Nathan and Kalee

He was singing Happy Birthday to Kalee and then proceeded to blow the candle out (the one in the card).

I was feeding Kalee her cereal and took a break to finish supper.  Nathan decided to step in and finish feeding his sister, without my knowledge at first.  That was until he said something.  I think more cereal ended up on her face than in her mouth.

Nathan's Birthday Party

This was the cake Alex and I spent 4 hours decorating for Nathan's big day today.  We're glad he at least ate a piece of this one!  The kids spent over an hour jumping and running around the bounce house.  We thank every one for attending and hope you had fun!

Summer 2010

Well, it has been 5 months now since Kalee was born.  My parents visited in April to help me with Nathan and Kalee while Alex bode his time until parental started.  April is not a great time to visit Alaska as all the winter activities have ceased and none of the summer ones have started.  None the less, we had a great visit and managed to show them a little bit of Alaska.

From the beginning of May till the end of July, Alex took some parental leave.  It was great having him around and helping out with both kids.  During this time we took a few local trips to experience more of the Alaskan adventure.  We took a drive down to Homer, which is a large fishing town.  Beautiful place.  We did not end up with the best weather, but enjoyed it none-the-less.  We also took a plane trip to Juneau.  Alaska's capital.  It is a beautiful place as well, with a tonne of tourists.  Cruise ship destination. 

Homer Spit

Mendenhall Glacier

Downtown Juneau

During the summer, Alex took a hiatus from work to hike the Chilkoot Trail from Skagway, Alaska to Bennett, Yukon with 6 other Canadians posted here in Alaska with us.  As well, he got to experience fishing on the well known Copper River and a moose hunting trip to the Alaskan interior.  We ended up with a lot of salmon, but no moose.  Maybe next year.

Donna with her niece & nephew

My sisters also managed to visit this August for 10 days.  We had a busy, fun filled time.  We took an overnight trip to Seward which included a sea life cruise and a ride up the tram at Alyeska on our drive home.  Plus we managed to make our way to Talkeetna for a day, regardless of the rainy weather.  The rest of the days were spent touring Anchorage and some sites/attractions it has to offer.

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May & Kalee

Just a few recent photos of the kids enjoying one of the few sunny days this summer.

Here are a few photos of Nathan's 3rd birthday.  He enjoyed his toys very much and only wanted to play with them all day.  We managed to drag him away from the house for an outing at the zoo.  On the way home we asked him if he wanted to go to McDonald's for lunch, and he replied, "No, I eat cheese noodles at home."  Only because he wanted to play with his toys.  All in all, it has been a good fun filled summer.  Hopefully our next post will be sooner than 5 months.

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Nathan's Birthday Cupcake

World meet Kalee Theresa Considine

Tuesday 06 April at 0743 Yvette and I were blessed with our latest addition, Kalee Theresa Considine.  She came out  weighing 8lbs 2oz at 22.5in long. She's healthy but her face did get a little bruised and swollen on the way out. Yvette was a trooper again suffering through it all without even an advil. Yvette and Kalee are doing great and arrived home Thursday to join Nathan, Java and I.  We'd like to thank everyone for the all the well wishes, visits and gracious gifts.

Still No baby

As you can see from the baby counter the latest Considine should have joined us today but she seems to be quite comfortable where she is.  We went in for another checkup and everything is fine but baby is staying put, now we just wait and if nothing happens by next Monday in we go for another checkup. We'll keep everyone up on what's happening and I guess it's a waiting game now.

HAPPY EASTER!

It's only taken 3 Easters, but somebody has finally gotten the hang of the Easter Egg Hunt!  Nathan woke up to a frenzie of eggs hidden by the Easter Bunny.  Excitement was in the air as he wandered through the house searching for the ultimate prize...

...CANDY!

Maritime Helicopter History

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Local_News/NS/ID=1450212657

So it looks like the Sea King replacement may not be a pipe dream, earlier this week the Cyclone conducted it's first deck landings and part of the certification & testing process.  You can watch the CBC video it's about halfway through the newscast.

Alaskan Dog Sledding

It's been a while since we've posted, we apologize it's been a busy winter.  January and February I spent in Tinker completing AWACS instructor training.  While I was enjoying balmy Oklahoma City Yvette and Nathan had a great visit with the McRae and Dupuis families in Edmonton.

2 More weeks until the scheduled birth of the newest Considine, Yvette is hanging in there but is ready for the baby to arrive I'm sure.

Nathan and I gave mommy a day off and headed to the dog kennel of retired Iditarod and Yukon Quest musher and Vern Halter with a group of other Canadians. Vern now trains Alaskan Husky sled dogs and also Iditarod mushers plus provides tour packages. It was a memorable day, Nathan and I got to enjoy a ride with a 10 dog team, wow what power.  Nathan enjoyed it so much that when it was done all he could say was "more".  I can't wait to do it again, living in Alaska definately has it's benefits.