The Latest From Alaska

All is well up here. Nathan had a fun Halloween. We made it around to 6 or 7 houses before he started shivering. Besides, I had lots of candy at home that needed to be handed out. Nathan even helped with that. He was always first to the door to see all the kids. He had a great time and went to bed easily. The day after, I had to take him to the emergency room as he cut himself over his left eye. No stitches were needed, but glue was. It took 3 of us to hold him down, while the doctor glued the cut closed. Since then, things have been going smooth. Keeping busy with swimming, hiking, and next week-play group.
You can watch the video to see Nathan's new torture method for Java. He was actually chasing me at the time, but uses the swiffer to get Java to run. I don't blame her.

Visit to Edmonton

It was a long day of travelling to get to Edmonton...

...but it was worth it. Nathan and I had a great time visiting friends and family for two weeks. Alex even made a special trip up to Edmonton for the Oct. 4th weekend to attend a friend's wedding. The reaction from Yves, when Alex showed up unannounced to his wedding was priceless. There's no need to mention the fact that tears were shed. Oops! Congrats Yves and Amanda. The visit seemed way to short, but we had a great time. Nathan got to go swimming with his aunts and cousins, as well as ride a bunch of rides at West Edmonton's Galaxy Land.

Nathan even got to celebrate his birthday yet again, with a birthday cake and lots of presents. Thank you everyone for the gifts. Nathan plays with it all.