Summer in Alaska Q&A 

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Great timing that the Momma Moose & Baby showed up! Violet smiling at the end was perfect!

I was a visitor in Alaska, driving a rental car near Girdwood. Out popped a mama moose and baby crossing the road. Only by the grace of God did I manage to miss both. I was very aware it might happen, but still, it caught me by surprise. Thank you for the Q&A!

A housebound senior I LOVE watching RU-vid going on adventures so your content would be most welcome.

Seeing a moose in your yard was really nice. Can't believe Violet is 4 months already. She looks adorable. Take care. Xx

You and Mark are awesome parents to your children. God Bless you all.

Don't feel so pressured to have an active summer. You been through a lot and it's ok to take it easy. Don't be so hard on yourself. Let poppa and grands take the boys out fishing and camping.

I love hearing about Alaska.

Hopefully Summer arrives soon. Looking forward to seeing all the adventures you get up to and "firsts" with Baby Violet. 😊

Oh I absolutely hate Summer! I get very bad summer depression. Yes, it exists. Snow all year round would be my ultimate dream come true! You are such a lovely family. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

So special to see Violet’s beautiful smile!❤Thanks for sharing!

As someone who has dreamed of traveling through Alaska but will never be able to do so due to health issues, I am so looking forward to seeing Alaska through your eyes as a resident. Hope Violet gets better in the vehicles and can enjoy going on trips with the family a little this summer. Paring back your normal summer plans is to be expected for both your mental health and the family's well-being. Can't wait to see what Mark captures on his trips with the boys.

An Alaskan Planner by an Alaskan would be a wonderful resource. Your cruise last year propelled me to get back in the cruise life. We have been on an Alaska cruise, 20 years ago. We have been on many other cruises as well, but have not cruised since 2020. You documented Princess well and I wanted to try a different cruise line so we booked on Princess for September. Love your videos and your family. Those boys love their baby sister and she is going to grow up feeling so cherished and adored with her own special superheroes!

Luna is so happy for the sun. I think everyone needs to be reminded that Violet is still just a baby baby. Sounds like you have great plans. Have a super time this summer.

Good morning Lauren. You look fantastic with the sun on your face. Enjoy. So much fun for you this summer.

Miss Violet is developing her own personality. Just adorable She looks around looking for Everett or Bennett, so cute Enjoy every moment with her, you so deserve this love Judy M

Lauren, you are so elegant when you speak, I’m so proud of you and how far you have come. Listen my friend, you’re doing great no matter what stage of life you’re experiencing. Family first everything else happens when it happens. Just breathe and do what is best for you and your family. By the way the channel is growing, congratulations on 78k. Thanks for giving us your time and energy.

Poor little Violet not liking being alone. 😔 I have to think….she had Maggie with her all those months, then mama, daddy, and nurses at the hospital, plus all the big brothers at home now too. She’s just so used to having someone to see at all times. 💞

Oh my Lauren … Good morning to you and Violet ..and Luna !! This is the sweetest video with Violets attendance, she is growing so much ! It’s like she is just now new born , her smiles and facial expressions are precious. Great Q+A answers ! Thank you for the updates and plans for more adventures coming ! Blessings to you all!

Can I just say how radiant you are looking and although there has been some sadness (I'm sorry, I don't know how other to type it here and I've been through the same but for you to still get up and carry on the way you do is absolutely remarkable) .. you've an amazing family with a beautiful New Baby to look after, new Adventures and a new outlook on life also. Violet will bring you just as much joy as your boys have. I absolutely adore your family and you've inspired me so very much ❤❤

Yes, I think that would be nice!! Your trip planning that is..

My grandmother lived in Fairbanks for many many years and I got to go twice while growing up. Once during summer and the other time during winter. I absolutely loved both trips and got to see so much and experience what a lot of people never get to see. Gold rush days was going on during the summer trip. I loved panning for gold. Playing in the oh so cold Chatanika River, picking blueberries on the tundra, visiting the library with the enormous Kodiak bear in the foyer and eating the best pizza still to this day at the Blue Marlin, seeing sled dogs so big their paws when giving me a warm Alaska hello would reach my shoulders, so many memories from years ago (I'm 61 now). I'd recommend seeing this beautiful state if you ever get the chance.

Violet looks so much like Everett in this video.

To Lauren and Mark you are amazingly strong and are amazing parents love and light to everyone ❤

Loved seeing Miss Violet and Miss Luna. Lots of fun plans can not wait to see them .Have fun. Love to all.

