears, took a stop by Kenai Landing, and finally on the way to the airport stopped in to see the animals at the wildlife place near portage glacier. I tried to soak in all the beauty on my last time through the most beautiful area I have ever seen. It was sad to leave and exciting also to think of what else is ahead.
The plane ride by myself with the two kids went pretty good. I wouldn't want to do it again but there were kind people who gave me a hand and I know all the people praying for me that day made it that much more doable. Luke was able to get a pass to help us through security which was AWESOME. Micali wasn't NOT at all excited about them taking her backpack, purse or shoes. We got through security as they were calling for those who need assitance to board so our goodbye lasted all of 5 seconds as wisked us away as soon as we showed up. I mostly held it together, with only a few tears down the jetway. Micali was afraid she was falling when we took off and laid here head in my lap asking me to hold her. She promptly fell asleep for the first hour. Too bad it is a 5 hour flight. My parents were so AWESOME to meet us in Minneapolis to save me from having to switch planes. So for the last two weeks now we have been enjoying family time in Kansas. But we are TOTALLY missing our daddy!!