June 16 - 30, 2017 - 2 years 11 months

Chilling in a tarp on the phone.   

Proud Mama displaying Kadin's first girth hitch.  He is constantly trying to tie knots and hook his various toys up to ropes/cords.  

You can't really tell, but he is asleep and still hoding his book!
I pulled this catalog out of the recycle bin and it's his favorite book - full of boats and wild animals.  

Kadin is bottle feeding Pinny, the one and only kid that survived Patches dystocia. 

Kadin and I at the first ever Talkeetna Pride Parade.  Not sure why my phone broke up the picture so much but this was the best one of the two of us.  Kadin was happy (he has icecrean, doesn't he?) but he was intently watching all the commotion. In fact, I had to carry him because if I tried to get him to walk he just stopped and turned around in circles watching everthing.  

Eventually Kadin got too heavy and I found a friend of ours on his tricycle so Kadin rode in the back with Bowie.

Can you find Kadin?   If not, there is a clue at the end of this post...

After all the Pride festivities, we went out for pizza, beer, and music at Mountain High Pizza.  Yum!!

Leftover fruits and veggies going into the Ninja.  Best way for me to get yummy greens into Kadin at this point.

Yummy!!

Kadin brings the cat inside for the night.  Birch loves Kadin and is amazingly tolerant! 

Random Talkeetna scene at the library.  Probably Granddad, his baby granddaughter, and his gun.  I love living here.

Video of Kadin bottle-feeding Pinny, the baby goat.

Another video of Kadin and Pinny, the baby goat (Patches' baby)

Clue for finding Kadin and I in the big Pride photo:  
(We are just to the left of the girl with the white hula hoop.  I am wearing a fuzzy rainbow hat.)

May 25, 2016 - May 31, 2016 - 22 months and 2 weeks

Crazy busy and active and fun week!  Lots of pictures, which is just fine by me, especially since I'm finally caught up.

They are still alive and growing bigger and bigger!! 

We took my packraft down to my little pond to explore it a bit… 

Splash in the water, grab lily pads, watch the water strider bugs...

But as exciting as it was, when it's nap time, it's nap time! 

Exciting times for the Woodpecker clinic… running water, utility tub, and a washer and dryer!  Crazy. 

Finally warm enough for the baby pool!  Plus, with our hot water heater, I was able to add just a bit of hot water to take the icy edge off of it.

My new secretary in training!  I guess I still need to get him a uniform, huh?

Kadin wanted his own hammer and nails to play with… toy tools are just too dull.

On Tuesday, we hopped in the plane and headed out looking for a new patch of tundra.  Flew over some amazingly beautiful areas but ended up hiking in the Peters Hills, where we've been many times.  No less beautiful for being familiar though.

March 30, 2016 - April 5, 2016 - 20 months and 3 weeks

Fairly mellow week, back to work, day care, and the occacional romp up and down the driveway.  I'm sure more exciting things happened, but since I didn't get a photo of them, I really don't remember anymore!

Kadin's new favorite toy – an old flip phone of mine.  Wonder who he's talking too!

Off and running!  Not an exciting photo, but it was all I could do to keep up with him.  The video is a lot cuter!

Just found a few more pictures.  Here are two I like in black and white – he was playing with a timer while I looked at a puppy.