Aww that precious little smile.❤️

No you are not crazy if you Heart desire to do it Please do it!!!!!!! Your Heart tells you the truth and never lies to you!!❤❤❤Love you guy's and have a wonderful Summer time

Sounds like you have a plan for lots of adventures this summer. Thank you for all of the answers to viewers questions. You were very helpful. Violet is adorable. Take care

Oh I really enjoyed this video!! You and Mark are wonderful parents!! Summer sounds like tons of family fun !! Violet is absolutely the cutest !! Just love the Hamm family !! 😀😀💙💙💙💙🎀

Let me start by saying it was great to see you and Violet and Luna today. You need to do what you feel you, Mark, and the boys can do. Your needs are more important than anything else. These past 9 months have been thrilling scary, heartbreaking, and exciting. I am happy to hear that you have decided to cut back on a few things. Your mental health has to be high on the list along with your physical health. Love and Hugs from Manitoba

Loved this video Lauren. Seeing the Moose in your yard was so neat. I would enjoy that a lot. Ever since I was young, I wanted to live in Alaska but, I decided to stay near my parents, and I haven't even been able to visit so I appreciate all that you share on your channel. Thank you so much. Violet is so cute. I continue to pray for her to grow big and strong. Beautiful flowers from the kids. Sending hugs to you all as always. Take care! 🤗🤟

Yes please on a Alaskan planner. Your cruise video was the best!

I love the idea of Lauren’s Trip Guide of Alaska. ❤

The travel idea is brilliant and I think everyone would enjoy, regardless if we are planning a trip or just getting a better insight into Alaska. ❤ I so agree with you that to get kids off screens is what I always had as a family, and has been carried over by my kids to their families.

Alaska….. we got married in 1977 and Richard’s parents gave us airline tickets to Alaska to meet the rest of the family, who couldn’t come to the wedding. BIL told me it was HOT in Alaska in the summer. They lived in Juneau and I didn’t realize he was a real jokester. I was from the south and packed my summer clothes. We arrived and ai nearly froze to death! The first flight, to Chicago, was more than a horror on Delta. It was my first flight and from my window, I could see the fuselage and bolts/screws vibrating. 😳🤯 The flight to Seattle was much better, very smooth. The Alaska Airlines flight into Juneau was smooth, but my luggage arrived in Juneau, VERY damaged. 🤬 We had a ball in Alaska, especially since we had private tour guides. Richard’s sister drove tour buses in the summer. We experienced halibut cheeks, (oh my! I asked about them and was told all the fishermen cut them out before selling the halibut.). a lot of salmon , picnics on the beach at midnight, an Alaska Ferry trip up the inside passage to Scagway, picking and eating boysenberries, etc. From Scagway, we had to catch a twin engine flight back to Juneau. I just wasn’t too sure about getting on that little plane, especially after my horrific experience on Delta! Turned out the pilot was wonderful and I did get used to it, after he had flown very low so we could see wildlife, whales, etc. Before we landed he told us he would be leaving the following week to go to work with Delta. 😳 All I could say was “Wow! They really need you!” LOL We were both trained musicians and even picked up borrowed instruments to march/play in two July 4th parades as the cruise ships docked in Juneau. We stayed with SIL in sight of the Mendenhall Glacier. It was beautiful!

I absolutely would love a guide, I want to bring my parents to Alaska ! Thank you for sharing your beautiful family with us! Because of your cruise video, I really want to experience the glass top train! Sending love to your family from the downeast coast of Maine!

I still love Alaska. I’m a little jealous that you live there. It’s so beautiful there. The mountains are beautiful. Everything is beautiful and the people are beautiful beautiful❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Many years ago my husband and i went on an Alaska cruise for our honeymoon. It was absolutely amazing!! There was a 4 day land portion 1st and we rode the train you were talking about. Highly recommend it!! It's on our bucket list to do it again someday with our kids.

Violet looks so much like Everett. She is so sweet!

Violet looks wonderful. You are a wonderful mum to have pulled her through.

Oh that Violet bean! Fun to watch her grow 💐

Now that was a very cute ending! Violet is so cute! Thank you for sharing!!!!

Violet looks so much like Everet....such an adorable addition to your family. Enjoy her while she is still so little...a true Gid send to your family. Congrats Hamm family!!!!

Thank you Violet for the cute wave at the end, it made me smile.

You all deserve a slow and easy spring, summer, fall❤❤ love seeing Violet smile and hi to Ms Luna♥️♥️

The moose were so amazing. I live in Utah and we were up in the mountains at our sleepover night shed and just sitting out on chairs. and a moose walked right by us stopped and looked at us and then walked on. It was about 10 feet away we just stayed really quiet and still and it was amazing. So it’s awesome that you get to see these things all the time.

