August 19 - August 25, 2015 - 13 months and 2 weeks

Random moments around the house…

Those are cycling arm-warmers being used as toddler leg-warmers! 

Kadin is starting to play with Buck!  He brings Buck the toy and waits for him to grab it and then lets go and laughs hysterically. 

Yummy corn on the cob!

August 12 - August 18, 2015 - 13 months and 1 week.

A few random photos from the week….

Here is Kadin, sleeping with his best bed-buddy, Birch.   Even though Kadin sometimes grabs his feet and his tail, Birch still purrs and loves being around him.  

Another random day, reading his books, and playing with toys scattered everywhere. 

A fun TAT party at Paul's house, with a bunch of little ones playing on the trampoline.  Mostly super fun, with the occasional head-bonk between kids and a few seconds of crying… then, back for more!

Kadin also surprised everyone at the party by sticking his fingers in the cocktail sauce - and liking it so much he went back for seconds!

August 4 - August 11, 2015 - 1 year and 4 weeks

Fun trip to Pigot Bay Cabin on Prince William's Sound.  Beautiful weather and lots of rocks and blueberries and jellyfish to play with!

July 29 - August 3, 2015 - 1 year and 3 weeks

The Blueberry Binge

We were hanging out again by Tigger Lake, and I decided to let Kadin finish the rest of the blueberries…

Yummy!!

YUMMY!!!

I am sooooo happy right now!!!

All gone…

Thanks Mama! I really LOVE blueberries!
Your welcome Kadin, now into the lake we go for a little clean-up swim!



The only drawback to the entire experience was the next day, when it looked like little black bear poo in his diaper…

July 22 - 28, 2015 - 1 year and 2 weeks

After swimming, Kadin chilled in the sunny grass by the trail while we packed up the bikes to ride home.  My little mountain man…

Naked napping has its risks (see previous post), but it sure is sweet.

July 15 - 21, 2015 - 1 year and 1 week

I am now switching to weekly posts…

Here are a few more shots from our trip into the Talkeetna Mountains.  We only spent one night out in the tent as the next night was forecasted crazy heavy rain and wind.  It still rained on us, but just intermittent showers, and sure enough, that next night, we could here the horizontal rain pounding the walls of the "nubbin" cabin.

Summary of the trip:  Kadin loves the tundra, especially the blueberries.  He also knows to crawl into the tent when it starts raining!

Kadin scans the tundra.

The next day, chilling during a break before heading to the nubbin, which is on the top of the hill in the background.

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 13, 2015 - 11 Months, 29 Days Old

Kadin helps unload the dogs in the back of the truck.  Buck is still obsessed with his hands, the other two are just wondering why they can't jump out yet and run in the woods.  Kadin is wondering why he can't ride in the back, where the cool kids ride.

July 12, 2015 - 11 Months, 28 Days Old

I think Danial has a photo of Kadin from today but it's blurry and not so great, so I'll post another one from a different day…
Here's one of my favorites, not sure why exactly.

And here is the one from Danial.  At least I don't have to call today a "no photo day!"

July 11, 2015 - 11 Months, 27 Days Old

Another noodle day, this time regular spaghetti at home.  

Notice that Buck had to be tied to the couch to keep him from sticking his nose up and begging for Kadin's noodles.

July 10, 2015 - 11 Months, 26 Days Old

Yummy!  We stopped by Payo's Thai Food place and Kadin enjoyed his pad thai noodles and tofu, although he wasn't sure why I kept shoving these little sticks into his mouth! 

There was a little water fountain there and of course, Kadin had to play in it.  He loves hearing the sound of running water and can't resist sticking his fingers in it.

July 9, 2015 - 11 Months, 25 Days Old

Fun day in the sun, and after the water warmed up all day, we jumped in and climbed up and down the slide, over and over again.  In the first pic, Kadin was just getting into the water and found it still a bit chilly to his liking.  

July 8, 2015 - 11 Months, 24 Days Old

Woo Hoo!! We had a mellow day, doing chores and laundry, when suddenly, in the evening, Kadin changes everything and starts WALKING!!!!!!

So, I got the very very first steps on stills - I was trying to just get a photo of him standing, so I moved the little car out of my way and as I went to take the photo, he looked up at me and then started walking towards me!  I love his facial expressions as he's moving along!

A few minutes later we got the video…

Video: 

July 7, 2015 - 11 Months, 23 Days Old

Busy day working, and was super happy to have both Heather and Angelo around during the day to help with the craziness.

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!