February 8, 2015 - 6 Months 25 Days Old

I safety pinned my detachable fur ruff to Kadin's snowsuit hood to give his face a bit more protection in the cold and wind.  I got the ruff (with a vest) for $7 in a thrift store in Latvia.  A native Alaskan guy thought it was made from wolf fur, which is good for warmth, only second to wolverine.

Now we are ready to go play, little Alaskan boy!

January 24, 2015 - 6 Months 10 Days Old

We received 17 inches of snow over the past 2 days and we were completely snowed in until the plow truck plowed our road this afternoon!   So... what else to do but practice using a spoon!

January 12, 2015 - 5 Months 29 Days

Busy vet day and took a quick photo of Kadin before my 5pm appointment showed up.  Poor guy was  put in his bassinet, tossed a toy, and ignored.  He is amazingly patient (most of the time).

December 19, 2014 - 5 Months 5 Days

Kadin is introduced to his second instrument this evening, the guitar.  Needless to say, he thought it pretty grand.

December 17, 2014 - 5 Months 3 Days

Here Kadin is after a long day biking, first to the Squirrel, then out to dinner at the Pub.  He's half asleep but not quite ready to succumb until he had his before-bedtime meal!

December 11, 2014 - 4 Months, 27 Days

Kadin can now hold his bottle all by himself!

December 10, 2014 - 4 Months, 26 Days

Kadin is exploring new tastes with rice, banana, and apple sauce in addition to his old favorite, pumpkin.  He grabs the spoon with his one hand, guides it or my hand to his mouth, and then uses his other hand to shovel the food into his wide open mouth.  Yum!

November 29, 2014 - 4 Months, 15 Days

Wow.  I think he's going to be a musician of some sort... He was fascinated by the violin!

November 27, 2014 - 4 Months, 13 Days HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

While we couldn't share the actual pumpkin pie with Kadin, we did the next best thing and introduced him to his first taste of real food today.  He seemed pretty excited for more!

November 22, 2014 - 4 Months, 8 Days

We biked down to meet Danial at the TAT hangar and let Kadin snooze in the carrier while we had a late lunch.  It was a fun outing, but somehow this is the only photo we took today. 

These two shots are from a few days later but I just had to share how cute he is when he's sleepy!

November 17, 2014 - 4 Months, 3 Days

In the afternoon, I bundled Kadin up and off we went for a brisk walk in the neighborhood.  Nope, we certainly are not in Hawaii anymore Kadin.  (I think he was actually quite glad to be home!)

October 29, 2014 - 107 Days Old

Kind of a boring picture day for Kadin.... but in reality, he got to hang out with a bunch of clients and their pets today.  He loves watching Mama J work with doggies and loves it even more when random clients hold him and feed him!

October 25, 2014 - 103 Days Old

Kadin is now laughing!  It's the cutest, dorkiest laugh and I hope to get a video soon... 

October 22, 2014 - 100 Days Old

100 Days Old.  Wow.  And all smiles. 

October 21, 2014 - 99 Days Old

October 19, 2014 - 97 Days Old

Kadin's favorite past-time lately is to blow bubbles while flapping his lips, raspberry style.  Too cute! He even does it when he is chillin' by himself.

October 10, 2014 - 88 Days Old

October 4, 2014 - 82 Days Old

You've got such a pretty little baby face...

July 23, 2014 - 9 Days Old

The dogs are so excited about Kadin.  They don't think we clean him enough and want to help out with their doggy tongues.  We try to keep it mostly to the toes or top of the head at this point...  

This is Auntie Rivet, who loves getting the leftovers from Kadin's bottle.

July 22, 2014 - 8 Days Old

I think the fatigue is starting to show... this is the only photo taken of Kadin today.