Friday, January 15, 2010
The snow was too hard for a snowman, but we've had more since then.
This place is just extreme
This usually works out better when C is the dragon and B is the knight...
This isn't just a costume for him...it's a way of life.
Em's gotten braver and will go down alone now...it's a big hill!
This is where we like to take the kids sledding - taking a latte and watching the sunset is fun too
this is maybe ten minutes from home
This lovely moose was in the pickup line with me today while I waited at school for Emmie.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
OOOOOH I'm so in love with him.
This is my little garden gnome.
I love this grin
Owie-cheese
Sunday, November 29, 2009
My first moose close encounter
We had a moose at the front door tonight. It was very cool. Jeff was bummed at me for opening the door and letting the twins look out at it, but as SOON as it moved toward me I shut the door. I promise. He wandered around the front yard a bit, then headed off to check out what the neighbors trees tasted like.
Little O, delighted with himself after dnner
Moose nibbling my tree.
Moose at my window!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
She lost 2 teeth since this shot, one of which was kicked out by her sister "on accident"
Valley of the Seven Glaciers...or something like that
This is when Lance and Todd came in August
At Alyeska at the top of the tram...yes, that's a glacier
Jeff, Lance, and Todd having a moment together on the mountain
Snow on the mountains before we had any down here
Riley
messy marshmallows
Owen loves water!
Roasting marshmallows out back
Brady shoveling the back yard - minus his mittens
Drawing today after Kindergarden (as she does every day!)
My sweet Em
Sweet little O
He was hamming it up for the camera
This was Owen playing today
Oh, Emmie!
Praying for the Thanksgiving Feast
Carson LOVES sledding
Bundled for snow...three minutes and Brady's mittens were off. Carson played out for a while though.
Here are the twins a few weeks ago
I sheared the little sheep
Two elders took us out and caught shrimp, which we cooked and ate on the boat. They were amazing.
Don't have a bad bear day...
Brady, still with curls and pacifer (which are now both gone)
Emmie and her little friend making clover chains
Crazy beautiful drive up to the camp Jeff spoke at in August
My house!
This was Logan's first salmon
Kenai Lake - check out the turquoise water - it's glacier-fed.
Carson and Brady in a "bear box"
Check out Jeff and his shotgun...
I think this was my first glimpse of a glacier
A momma moose with her calf
Riley in a BlackHawk...a little scary
Carson ALWAYS has something on his head - this is before I cut their hair
The kids love it when we see the train...
One of Carson's many get-ups
Panning for gold - Logan
This was back in June overlooking the Turnagain Arm
Jeff and Chris - his good friend - with their many children
This was Logan and Katie back in May - they still look alike.
I'm trying...!
I don't think I realized that the sun wouldn't ever really look like it's up. It goes up to about 10 o'clock's worth and heads back down! Sunrise is about 9:30, and sunset is at 4:00 today. Different, eh?
I'm going to try to get some pics on today, but we'll see if my computer will let me. It's dying a slow death.
Quick updates on the kids:
Riley is doing great in 5th grade and LOVES to read. She's always got a book in her hand. I love that about her.
Logan just did a diorama for his 3rd grade class on a chapter from Charlotte's Web. It was fun - I did the hot-gluing. I love the way his very practical little mind works.
Emmie is loving Kindergarden. Especially snack and recess time. Those consistently top her list as faves. Today she said to me, "I love Alaska, but I'll always love little old Arkansas."
Carson is such a fierce little man - everything is done full speed ahead as hard as he can. He hugs hard, hits hard, loves hard...you get the point. He's always in trouble and always SO sorry.
Brady loves to sing me songs, and loves to sit down and talk. The latest thing he loves to talk about is his favorite color - green. Last night I told him "that's my favorite color too!" and he answered "me three!" Then told me "my green is red, and my red is purple." Whatever that means. He loves to "hing a hong" = sing a song.
Owen is nine months almost, and fully mobile now. For a long time he could only crawl backwards, but he's corrected that and now nothing stops him. He loves exploring the house and eating old Cheerios that he finds.
Today it's warm - up to about 35 degrees. So compared to five below that's something!
I'm going to try to get some pics on today, but we'll see if my computer will let me. It's dying a slow death.
Quick updates on the kids:
Riley is doing great in 5th grade and LOVES to read. She's always got a book in her hand. I love that about her.
Logan just did a diorama for his 3rd grade class on a chapter from Charlotte's Web. It was fun - I did the hot-gluing. I love the way his very practical little mind works.
Emmie is loving Kindergarden. Especially snack and recess time. Those consistently top her list as faves. Today she said to me, "I love Alaska, but I'll always love little old Arkansas."
Carson is such a fierce little man - everything is done full speed ahead as hard as he can. He hugs hard, hits hard, loves hard...you get the point. He's always in trouble and always SO sorry.
Brady loves to sing me songs, and loves to sit down and talk. The latest thing he loves to talk about is his favorite color - green. Last night I told him "that's my favorite color too!" and he answered "me three!" Then told me "my green is red, and my red is purple." Whatever that means. He loves to "hing a hong" = sing a song.
Owen is nine months almost, and fully mobile now. For a long time he could only crawl backwards, but he's corrected that and now nothing stops him. He loves exploring the house and eating old Cheerios that he finds.
Today it's warm - up to about 35 degrees. So compared to five below that's something!
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
The other day we were talking about new friends Emmie has made when she was suddenly really sad and said, "I wonder if Esther's given up on me?" She breaks my heart!
