July 17 - 31, 2017 - 3 years

We weren't able to keep Sally as a pet.  She wanted to eat our cat Birch and didn't appreciate Kadin's hugs and high energy on a constant level.  But we do still get to take her out for bike rides and forest frolicking which makes all of us happy!

And, we do have a new pet… meet Patch, our 6 year old Nigerian Dwarf goat! 

We went to T-Ball today, where Kadin picked up a bat for the first time and did great!
The "coach" kept trying to get Kadin to do everything just the way it's supposed to be done (one hand here, one there, you stand there, now put the bat here, etc…) and they both got frustrated.  I just handed Dito the bat and said, ok, hit the ball, and he did it – his own way.  It's a good thing to figure stuff out on your own, yet, if that trait sticks around, it might make school a bit challenging… 

Kadin was so excited to help me thin out the carrots that he went a bit overboard and started pulling all of our new-born baby carrots out of the ground and eating them!  They may be small but sure were yummy.

Kadin lined out all of the trucks at the playground today.
If it has wheels and moving parts, he's going to be interested in it! 

Kadito brought all of the mini-carrots he picked with him to show Mia.  I think in the end, Patch ate most of them... 

He was just so photogenic today!  I just can't stand how adorable my little Dito is.
(Of course, he'd correct me: "Dito no pequeño, Dito grande!")

Patch meets Kadin

Third time's a charm

May 9 - 15, 2017 - 2 years 10 months

First lake swim of the season!  Kadin made me go under twice because he liked the funny face I made as I surfaced - Aaaah!  Brrr!

Cute sandy/gravelly bum.

Ouch!!!  It was time for his nap and he was fussy and wouldn't get into his carseat… instead he ran away from me as fast as he could and fell onto the asphalt parking lot (of the Fire Station).  Probably his ugliest double scrape yet.

Back to smiling after a nap and a Paw Patrol bandaid.  He even let me clean the wounds and get the dirt and gravel out.

Sally and Kadin enjoy a short trip in a canoe.  They both did great!

Kadin's super-excited face!

March 5 - 15, 2017 - 2 years 8 months

Back in Alaska!  

It was a beautiful day with a biting wind...

Kadin always seems to get these red lower eyelid lesions… always on the right side.  He gets a water balloon compress on it and if he lets me do it easily enought, he gets to play with the balloon afterwards. 

January 16 - 31, 2017 - 2 years 6 months

Going car shopping.
(If you look closely, his shopping cart is full of cars!)

Aw… Sally loves sleeping with her new buddy.

I have no idea where he got the idea, but suddenly one evening, Kadin started kissing my feet!

Having fun at lunch in Wasilla… this is Kadin's "smile for the camera" smile.

We probably spent an hour at the pet store looking at all the critters. 

Sally came with us sledding one day and loved frolicking and rolling in the snow.

This is Kadin's face after Sally flew by him, charging through the snow like the sled dog that she is.  (Obviously, she's even way too fast for the camera!)