Belugas!

On our way to the State Fair in Palmer at the end of August, we were treated to a beluga whale pod sighting!
It was Anna's first time ever to see them, and the boys were pretty excited, too.  Despite the fact that the wind was very cold and blowing very hard, we stopped to watch them for a while!



Of course after the fact, the kids kept singing and singing and singing Raffi's song "Baby Beluga!"

A few weeks after this, I went to Anchorage with just Anna. As soon as Cook Inlet came into view, she was clamoring to see the belugas, and would not be swayed that the white she saw out on the water was just from waves...and she was most disappointed that I wasn't about to pull over to watch for them. It was a relief when she fell asleep for the remainder of the time along the Arm!