March 23, 2016 - March 29, 2016 - 20 months and 2 weeks

We spent Easter Sunday through Tuesday at Byer's Lake, Cabin #3, which is about an hour north of Talkeetna.  So wonderful to leave 40ºF (4ºC) and rain in Talkeetna and enjoy an actual winter wonderland for a change.  It was around 25ºF (-4ºC) and snowing the entire time we were there.  

Super fun sledding, skiing, lounging in the cabin, and, of course, Kadin's first ever Easter egg hunt!

Kadin always seems so happy outside, playing and exploring the world.  Best cure ever for his fussiness! 

Six eggs and one orange.  Eggs dyed with blueberries (blue), tumeric (yellow), and paprika (didn't work so well). 

And he's off, empty basket in hand.  I just told him to go look for the eggs and he knew exactly what to do!

This was the first one he saw, and it sort of freaked him out.  They had a stare-down for a few seconds and then he slowly approached.  It does have a sort of evil look to it, completely unintentional. 

After conquering his fear of the evil snowman, Kadin tried to grab the egg but it proved a bit awkward with his fleece dog-booty mittens.

Mittens gone, Kadin easily picks up the eggs on the porch.

And another egg and choco/pb cup on the sled.

He was trying to give me his peanut butter/dark chocolate cup but once I opened it up for him, he understood and kept the rest for himself!

This Easter egg hunt was way too easy for him!

Yay!  Another one!

After he found all of the eggs, Kadin tried to figure out what was inside them.  He had only had scrambled and fried eggs up until now.  What a surprise! 

He really wasn't that excited to find a hard boiled egg inside.  It's like someone had already told him about the plastic ones with candy and money inside!  You have to watch the video...

These two hooligans (and Bucky) had to stay inside during the hunt.  I'd already caught Buck trying to sneak away with one of the eggs in his mouth.

February 10, 2016 - February 16, 2016 - 19 months

Kadin hangs out with me at the EMS station, and loves running around with the Run Reports Box, which is like his own little suitcase!

I bought some chalkboard tape and drew a little portrait of our family to inspire Kadin to use it.  He promptly scribbled all over it and then broke the chalk into half, tried to eat it, and proceeded to scribble over the wood bench, the stairs, and the walls.  My little artist!

November 11 - November 17, 2015 - 16 months

Random assortment from the week…

Kadin is quite the little helper, helping me collect and split and stack the firewood.  He also LOVES helping me get the woodstove going and watching the fire.

Bathtime!

The EMS Station's newest employee - the well-dressed janitor. 

Snuggle-time with his siblings, the doggies Rudder (left) and Rivet (right).

Woo hoo!  Blue tarp ball and fashion show!  Super fun and Kadin was quite the charmer in his moment in the starlight.

During the few hours of naptime each day, I've been working on getting a woodshed up.  Brrr, it was -20ºF here, as I was finishing the roof.

September 24 - September 29, 2015 - 14 months and 2 weeks

The first set of pictures are from a fun little hike we did at the toe of the Kahiltna Glacier, a big difference from the 80ºF weather in Colorado and Missouri.  Fun mud and rocks to play with, happy dogs running around, beautiful fall colors, and some nice fresh black bear tracks! 

The last photo is two days later, after Kadin bonked his lip on the door handle of our wood stove.  Ow!

September 2 - September 8, 2015 - 13 months and 4 weeks

Sheryl and her Mom were in town and we went on an amazing scenic flight around Denali.  We left Kadin at home because he had a bit of a cold.  Didn't stop him from wanting to play in the bed of the truck with the dogs - needless to say, we did NOT drive with him back there! 

July 15 - 21, 2015 - 1 year and 1 week

I am now switching to weekly posts…

Here are a few more shots from our trip into the Talkeetna Mountains.  We only spent one night out in the tent as the next night was forecasted crazy heavy rain and wind.  It still rained on us, but just intermittent showers, and sure enough, that next night, we could here the horizontal rain pounding the walls of the "nubbin" cabin.

Summary of the trip:  Kadin loves the tundra, especially the blueberries.  He also knows to crawl into the tent when it starts raining!

Kadin scans the tundra.

The next day, chilling during a break before heading to the nubbin, which is on the top of the hill in the background.

July 13, 2015 - 11 Months, 29 Days Old

Kadin helps unload the dogs in the back of the truck.  Buck is still obsessed with his hands, the other two are just wondering why they can't jump out yet and run in the woods.  Kadin is wondering why he can't ride in the back, where the cool kids ride.

June 19, 2015 - 11 Months, 5 Days Old

It's so nice to wake up in the morning seeing the beautiful big Alaskan sky and the hills that go on and on forever.  We all enjoyed a mellow morning breaking down camp and heading back to town.

Good morning beautiful world!

Relaxing morning, enjoying the sunshine and good company.

Kadin loves being at the controls in Danial's plane — let's go flying! 

On a side note, today was the first time he realized we were up high in the sky and on take off he actually got nervous and clung to me and avoided being by the window.  So fascinating how they learn things… must be from all the climbing up our ladder!  On the flight home, he was much calmer.

May 19, 2015 - 10 Months, 5 Days Old

In the afternoon, we biked over to our new place and were busy planting a baby sunflower and working on house projects while Kadin chilled in his comfy outdoor pavillion.  On the way home, we passed a momma moose and her two older calves.

May 1, 2015 - 9 Months, 17 Days Old

Today was a day full of unaccomplished errands and by the afternoon, we were both grump-pots so no photo was taken.  However, here are a couple of fun photos from earlier in the week of Kadin begging for treats along with his brothers and sisters!

Kadin is thinking… That looks fun!  Can I have one?

Awww, come on, please… I'm sitting, just like everybody else!

April 22, 2015 - 9 Months, 8 Days Old

Kadin spent the morning crawling around the floor, carrying things in his mouth, just like his furry brothers and sisters.   

We biked to our new home in the afternoon, to see Danial's daily progress.   Kadin continued to put everything in his mouth, but it looks like he's not too fond of the taste of graphite.

March 3, 2015 - 7 Months 17 Days Old

Danial takes the crew out on a lunch-time bike ride in the frozen swamp...

February 20, 2015 - 7 Months 6 Days Old

It was such a fun 2 day trip to the cabin, I just had to post all 4 pictures from today to sum it up.  

 Here is our "dog pile" on the floor.  Cosy, warm, and most importantly, wide enough and on the floor so there was nowhere for Kadin to fall.

And here, Kadin was getting a post-breakfast belly cleaning by Rivet.  He couldn't stop laughing!















Beautiful weather and a beautiful baby.  Damn, I love him!

Taking a quick break before heading back to the cabin and then back to town.  
The snow was so deep up here, the dogs, were swimming in it up to their chests if they left our tracks.

February 7, 2015 - 6 Months 24 Days Old

Danial had the day off, so we had a relaxing morning at the house and then spent the rest of the day doing long-overdue chores.