I found this channel while researching an Alaskan cruise my husband and I have planned for next May. I have become obsessed with your family. I have started watching your videos from the beginning and look forward to your new posts. I have loved watching your boys grow up and seeing how amazing they are with baby Violet. My husband and I both work at Costco so your shopping videos have been fun to watch as well.❤

Violet is getting so big and alert! Thank you for sharing Alaska with us!

Well thank you Miss Violet for that beautiful goodbye smile!

Thank you Lauren for Sharing Questions the Best Way you can and all your kids are well Mannered and Violet is growing so fast ❤❤

I love spring and summer, until it gets to hot. I would want a trip guide at my age 74, when I was younger I would have been a lot more adventurous.

Would love a visitors guide!! Alaska is on my bucket list! Violet is so sweet! You are doing a great job Mom!!! 💕

THATS SOUUNDS LIKE A WONDERFUL IDEA

Violet is so precious. Cuddle bug. I love it

Oh that smile…..Violet is so very cute…..and coming along nicely…… Bless❤

I would love to have you offer an outline for planning an Alaskan trip for viewers! Wonderful idea!!

Oh goodness Violet is so adorable! 😊 how awesome to see the mama moose and baby moose in your yard! Love nature. Kudos to you and Mark for not putting the boys in organized sports. So many parents push kids. I let mine choose and if they didn’t want to do sports they didn’t have too. My oldest did scouts for a few years. You guys are awesome. Loved the video. Thank you for sharing! Have a blessed rest of your week! ❤

Sweet Violet and her Cute smile.😊 PRECIOUS, BEAUTIFUL GIRL❤❤Just like her BEAUTIFUL Mama❤❤

Yeah first, I love watching your videos Lauren. Hugs and much virtual love to your family and Inspector Luna of course xx❤🎉 just an addition to my comment, you and Mark are superb parents, your children are really well rounded. Love you loads xx

We have been talking about visiting Alaska. I think it would be wonderful to have a guide for what to do but definitely where to stay and the best tourist destinations to stay and play!

That is a fabulous idea! Alaska is huge so you breaking it down for people would be a huge.

Wow, great video! It was really informative. Still can’t get over how large Moose are. Violet is growing like a weed and looking so healthy. Can’t wait to share your summer adventures!

Yes to the trip guide..

Lauren, my husband and I are coming to AK for 7 weeks late in July through September. I would love to have a "Local's guide to visiting Alaska." created by you! However, since my trip is coming up soon, I know you can't possibly do that this year. We plan to seek out "off the beaten path" activities as much as possible. We are renting a truck camper so we can do our own thing at our own pace. BTW, it is no one's business about your decision to have/not have more kids. It must be hard to draw the line with regard to privacy when everyone watches/scrutinizes your every move. I do love watching your videos because they give the local perspective on life and family in Alaska. You have been a big help in showing everyday Alaska to me.💜

Lovely!!! 🥰🎶❤️🎶🌻🌻🌻🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🌸🌸🌸

Great video Lauren it's nice to be able to keep up with this Alaska life and all the things you do in the summer. Thanks for keeping us updated on the summer plans . You look great and Violent is adorable. Love from Ohio

Aww Violet is looking so much like her brother.. I just love it ❤❤❤

Yes! You have been through so much! It’s time to relax! I took an Alaskan Cruise with my husband and his family. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!

Mountains, forests, lakes, wildlife galore, midnight sun, northern lights…. and no theme parks. Sounds like my kind of place! We’re going on our first ever cruise (and first trip) to Alaska (Inside Passage as well) in September. Loved your Alaska cruise videos!

I was lucky enough to go on an Alaska cruise with a bunch of my cousins. It was quite a few years ago - 2001. But I just Loved it. Violet is really good, looks like she's really holding her little head up good. She is a sweetie when with those smiles!

Awe thank you for letting us see Violet. She's so precious. Your comment regarding doing the best that you can, that's all you can do and it looks to me like you and Mark are absolutely rocking the parent thing!

Sounds like a wonderful summer. Would love to hear more ideas on Visiting Alaska. We started watching your channel because of your cruise last year. It was a couple months before we got to go for the first time. And I took some of your information to guide us. And since then we have completely fallen in Love with your family. We have enjoyed so much being a little part of Alaska life. Would love to see your area one day. All the information is so fun to learn. And watching Miss Violet home and healthy is truly a blessing. You are a very strong family 💕

You’ve been through a lot it will be a nice summer this year! Yes I would love an itinerary for a trip to Alaska !!! That would be awesome 🏔️🌄

You’re doing a great job Lauren. Your Alaska life sure is busy! Love it.

