Alaska was cool, but Hawaii is mo' better

Even though Alaska was a fun adventure, it's pretty clear that Hawaii is the place we call home, though Harper adjusted well to the changes and found alternative sources of fun to replace her favorite Hawaiian activities.

Instead of splashing in warm, tropical tide pools, Harper and Teya decided that becoming decently immersed in frigid Alaskan rain water was sufficient.






En lieu of picking wild Hibiscus flowers, Harper took to collecting dandelions and treating them as delicately as any exotic flower.


After 2 solid years of rarely wearing more than a diaper and owning only one pair of shoes, which were worn very sparingly, Harper made little fuss about dressing in sweaters and actually wearing shoes on a regular basis...



...although on more than one occasion, despite the weather ranging in the 50s and 60s, Harper stripped down and had her way with the Alaskan rivers.


With no sand to shovel into buckets, Harper and Teya found creative ways to put their toys to use.


And with no ocean warm enough to enjoy, Harper happily settled for cold, swan poop-infested stagnant ponds to dip her feet into.





All that to show that we're really, really glad to be back home. Really.