Friday, February 24, 2017

February 16 - 24, 2017 - 2 years 7 months - Chacala, Mexico, 3rd week

Another selfie! 

One of my favorite photos!  Mr. Cutie-Pie, happy as can be playing in the dirt!

Portable bathtub with bubbles! 
Town visit for groceries and bank. 
Kadin helps Concha's grandkids knead the masa for tortillas.




Boat ride up the Tovara River - on the look-out for birds and crocodiles. 
¡Cocodrilo!


Wednesday, February 15, 2017

February 8 - 15, 2017 - 2 years 7 months - Chacala, Mexico, 2nd week

Boat ride to Isla Coral

selfie! 
So many doggies to meet!  This was one of the friendliest.

Long day! 
Playing with Marco at our home away from home.

They were playing "doggies" and would go fetch the toys and bring them back to me! 
My little naked gardener!  He loved helping Concha and Suguey water the garden (as well as turning the hose on them occasionally!)

More sand! 
Kadin quickly learned how to eat the "paletas" (real fruit bars) without dropping a single bit of it on the ground. 
Another day, another friend. 
There was an old go-cart in our backyard.  Super fun.  And Kadin stole my socks today and put them on all by himself!

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

February 1 - 7, 2017 - 2 years 7 months - Chacala, Mexico, 1st week

Getting used to swimming at the pool in Wasilla. 
Where the heck am I?  At the airport in Puerto Vallarta.  Tired and hot but fascinated by all the commotion.

At the grocery store in P.V., Kadin couldn't wait to dig into his yogurt!
The employees were laughing and taking pictures as well and then brought me a bucket of water and paper towels to help clean him up.

First day at the beach in Chacala.




Kadin was pretty nervous at first and didn't want to hold the baby turtle.

But then he was excited about it!  After this picture though, he dropped the little guy and I held the turtle for the actual release.  Kadin was right there fascinated by the whole event.



Friday, January 27, 2017

January 16 - 31, 2017 - 2 years 6 months


Going car shopping.
(If you look closely, his shopping cart is full of cars!)
Aw… Sally loves sleeping with her new buddy.

I have no idea where he got the idea, but suddenly one evening, Kadin started kissing my feet!

Having fun at lunch in Wasilla… this is Kadin's "smile for the camera" smile.

We probably spent an hour at the pet store looking at all the critters. 

Sally came with us sledding one day and loved frolicking and rolling in the snow.

This is Kadin's face after Sally flew by him, charging through the snow like the sled dog that she is.  (Obviously, she's even way too fast for the camera!)

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

January 1 - 15, 2017 - 2 years 6 months

I finally broke down and trimmed Kadin's bangs since they were hanging in his face.  He actually was really good for it!

What a cutie!

Kadin wanted to pull me in the sled!

Kadin missed a day or two of daycare due to a possible pink-eye or some other eye allergy or irritant.  He could barely see when he'd woken up this morning.

Ahhhh, nothing like a relaxing warm bubble bath!

Kadin was wiped out by another kid sledding down the hill as he was hiking uphill (she lost control and veered to the side where everyone was going up).  He got a nice bloody nose from the impact but after about a half hour of crying and cleaning him up, he said he wanted to go sledding some more instead of going home!  

Here we are, heading back down the hill.  Weeee!
After the collision, Kadin was obsessed about the safety of others below him and would not go down the hill if someone else was walking up!  
Daycare dress up and here's my little bumblebee!