Only In Alaska

We recently celebrated the summer solstice at the midnight sun festival. I didn't even know what a solstice was until I moved to Alaska.? For those of you in the lower 48, (that's what we call it here) that means starting June 21 we lose about 6-7 minutes of sunshine a day. My best friend called me on the 22nd and said she literally cried about it. (You have to live in AK to understand how brutal the long, COLD, DARK winters can be). I admit I shed a tear or two over it myself. But, you can't waste too much time over it because the summer is so beautiful and goes by so quickly.
No, it's not all bad. There are some things I really love about Alaska. I love the long sunny summer days. I love the traffic! I can get anywhere I need to go within 15 minutes--who can say that? I love that jeans are in style in any restaurant in town. I love that the service is so slow--it forces you to have a good long conversation before dinner. I love all the friends who have become like family, because none of us have family here. And, most of all I love that our little family has grown closer here than ever before.

ARRRGHHHH!!! I can never find the photo I want to go with my post! I am posting anyway and will include it later.

It's a great photo of M. riding a bucking salmon at the Midnight Sun Festival--wait for it...wait for it...

Our ballerina has made her debut!  Her first recital was this past weekend.  She did a dance called "Baby Ballerina".  I missed it as I was in AZ for Dr. visits.  Thanks to good friends her hair was done and she looked adorable--isn't that all that matters!  Brad took such great photos.  

We point our toes and raise our arms and let the music move us.
With our new shoes and our tutu's we are baby ballerinas.

The Matthews Family

We wanted to catch you up on what is going on in the Matthews family. We've been loving Alaska! Here are a few photos of the days and adventures of our family.

It’s not the number of breaths we take, it is the number of moments that take our breath away.