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