March 16 - 31, 2017 - 2 years 8 months

March 5 - 15, 2017 - 2 years 8 months

Back in Alaska!  

It was a beautiful day with a biting wind...

Kadin always seems to get these red lower eyelid lesions… always on the right side.  He gets a water balloon compress on it and if he lets me do it easily enought, he gets to play with the balloon afterwards. 

February 28 - March 4, 2017 - 2 years 7 months - Chacala, Mexico, 4th week

Can we take him home?!

Digging his teeth into a yummy mango-on-a-stick!  My little "mono salvaje"!

Abuela Baiba took a photo of this and so, of course, Kadin had to grab my phone and take over 40 photos of it.  Baiba told him this was what we were having for dinner that night!  Yum!

Saying "adios" to Abuela Baiba.  :-(

Last day in Mexico, at our fancy place near the airport.

Last day in Mexico, at our fancy place near the airport.

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!

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!

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.