She'll start Awana tomorrow night, and I think she'll love Sparks.
Brady woke up around 5 this morning and I heard him say (to himself) "OH! Good Morning! How you a-day? I doing great!" after which he went back to sleep...
Riley is learning things about tundra and glaciers in her science class! And they took a field trip last week which she was describing to me and used the words "and we walked into the boreal forest." I have to say that freaked me out just a bit. It conjures images of werewolves, for some reason.
She'll start Awana tomorrow night, and I think she'll love Sparks.
Brady woke up around 5 this morning and I heard him say (to himself) "OH! Good Morning! How you a-day? I doing great!" after which he went back to sleep...
Riley is learning things about tundra and glaciers in her science class! And they took a field trip last week which she was describing to me and used the words "and we walked into the boreal forest." I have to say that freaked me out just a bit. It conjures images of werewolves, for some reason.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
2 new blips
This morning I was waking up the kids, reminding Riley she has a field trip. Of course, that made Emmie a little jealous, so I told her she will have a field trip sometime this year.
Me - Em, your teacher said your class usually takes a train up to Palmer
Em - (no response)
Me - and the school bus picks you up there
Em - WE GET TO RIDE THE SCHOOL BUS?????
(I wonder if Mrs. Pauls knows they could probably skip the hard part and just load the K-class on the school bus and still have them all wowed.)
Also funny to me: Brady was saying something over and over that I was choosing to ignore because I didn't want to stop what I was doing. "Uh muh. Uh muh. Uh muh" with paci in his mouth. Finally Carson came over, looked me in the eye and said "He wants more." (Sippy cup in hand.)
Me - Em, your teacher said your class usually takes a train up to Palmer
Em - (no response)
Me - and the school bus picks you up there
Em - WE GET TO RIDE THE SCHOOL BUS?????
(I wonder if Mrs. Pauls knows they could probably skip the hard part and just load the K-class on the school bus and still have them all wowed.)
Also funny to me: Brady was saying something over and over that I was choosing to ignore because I didn't want to stop what I was doing. "Uh muh. Uh muh. Uh muh" with paci in his mouth. Finally Carson came over, looked me in the eye and said "He wants more." (Sippy cup in hand.)
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
My coffee cup is always empty
Life is flying by here in Alaska. The days are shortening, the leaves are dropping, the kids are schooling.
A lot of you want to know how Riley, Logan and Emmie are adapting to school. They are in week 3, and it's the best week by far. R & L are learning to work faster. It's not a homeschool pace, not by a long shot. They are enjoying their teachers though, and making new friends. Emmie, when asked about K, usually answers "I don't want to talk about it" or "you know I don't talk about that." If indirectly asked, she'll confess to enjoying it.
Carson and Brady just got their heads buzzed as a result of a botched attempt (of mine) to trim their hair. Jeff came home and said of Carson, "He kind of looks like Martin Luther." So I buzzed it. They look manly.
Carson likes to speak in commands. "Wipe it." (pointing to nose.) "No, Brady." "Give it back." Things like that.
Brady starts every morning by finding me to say "Good morning, Mom! How you a-day?" He goes on long hunger strikes, then wanders into the kitchen to say "I hun-gee, mom."
Owen is still Mr. Perfect Baby. Even though he's had a cold and kept me up all week. Last night he "checked to see if I was awake" (as Jeff puts it) about every 45 minutes so I'm kind of delirious right now wait am I awake?
We're getting ready to close on a house in about a week, and are very excited to settle in and put roots down. We just enjoyed having Todd and Lance here for Jeff's installment service - both the service and the old friends were a huge blessing to us. We were taken out on a boat with them and two elders from Anchorage Grace to Blackstone Bay, fed fresh shrimp (pulled up, cleaned, and cooked on the boat) beside some glaciers. I couldn't stop saying things like "Oh my word this is crazy. No one gets to DO stuff like this." I'd say Alaska is growing on us.
A lot of you want to know how Riley, Logan and Emmie are adapting to school. They are in week 3, and it's the best week by far. R & L are learning to work faster. It's not a homeschool pace, not by a long shot. They are enjoying their teachers though, and making new friends. Emmie, when asked about K, usually answers "I don't want to talk about it" or "you know I don't talk about that." If indirectly asked, she'll confess to enjoying it.
Carson and Brady just got their heads buzzed as a result of a botched attempt (of mine) to trim their hair. Jeff came home and said of Carson, "He kind of looks like Martin Luther." So I buzzed it. They look manly.
Carson likes to speak in commands. "Wipe it." (pointing to nose.) "No, Brady." "Give it back." Things like that.
Brady starts every morning by finding me to say "Good morning, Mom! How you a-day?" He goes on long hunger strikes, then wanders into the kitchen to say "I hun-gee, mom."
Owen is still Mr. Perfect Baby. Even though he's had a cold and kept me up all week. Last night he "checked to see if I was awake" (as Jeff puts it) about every 45 minutes so I'm kind of delirious right now wait am I awake?
We're getting ready to close on a house in about a week, and are very excited to settle in and put roots down. We just enjoyed having Todd and Lance here for Jeff's installment service - both the service and the old friends were a huge blessing to us. We were taken out on a boat with them and two elders from Anchorage Grace to Blackstone Bay, fed fresh shrimp (pulled up, cleaned, and cooked on the boat) beside some glaciers. I couldn't stop saying things like "Oh my word this is crazy. No one gets to DO stuff like this." I'd say Alaska is growing on us.
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