Summer Wedding

I had a request this morning for some more wedding pictures, including some with the bridesmaids. The bridesmaids wore coral colored sundresses and sandals. The groomsmen wore blue shirts with flip flops. Remember it is an Oklahoma summer! Too hot for dress shoes.

Beautiful Bride

Here are some more pictures of the wedding.

Wedding Day!

Clark and Danielle tied the knot at a beautiful outdoor ceremony on July 26. The bride was absolutely beautiful and the groom looked great too. We are so glad to have Danielle as an official part of our family!
Here are some pictures of the wedding and the rehearsal dinner.

Independence Day in Alaska

We celebrated the 4th of July in Anchorage. There is very little darkness, so fireworks aren't the best way to celebrate. Instead, there was a big parade, led by Star the Reindeer. Rayna watched from the backpack carried by her Daddy. There is also a picture of a mother moose and her cub that were standing by the side of the road by Elmendorf AFB.

Fairbanks: Land of the Midnight Sun

We found the Fairbanks area to be really interesting. We went to North Pole, Alaska, which is just outside Fairbanks. Next, we saw an Ice Sculpture Museum. There is a big Ice Sculpture contest each year in Fairbanks, and some of the sculptures are frozen for our enjoyment. We went to the Museum of the North at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Finally, we saw a portion of the Alaska Pipeline.
Here is a picture of the hotel we stayed in. The significant thing is that the picture was taken at midnight. It was as light as the afternoon.
There is also a picture of a ice sculpture of a polar bear, Rayna and Nana taking a break at Santa's House at the Northpole, and several of the pipeline.

Visiting Miss Rayna in Alaska

We left for Alaska on June 30 and returned on July 9. This was a really special trip for us, since we haven't seen our little Rayna since she was 3 weeks old, and now she is 10 months. At first, we were almost strangers to her, but after a day, she was glad we came, and even reached out for us.
The first thing we did was drive up to Fairbanks. We drove through Denali, and got to see Mount McKinley.
Here is a picture of Kara, Rayna, and Nana with the Denali Range in the background. Alaskans call Mount McKinley Denali,which means something like "The Great One."
The next picture shows Rayna at Denali. She is wearing a t-shirt that says "Alaska Grown." I guess we'll have to find a new shirt that says Texas Grown, since they will be moving to San Antonio in August!