March 16, 2016 - March 22, 2016 - 20 months and 1 week

Kadin still loves eating snow.

Afternoon walk with little Miss Annie.

Ended the day with Bucky entertaining Kadin with his amazing snowball catching abilities!

He's so good at it, the snowball was headed right at right at Kadin and… whoosh… in comes Buck to save the day!

Here comes another one….

Ooops.  Bucky is still trying to figure out what happened to the snowball.  Kadin could have told him if his mouth wasn't so filled up with snow!!

January 20, 2016 - January 26, 2016 - 18 months and 1 week

At the hostel in San Gerardo de Rivas, they had a stone bathtub room, with candles and hot water and pretty homemade soaps.  I suppose it was supposed to be romantic, but we thought it was just good family fun!

In the town of Zarcero, with a church park full of topiary bushes carved into crazy figures and tunnels, it was playtime paradise!

Also in Zarcero, Kadin found his own walking stick and was so excited.  He also really liked watching the students practice their marching drum skills and tried to join them several times.

Just a cute shot of him chillin' on the steps of the Zarcero church.

At the hostel pool in Fortuna, sportin' the shades.

Hummingbird Nest!!! 

I got Kadin a little brown dress to wear for better ventilation in the hot weather and easier diaper changes on the trail.  To me, it's no different than a little girl in cargo pants, practical for the situation (and cute too, I think!)

The beautiful cloud forest at 7000', about half way up the Chirripó trail (we didn't hike to the summit, just around the foothills).

December 9 - December 15, 2015 - 17 months

We went up to Cantwell for a couple of days, hiking and sledding in the open country.  Kadin had a wonderful time and barely seemed to mind the -10ºF weather.  Although he didn't try to pull his mittens or hat off either...

Fun photo editing to enhance the classic beauty of our hand-me-down wooden sled.

November 25 - December 1, 2015 - 16 months and 2 weeks

It was supposed to be a "napping" walk, but Kadin struggled out of the carrier, took his hat off, and was practically dancing in the streets!

We got lots of snow this week.  My poor moose is up to his antlers in it!

Kadin and his brother Birch are happy to watch the chickadees from the window instead of going out in -10ºF weather.

The next day was warmer, so we went for a little hike around our pond and within minutes of taking these photos, Kadin was fast asleep.

Another favorite indoor activy of Kadin's is snacking on a bowl full of snow!  I now have 10 snowballs in the freezer to pull out as snacks here and there.  I've "spiked" them with juice, but so far, he actually prefers them plain.  

November 18 - November 24, 2015 - 16 months and 1 week

It's all about playing in the snow these days…  

Already got 2-3 feet of snow on the ground – woo hoo!

A musher with a small dog team passed us… Kadin was fascinated!! 

Dreaming of being out in the snow with his own dog team...

November 4 - November 10, 2015 - 15 months and 3 weeks

Winter-time:  snuggling cozy at home, pizza-eating in our now-quiet town, and sledding down the road to go dig out our car from under 8 inches of snow...

August 26 - September 1, 2015 - 13 months and 3 weeks

Hanging out with Rachel and Farah at Conscious Coffee.

Kadin is helping me pack the car, holding on to two DVDs, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. 

Picking the yummy but sour high bush cranberries at our house.  One exploded on his face when he bit into it! 

Sheryl and her Mom visited!  Kadin was happy to share his rocks with her. 

Naptime! 

July 14, 2015 - 1 YEAR OLD!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KADIN!!!!!!!

We picked up a piece of yummy vegan cashew mango coconut "cheesecake" from The Flying Squirrel Bakery and then flew out to Danial's cabin and picked blueberries for a while before heading in for dinner and to celebrate.  Yum!!

July 6, 2015 - 11 Months, 22 Days Old

Phew!  We were all feeling a bit better today and it was a gorgeous, albeit hot, day.  First we visited Mama D at TAT and while Kadin napped below us, we managed a few rounds of ping pong.  I'm a bit embarassed to say she kicked my butt.  

Once he woke up, Kadin and I went downtown for a nice and healthy smoothie from Conscious Coffee.  Yum!

July 3, 2015 - 11 Months, 19 Days Old

Oh what a day!  I was sick as a dog and a bit slow to head upstairs after Kadin woke up from his diaper-free nap.  Ooops.  He got a little bored, and you can bet that's not chocolate on his face!  I think it's blurry because I was laughing so hard.

I was exhausted from the cold but mustered up the energy to pack all the poopy sheets, pillow cases, clothes, baby gates, and baby and we all headed to the station for some clean up!