Karen Boudreau shared this photo of her granddaughters, Jasmine and Sophia Husar of Soldotna, hanging out on the hood of her car with her Jack Russell terriers Libby and her puppy Pirate, visiting from California.

Karen Boudreau shared this photo of her granddaughters, Jasmine and Sophia Husar of Soldotna, hanging out on the hood of her car with her Jack Russell terriers Libby and her puppy Pirate, visiting from California.

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