Easter in Alaska

Since the big 3year birthday was a little less exciting than expected, we decided to go big for Easter! Starting on Saturday we had friends over for easter egg decorating, it was fun to see how creative the girls got with dye, paint and of course glitter! Elsa was excited for the big hunt on Easter morning, and was gracious enough to share some of her findings with Liam (minus the chocolate of course!)

                   

 

                                       

 

                           

Happy Birthday Elsa!

Someone turned three this week! Unfortunately she had a bit of a stomach bug, and requested that she "take a pause on her birthday until I feel better".  We had to be somewhat festive though, so instead of the requested spaghetti and mooseballs for dinner, followed by a "giant strawberry cake" Elsa settled for a more mild meal of mini pancakes with candles on top. 

Catching Up!

Sorry for the six month hiatus! A healthy mix of slow computer, and two kids seemed to have put me back a bit...Now that we have a bit more light, and a new operating system, I should be a bit more consistant (hopefully).  So without further adieu, here's a recap of the last few months!

One needs a lot of nutrients to gear up for winter around these parts!

Come wind, snow, snow or snow we will brave the outdoors most each and everyday!

Though some days, we like to just stay in our jammies

but if we stay inside too much we go a little stir crazy

and start drooling.

Good thing Homer has an array of community activities. this year Elsa's favorite was the Nutcracker, I think she has donned a tutu at some point each day since!

Luckily she also enjoys scaling giant icebergs!

The best part of this winter has been watching these two grow and play!

It was also lovely to get the opportunity to spend time with our Oregon family over the holidays!

Slowly the light has been coming back to the Great Northland, giving us even more time to enjoy the snow

and the beach,

and the snow,

and the snow, 

and good friends, 

and of course each other!

Sending our love!

6 Months

Happy 1/2 Birthday Liam, We're so glad to have you around, you little cutie!!

The Halloween Buzz

Another fun Halloween filled with cute costumes and pumpkin carving with friends. We didn't go trick-or-treating (probably the last year we'll get away with that), but we did have two different pumpkin carving parties at our house, as well as an outing to the local toddler costume party. Mom and Dad even got to dress up this year thanks to a friend in town going out of his way to bring us matching bee costumes. Thanks a million Andy!

Liam's first bites!

It doesn't appear that this little boy will be quite as picky as his big sister...

Ice Skating!

It's been clear and cold for the past couple of weeks, creating perfect conditions for ice skating. Liam slept soundly in the chariot while we took laps and Elsa made her first attempts at the sport while holding on firmly to a 5 gallon bucket. This doesn't happen every year, but when it does, it is absolutely divine!