Grandpa and I just got back from our vacation to Alaska where we learned it really is the "Land of the
Midnight Sun". We didn't see night for two weeks. One evening while we were still on the ship, we saw a sunset around 10 p.m. But even after the sun was all the way down, it wasn't very dark--more like a gray blue sky. Later when we headed north to the
middle of Alaska, the sun set around 12:30 a.m. and rose again at 3:30 a.m. It was very weird to go to bed with the sun shining brightly outside. The first souvenir picture book I bought on this trip is about a little girl who gets to stay up as late as she wants playing under the
midnight sun!
Mm is also for
many other things we saw in Alaska like
Mt. McKinley (the tallest
mountain in North America) . . . a lumberjack show . . . a totem pole village . . . glaciers galore . . . whales, dolphins and sea otters swimming in the ocean . . . dog sled dogs . . . and a gold
mine where we "panned" for gold and Grandpa found $24 worth of gold! We also saw eagles, snowshoe hares, caribou (which are wild reindeer) and two
moose right beside the road in Denali National Park. So the next picture book I purchased was an Alaskan tale called "The Cabin That
Moose Built".
One of our favorite parts of this vacation was eating seafood,
mostly salmon, every single day! I especially liked seafood
mac 'n cheese. So the last picture book I bought was "The Salmon Princess" which is an Alaskan version of the story of Cinderella. I don't know if any of these books are available at your local library, but you know where you can come if you would like to look at them.
Have a
Mmmmarvelous Monday!
Love, Grandma
As you have probably heard, Brandt and Betsy have a new silver truck. We went to visit them last week and Eddy was very excited to have us go on a bumpy ride with them. It was bumpy all right, but also fun watching Eddy get so excited. And getting ice cream on the way home wasn't bad either. I'm sure Eddy would love to go on a bumpy ride with you, too, sometime. For now you can check out this book about noisy, very bump-inducing trucks. And you don't even need to go to the library if you don't want to. During July this story is available at Barnes and Noble's online storytime.
! Start with a scoop of ice cream in hot chocolate for breakfast . . . have a homemade ice cream sandwich for lunch. . . then make ice cream in a bag for dinner! At bedtime read a "cool" story like "Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star" or any sweet treat board books by Kevin Henkes.
Mm is also for many other things we saw in Alaska like Mt. McKinley (the tallest mountain in North America) . . . a lumberjack show . . . a totem pole village . . . glaciers galore . . . whales, dolphins and sea otters swimming in the ocean . . . dog sled dogs . . . and a gold mine where we "panned" for gold and Grandpa found $24 worth of gold! We also saw eagles, snowshoe hares, caribou (which are wild reindeer) and two moose right beside the road in Denali National Park. So the next picture book I purchased was an Alaskan tale called "The Cabin That Moose Built".
One of our favorite parts of this vacation was eating seafood, mostly salmon, every single day! I especially liked seafood mac 'n cheese. So the last picture book I bought was "The Salmon Princess" which is an Alaskan version of the story of Cinderella. I don't know if any of these books are available at your local library, but you know where you can come if you would like to look at them.
Have a Mmmmarvelous Monday!
