4 Wheels 4 Girls

On the morning of July 4 we had breakfast in Susan’s house. It was really rainy when we got out of the RV. Me and Ana went to feed the horses. We also went to check and see if there were any eggs. There were not any eggs yet. When we got inside it smelled so good. We were having pancakes! Yummy!

We went up stairs and hung on the bar that was attached to the celling. It was for exercise. It was really fun. After that we went and had the best pancakes. We had sausages and yogurt and orange juice. After that we went and got in the RV.

We drove to the parade. On the way there we stopped by Susan’s sister’s house. She had a huge garden. It was almost as big a football field. Gretchen gave us some greens. After that we went and got back in the RV. We played apples to apples when I looked out I saw these bison things. STOP! Why? There were these things like bison things. Ok they said we will go back. When we went back Susan said those things were musk ox. They were big black things that looked like bison. They had white hair on there bellies. They had these horns that were curly. After that we went back and got in in a hurry.

It's the Pig of Independence!

When we got to the parade at last I grabbed a bag for the candy. We went near the the judges and waited. After what seemed like forever the kids came riding bikes. Some were dressed up some had their bikes dressed up. Then the fire trucks came and threw candy to all us kids. There were people walking on stilts. Some people gave me and Stella beaded necklaces. There were also people that gave us radishes. Daddy loves the radishes. We all gave them to him. We looked for more but we found none. We had a ton of candy and ran and got it when we saw the chance to. We saw Smokey Bear and we saw a pig with flowers on it. We talked with each other and we got more and more candy. After the parade we headed to the picnic. The fun was not over yet!

Best homemade stilts ever!

On July 3, we went to visit Susan, a friend of my mom. After arriving to Susan’s house me and Ana went and looked at the horses. There names were Lily and Silka. We really wanted to ride them. After a while me and Ana went to the field with Eric to get the horses. We got to pet the horses. When we got back to the RV Eric almost killed me in a GOOD way. He said that WE COULD RIDE LILY!!! Thank you we said over and over.

Ana riding Lily (that is Silka in the background)

He got the saddle and every thing else. Ana went first. She rode though the fireweed. Fireweed is a flower that is pink. Silka got crazy. She started bucking and running and started snorting. She had never been away from her mom. Me and Daddy watched her. Finally Ana came back. When Ana got off I was so happy. After letting Lily eat grass for a while it was my turn.

Me, Eric, and Lily

When I got up it felt good to be on a horse. We walked for a while through the fireweed and then came to the bottom of the hill. Eric asked me if I wanted to trot. I said yes. When we did it was the bounciest ride I had in a long time. Eric ran beside me. When we came to a stop I felt sad that it was over.

We thanked Eric a ton more and by the way Eric THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!! After that we went inside and waited for OUR parents.

On July 3rd, after leaving our campground in Fairbanks, we went to visit one of Jean’s childhood friends, Susan. We arrived on her farm, and she greeted us and introduced us to her youngest daughter, Elsa, and to the horses. Then she showed us her garden and then we met her husband, Eric.

Getting around on the farm

After picking something to have for dinner, some chard, then we went inside the house to make dinner. They showed us around, and then we started to make dinner, which was chard, rice, moose meat, salmon, and a caesar salad. All of it was absolutely delicious.

Then, after dinner, the adults sat and visited, and Ellie, Elsa, Stella, And I played Clue. Ellie only played for a little bit, ’cause Eric brought out the horses for Ellie and Ana to ride. When we finished our game, (I won, by the way) Stella went out to ride the horses too.

Then we played Guess Who and had dessert, strawberry cheesecake. By then it was getting pretty late, so we went out to the camper and went to bed. We slept in their driveway.

It was so nice to meet some new friends, and it was a great day! 😉

July 2nd, we were heading to Fairbanks when we saw the second cutest baby moose in the world! It looked orange. It was orange! After about five minutes of squealing at the wonderful views we got, we watched as the mama moose lead the baby moose into the woods and away.

July 1st, we were at the Sourdough Campground. We discovered that the campground did karaoke! So Greta and I got up our courage and sang in front of everybody! I was so scared, but when I realized that they were actually fun, Greta and I sang three more.

I don’t know if it was for a reward for Greta and I singing, or if it was just for dessert, but our parents let us have two marshmallows! But after that, we had to go to bed.

On July 1st at the Sourdough Campground, I finally got up the nerve to do karaoke with Stella.

They did the pancake toss, as usual, and I got SOOOO close to getting my pancake in the bucket, so I decided to go for the third try and sing a song when the performers came on to the stage. Unfortunately I didn’t throw the pancake in even on the third try, and I still had to sing. *stomps feet in aggravation*.

