January 30 - February 1, 2018 - Isla Mujeres, Mexico (3 years 6 months) – Last 3 days.

Kadito has already learned to never turn your back on the ocean!  Either that or he just really doesn't want to leave.

Kadito enjoys a strawberry liquado (smoothie) at the beach-side restaurant.

Laughter is such a beautiful thing.  As is that cute little "tickle button"!

He is pointing to some boats in the ocean, I think.  This was when we took the golf cart around the island to check out some other sites.  

At the turtle sanctuary, we saw turtles of all ages getting prepared to be released to the wild.  This is the second stage – outdoor pools.

We bought a little baggie of turtle pellets to feed them (and the gulls).  You can see one little pellet at the edge of the pool between Kadin's foot and the turtle.

This is the final stage for the turtles before they are released – an enclosed part of the ocean.  Lots of fish and gulls and there was even a catshark in there which you can get a quick glimpse of at the end of the video.

We went out for lobster for our last dinner in Mexico and Kadito was the Lobster Monster.  Grrrh!

And Abuela Baiba was the Lobster Eater!  Yum!

Our ferry ride back to Cancun to get to the airport and start the long journey home.  He's such an awesome travel buddy.

April 29, 2015 - 9 Months, 15 Days Old

Kadin's first swim lesson today!  

Of course, his favorite thing to do was have me race around the pool as fast as I could so he could feel the velocity of water on his legs.  He got bored and grumpy when we just slowly walked with him extended out on his stomach.  On his back was ok but a bit nerve-wracking when I moved him away from my body… Too cute.

Hope to eventually get some actual water pics soon!

April 23, 2015 - 9 Months, 9 Days Old

Here's Kadin,  9 months old, getting a little mini-bath in the sink…

And this was Kadin in September, 7 weeks old, getting a full bath in the same sink!

March 19, 2015 - 8 Months, 5 Days Old

Another sunny day at Carpinteria.  And the Pacific is still too cold for anything but the littlest toe-dipping!

And two more cute shots of him basking in the afternoon sun...

March 18, 2015 - 8 Months, 4 Days Old

Kadin's morning nap, as he falls asleep reading the back issues of Mothering magazine... 

Yay!  I'm ready to play!

On second thought, the Pacific Ocean sure is cold, maybe I'll just watch the birds for a bit...

Guess it's time for another nap!

January 31, 2015 - 6 Months 17 Days Old

This weekend, we all went down to Deshka Landing in Willow to help out with the Knik 200 Sled Dog Race.  I was hoping Kadin would have been able to be out and about more, but it was -17ºF out for most of the day and night and he and Danial were mostly stuck indoors.  We all had a good time though!

I'm the person in red at the far right of the picture, watching the team be led up to the start of the race.

January 30, 2015 - 6 Months 16 Days Old

Kadin enjoys his new minimalist diaper set-up, especially as it makes him look like a sumo wrestler.

January 15, 2015 - 6 Months 1 Day Old

His evening yoga stretches before bed...

January 9, 2015 - 5 Months 26 Days

Homemade baby food — frozen "cookies" to thaw out as little meals — Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, and Acorn Squash

Bed-time snuggling...

December 31, 2014 - 5 Months 17 Days

I know the day isn't over yet, and we'll hopefully get a good photo from our New Year's Celebration, but this is just too cute so I couldn't wait.  Learning to eat is FUN!

Happy New Year!
We didn't quite make it til midnight, but Kadin got to see his first fireworks.  Even with the ear protection, he still wasn't too psyched about the sound of them, but liked watching the pretty colors light up the sky.  

December 23, 2014 - 5 Months 9 Days

Kadin discovers Yoda.

November 21, 2014 - 4 Months, 7 Days

Big day today - drove into Anchorage to have Kadin's hemangioma looked at (it's a benign skin lump made up of abnormal vessels and will disappear by the age of 5 or so).  Then lots of town errands (recycling, groceries, hardware store, lunch, etc) and back home by 10pm.  Looks like the driver is a lot sleepier than the passenger!

November 13, 2014 - 122 Days Old

It started raining as we arrived at Waialea Beach and there was a mass exodus leaving the area but we loved the cooler weather and I hung out with Kadin under the umbrella while Danial went snorkelling.  Within an hour, the sun was back out and Kadin went for a little dip in a tidepool and then relaxed in the shade on my sarong.  Awesome Day!

October 27, 2014 - 105 Days Old

Kadin got two vaccines today and although he cried a bit, he was smiling again as we left the office.  

However, that night he had a mild fever and was super fussy and needed a bit extra lovin' to get to sleep.  Of course, it didn't affect his appetite at all!

October 26, 2014 - 104 Days Old

What an angel.  Seriously, I always thought calling babies "precious" was so cheesy and then suddenly here I am, thinking to myself, "how precious..."  Ha. 

Kadin doesn't mind sharing his changing table with Eleanor and both appear to be equally mesmerized by the mobiles hanging above them.  Eleanor already attacked several of the hanging leaves and birch bark.  

September 26, 2014 - 74 Days Old

Here is another not-so-flattering series of photos, accentuating his fat little tummy.  (Except for the last one, of his sweet little sleeping face.)

September 13, 2014 - 61 Days Old

The reality is not every baby picture is flattering... Kadin in yet another milk coma moment.

August 6, 2014 - 23 Days Old

Back to the doctor's for a well-visit check-up.  He's 21' (when those chubby little legs are stretched out) and 8 1/2 pounds. 

In the afternoon, strapped his car seat into Annie's DoggyRide and took him out on his first bike riding adventure!  He did great for all 8 miles, even when it started pouring down raining and I had to jump off and close the plastic cover for the last 1/4 mile.  

Kadin and I were accompanied by Danial on her bike with Annie being towed behind in her carrier and Buck, Rivet, and Rudder pulling out in front.  When we manage to capture a pic of the whole shebang, I'll definitely post it!

July 25, 2014 - 11 Days Old

Kadin shows off his newborn belly button.  The scab finally fell off on July 30th and he got his first real bath the next day.