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Wishing this hottie the happiest of birthdays!! I’m thankful everyday he was born and thankful everyday he’s mine. Happy Birthday, Jathan Cody!! I love you!!

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We finally checked Bird to Gird off our Alaska bucket list on Saturday with some friends, and it was awesome! We’ve wanted to do this ride for years, and I’m so happy we finally made it happen.

🚲 Here’s how we did it:

We started at Mile 103 on the Seward Highway and unloaded all the bikes. The husbands then drove both vehicles to Girdwood Station, left one car there, and drove the other back to the starting point. The shuttle took about 30 minutes.

The rest of us waited around for about 20 minutes before taking off. We knew they’d catch us pretty quickly—they’re fast! 😆

❄️ A few things we learned:

The weather was much colder than I anticipated. A few of my kids didn’t bring sweaters, but thankfully I still had a bag of donation clothes in the back of my van. It ended up outfitting several kids with warmer layers. 😂

We didn’t see any wildlife on the ride, but there was plenty of bear scat along the trail to remind us whose territory we were riding through! Jathan and Nova counted each pile as we rode past it 😆🐻💩

⛰️ About the ride:

The first portion is mostly gentle rolling hills. Around Mile 7, you hit about a mile of uphill. It’s not suuuuuper steep, but it will definitely burn your thighs!

Our younger two walked parts of the hill, but mostly stayed on their bikes and powered through it.

Then comes nearly 3 miles of downhill—and that part is an absolute blast!

🍕 Pro Tip:

Order pizza from Coast Pizza before you start the big climb—or as soon as you reach the top. (Thank you, Danielle, for this brilliant idea!)

By the time you finish the ride and coast into Girdwood Station, your pizza will be hot and ready for you. Best post-ride reward ever!

Alaska bucket list - Life in Alaska - Alaska with kids - Alaska adventuring

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and i’m out 🎓

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senior prom 💌

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album of the year

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We started a new Christmas Eve tradition of ice skating last year, and it’s officially my favorite 🤍⛸️

I’ve been dying to get out on Portage to skate, but there was just too much Christmas-ing to sneak away earlier. I was so happy we didn’t get snow, because conditions were still amazing on Christmas Eve ❄️✨

Nova brought a sweatshirt instead of a coat and totally forgot gloves 🙃 thank goodness I had extras of both. She looked a little… special… out on the ice in all her oversized layers 😂

And holy smokes—it was COOOOLD 🥶 Nova had the best time for about 30 minutes, then couldn’t help but cry because her feet were frozen. Poor thing 💔 So Jathan took one for the team and headed back to the car with her. Zanna, Alta, and Roan lasted about 30 minutes longer before heading in too.

Troop was a champ and stayed out longer with me—even though his face was basically frozen 😅 like, early frostbite frozen. I had a face cover and honestly could’ve skated for another hour 😂

Such a blast, and I’m so thankful for this time we get to spend together as a family 🤍❄️ This year especially as Zanna will be leaving for college this summer 💕

#lifeinalaska #wildiceskating #wildicealaska #familytime #portageglacier

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Sunday was foggy and mystical and wild!

We skated with friends and lost track of time.
Alaska winters may sometimes be brutal… but they also give us days like this.

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#niceice #lifeinalaska #alaskanadventures #nordicliving #nordicskating #wildiceskating

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Okay, this is a fun story! I was chatting with this darling skater as we passed each other on the lake, and mid-conversation I suddenly realized—wait! I’ve met you before! At Eklutna Lake during that insanely epic skating time back in January. How random!
She’s so fun to watch and absolutely gorgeous on the ice.
So… I guess Jathan and I have a new goal for this season: to skate like her, and recreate The Cutting Edge 😂 me as the Hockey skater, and him as the Figure skater. “We’re doing the Pamchenko!”

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Wow, wow, wow!!! I’m still on cloud nine from yesterday’s ice skating trip! The skating was smooth as glass and the ice was crystal clear- we could even see fish swimming beneath us! Truly a euphoric experience. It’s a bit of a drive but absolutely worth it. Hopefully the snow doesn’t roll in before we make it back!

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percy jackson era zanna would freak 🌬️

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life is short, the world is wide 🌞🍋

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July 24, 2010 ⚡️

When my dear brother Aaron passed away, everyone told me:
“In time, you’ll heal — just give it time.”

At 18, I believed them. I waited for the day the hole in my heart would eventually close.
I thought the ache would fade… but it didn’t. It never has.

What has changed over the years?
I got stronger.

But the missing? The hole?
Still here — and still Aaron’s.

I’ve learned that grief doesn’t go away.
It becomes part of you.
You carry it. Every day.
It shapes your story — it is your story.

And now, I don’t want the space in my heart to disappear.
I don’t want to stop feeling it.

Because that space in my heart?
It’s yours, Aaron. 🤍

It’s the price of love.
And I’ll carry it until I see you again.
And in Heaven — that’s when the hole will be filled.

Until then…
Happy Angel Day, Airy.
I love you forever.
You are so worth the miss. 🫶🏽

Xoxo

Your little sister,
Tess

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