Then, after the toss was over, the campground’s singers, Danny Lee and Sue Jean, came up on the stage and started to perform. Oh great, I thought to myself. I knew I’d have to sing soon, so Stella and I looked through the songbook for songs that I knew and that I could actually sing well. They were mostly oldies and hardly any that I knew, so we just decided to sing a Taylor Swift song, Love Story. Her songs, in my opinion, are fun to sing, so I didn’t think it would be thAt bad. But as Sue Jean called us up to the stage, I was still a little freaked. Okay, fine, A LOT freaked. There were a lot of people, you know! So anyway we got up there, took the microphones, started to sing… and it was fun! No one laughed at us or judged us; they really appreciated the entertainment!

Karaoke Night at the campground

After that we sang three more Taylor Swift songs, and we had a great time! I’m super glad had I got over my fear and made the plunge. I’m a lot more adventurous now! 😀

July 1 I woke up and remembered that I got to get free breakfast. Ana kept telling me it’s time to go. After telling me a 100 times I got up and got dressed. We went to go get the hairbrush from Mom in the bathroom. We waited for mom instead. She took a real long time. When she got out we went back to the camper to put the stuff away. We ran all the way to breakfast. When we got there I gave them my mini pancake and we went and got our breakfast. I got two sourdough pancakes two meat patties a peach some fruit cook tail and a biscuit. The food was great. Ana got the same thing except for the cook tail and a biscuit. We also had orange juice. After the meal we went and looked in the gift shop.

On June 30 after playing ladder golf, Dave that ran the RV park said the pancake toss is in 5 minutes. We all took our seats and waited. People started coming and then it started! Ana went first. To the side! Good try. Then Stella. Good try. I was worrying about throwing in front of the people. Then Dave said to Greta, it looks like you want to go up and she said I do and then he said well I will wait on you and then came over to me. My heart was beating so loud that I thought it might burst. I got a pancake. My heart sank. Then it happened so fast in the bucket! YAY! He gave me a small pancake and told me to come to breakfast the next morning. After me went a guy that also got it in, good job, I said. Some people got three tries BUT they had to sing. A few people did. It was fun hearing them sing their songs. Greta, Stella, and Ana sang for anther try. Greta and Stella sang Jingle Bells and Ana sang There Was a Little Chicken for everyone. After that I went in the RV and told the whole story for our parents. It was the best day of my life!

Winning a free breakfast at the pancake toss!

June 29, after leaving Chicken we drove for two more hours. We drove on gravel for some of the time and normal the rest of the time. We drove through the dead forest and through some fields too. We finally got to the campground in Tok, Alaska. Me and Ana got on our water proof shoes. Not the kind that hurt your feet but like rain boots and kens. We went out side and ran in the puddles. Ana’s pants got soaking wet. I felt real bad because the water was pretty cold. After that we looked up and saw some boys looking at us like we were crazy. After that we got pretty embarrassed so we went inside.

Me and Ana and Stella went on a walk. Great did not come because she was doing math. We went to go play a game that we play in Iowa called lather golf. You have a a ladder that has three poles on them. The top one is 1 point the second one is 2 points and the third one is 3 points. You try to get the rope with two golf balls at either end on one of the three poles. Me and Stella played for a long time.

Ladder Golf

Then we stopped to listen to the music. There was a really good guy that sang lots of songs. After that we went to go have dinner. We listened to the music while we ate. After dinner we went back to listen to the music. We all were there at different times. After that we left and Mommy read Travels with Charley. I think I fell asleep to the music. I loved the music so much.

On June 30 when we woke up Mommy came up a read with me. She read a book about the Dawson City gold rush. I asked her if it was boring and she said of course not. I read a book that Ana got for her birthday. Me and Ana went to the bathroom. When we came back we dragged Mom out of bed and told her to make pancakes. Ana helped her while I made my small scrapbook in my journal. It had pictures of animals and I write about it. Finally she was done. They were so good. I had six of them.

After that me and Ana went to go play ladder golf. Stella and Greta came out and Ana watched while me and Stella played against each other. We had to to get to 35 points and then you would win. My team was called the chickens and Stella’s was called the chicks. I won the game. After that we all played. Then it started to rain. We went back to the RV and had sandwiches with lentils which were gross and carrots and a cheese stick and a piece of taffy. After that we all did a post and then we went back outside. We played ladder golf and took a break. We talked and then a boy that we met came and we talked. After a while Greta left and we played ladder golf again.

Ana planted a fallen branch

We saw a bunny. We thought it was a snowshoe hair. After that a man came out and fed the bunny a sourdough pancake. After that I left to go get water but when I walked in the door Daddy said I had to do a post. Uhhhhh!

On June 29th, we entered The States again- and we also entered Alaska! The first real town we entered was called Chicken. Funny name, huh?!

An old gold mining dredge in Chicken, Alaska

The town of Chicken basically consists of two campgrounds, a parking lot, a few shops, a cafe, and a post office, but it’s super cool. There’s a giant chicken sculpture at one of the campgrounds. It’s a really neat place. We went in a shop and browsed for a bit. We ended up getting an Alaska license plate for the front of the RV and a few other things. We took a lot of pictures.

Chicken!

Chicken was a really awesome town to visit! I’m glad we did! 😉