Cornica is back!
adminCornica, Kenzie’s elf, returned on December 1st. Kenzie said she thought she would appear on the porch and… sure enough, she did! Here’s what she’s been up to this week:
Mt. Saint Helens
We went to Mt. Saint Helens for the weekend. It was beautiful!
Swim Team!
Kenzie made the Oregon City novice swim team. She and her friend Emma celebrated with some frozen yogurt.
When I asked her if she was excited to be on the team, Kenzie said she did it mostly for Emma and a little bit for herself because she loves to swim. She is really looking forward to being on the team with her friend and classmate, Emma.
Baumans Farm
Yesterday one of Kenzie’s friends invited us to go with her to Bauman’s Pumpkin Patch. They had a great time running around the place!
Wood for the winter
This weekend we worked on getting wood ready for the winter. Kenzie did a great job helping and with almost no complaints. The highlight was her figuring out how to drive the tractor by herself. She’s still too short to reach the pedals, but with the help of a long stick she figured out how to steer with one hand and push the stick on the pedals with the other. Now that’s some farmer ingenuity!
Alaska Cruise – Ketchikan (Day 6)
Ketchikan was a quick stop with just the morning to check things out. We took a ride out to a little inlet known for bears but unfortunately, we struck out this time. So we checked out the town, wandered the shops, and watched the salmon spawning up Creek Street. The seagulls were having a feast.
Great trip and it was so nice spending time with old friends. Thanks Nicole, Bryan, Brynn, and Noel!
Alaska Cruise – Glacier Bay (Day 5)
Glacier Bay was the highlight of the trip. It was an early day with the ship entering the national park about 7am. Park rangers board the ship for the day and provide presentations on the history of the park, how glaciers are formed and calve, and narrate along the way providing details on all the glaciers we saw. An amazing experience!
Alaska Cruise – Skagway and Dyea (Day 4)
Next stop was Skagway. We wandered the town for a little while, but then decided to hire a van that took out to an abandoned ghost town named “Dyea.” 150 years ago it was a booming port town and entryway for gold miners headed to the Klondike. Now, all that’s left are some trails that mark the original streets, a cemetery with the remains of a large group that was killed during an avalanche on the trail to the Klondike, the storefront from one of the original buildings, and lots of beautiful scenery. The only service in the area is a bed and breakfast where the driver dropped us off and we had lunch. From there we were on our own and headed out on the trials to explore.