Yes! We would love for you to put together an itinerary for those of us who want to visit Alaska. Love y’all and excited to see your new adventures.

Can’t wait to see all the lovely adventures!!!

Hi, I have enjoyed your videos as we have been planning a trip to Anchorage and it’s time! Our flight is tomorrow evening from Pittsburgh PA! Your videos have great info on Alaska and love seeing all of your kids ❤

Thanks for giving a little catch up with us !! I imagined things would be some what different with a little one in the mix. I think you and Mark would be great at putting together an information hub for Alaska. You've been around and would have inside information on loads of activities and places to visit. Miss Violet is thriving !! I'm so happy that she is doing so well !! Looking forward to what is to come next !! Miss Violet has the cutest little smile !! ❤

We did an Alaska cruise and did the inside passage and it was incredible!!!! Would love to come back. Glacier Bay was my favorite!

😊 Its Morel season. Finally the temps are right, the birch leaves are the size of mouse ears, only need three days of rain for them to pop. These are highly sought after for their earthy nutty taste😊 yum. Easily to identify and easy to make sure these are the rules ' if not hollow do not swollow. Thats it! I find the morels in the burn areas or around the cotton woods at the local parks here in central alaska. Take the morel and cut length wise from tip to bottom and it should be hollow if not then it will have cotton looking center which would be a false morel and throw that out. These grow together and are easy to tell apart. Something the entire family can get out and do together. Sounds like a lot of summer fun ahead for you and the family. The train trip to Denali sounds like something I would like to do. Violet is so big now, very good to see her progress. God Bless❤️

Lauren thats an amazing idea.

I was enjoying the beautiful warm day yesterday in the sun on my porch after watching your vlog. Today it is cold and rainy! I think MI and AK are sisters!

Violet is absolutely gorgeous and so is Luna. I look forward to videos of Alaska xx

Hi from Australia 🇦🇺. Just got back from an Alaskan cruise. Love your state. Only one day of rain and the rest of time was beautiful. Just wish it was not so far from us. You have such a great organised life but could not stand the cold. 😊 love seeing your young lady as she is growing.

So happy you are vacationing Alaska. I love Alaska. Sorry dealing with tumor on brain . I really enjoy you videos.

We’re having an early summer her in Florida. Temperatures we have now don’t come till late June. We have humidity for sure! There’s nothing wrong scaling back for the summer. Some videos show people that constantly have to go somewhere and they get boring. It’s fun watching road trips with kids but adult children, not the same. You set your priorities well. I do the Kiwi engineering kits monthly. They are cool and I’m 61 yrs old. Winters can be way too cold for my back. Geez, unlike Mark, all the accounting jobs I had years ago with 3 companies all went under. So I went to work for NYS.

I would say to put together the travel planner if you're feeling drawn to it - I'm going to Alaska this summer and insight from a coworker who grew up in Anchorage (and goes back often) proved exceptionally valuable in making our plans. Not everyone has regular access to a local. Plus, given how far everything is from everything else in Alaska you really have to select activities carefully because each one will literally take an entire day. We're doing the train to Denali and back too! Very excited :).

She's alert, Beautiful and growing. Congratulations ❤❤❤

Do Gold Star when doing the Alaska Railroad. You get the cars with a glass roof for great viewing and a dining car. When we vacationed up here, we always did the Gold Star option when available. I think a vacation guide by an Alaskan resident is a great idea.

Would love to see a trip planner you put together.

Between Ninilchik and Homer is a great Russian village. We found lots of info at the post office/sewing store. We had borscht soup and a wonderful meal at a women's home who makes a living by entertaining, cooking and history. There was a beautiful church. It felt alot like an Amish village.

Violet is beautiful. I loved seeing the moose. Thank you for sharing.

What a cutie pie Violet is and such nice boys too. ❤ Your family

Put your flowers baskets in corners

ABSOLUTELY YES

So happy to see Miss Violet she is so precious ❤️ can’t wait to watch all of the adventures that you share with us . Love you and your family ❤️ Sherry N.C.

Oh my gosh. Miss violet. That beautiful smile at the end.. my heart.❤❤

Such a lovely video. Love to all, Violet is so adorable!! You are so resourceful with everything you decide to do!

Going to Alaska is on my bucket list I’m so looking forward to watching you all in summer and your adventures ❤

Thanks for sharing your beautiful family life.🙏🙏🕊🕊🙏🙏