Yea ~ I still go to prom

What can I say I still love to go to prom.  It is fun to see all the kiddos all dressed up.  I had a great date with my buddy Lindsey.

The funny thing this year was the building they had prom in was all windows and they didn't consider it was light until 11pm.  

Love and prom '09

Mommy Quiz

Saw this on a friend's site and thought you might enjoy the results of  the boys little interview.

1.  What is something mom always says to you?

C ~ Give me a hug

L ~ Want to snuggle

2.  What makes mom happy?

C ~ Snuggling you

L ~ When the kids come home from school

3.  What makes mom sad?

C ~ When I don't give her a hug

L ~ When someone leaves

4.  How does your mom make you laugh?

C ~ Making silly faces

L ~ When something is funny

5.  What was your mom like as a child?

C ~ I don't know but I bet you spent time with your mom

L ~ You were small when you were born at the hospital

6.  How old is your mom?

C ~ 33

L ~ 3

7.  How tall is your mom?

C ~ 50 foot?

L ~ So tall like when you were a kid.

8.  What is her favorite thing to do?

C ~ Get hugs from Caleb

L ~ Doing homework

9.  What does your mom do when you aren't around?

C ~ Mom goes to school and teaches about history and stuff with homework

L ~ I don't know

10.  If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

C ~ Taking care of us

L ~ Author

11.  What is your mom really not very good at?

C ~ unlocking dad's safe

L ~ cracking something

12.  What is your mom really good at?

C ~ for being such a good student for two graduations

L ~ Sportsman's

13.  What does your mom do for a job?

C ~ be a teacher

L ~ go to work at high school

14.  What is your mom's favorite food?

C ~ everything

L ~ dinner

15.  What make you proud of your mom

C ~ making money

L ~ making something and then come home

16.  If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?

C ~ teacher, school, time... that is just a little thing I made up

L ~ An adult show

17.  What do you and your mom do together?

C ~ we snuggle together

L ~ Play together

18.  How are you and your mom the same?

C ~ We both go to school

L ~ We both like toys and play together

19.  How are you and your mom different?

C ~ I like hunting you like teaching

L ~ Mom doesn't like scary things

20.  How do you know your mom loves you?

C ~ Because you love me in all sorts of ways and I was born in you

L ~ That because our whole family loves... like when dad goes to work you stay with the  

                kids

21.  What does your mom like most about your dad?

C ~ That you are married together

L ~ Because you like and love him then a long time ago you married dad

22.  Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

C ~ to school

L ~ to the store.

Winter at Hatcher's

We just got about 11 inches of snow so everyone was anxious to get out and enjoy it.  We headed to Hatcher's played and  in the snow for awhile.  Our buddy Autumn went too, the boys enjoyed playing with her, she weathers the cold a little better than mom!  It was -1 but that didn't slow the boys down.  

Love & winter fun,

Ah, Nuts... Eli!

Well, it was bound to happen... & leave it to baby Eli to be allergic to nuts.  We aren't sure which nuts he is allergic to since he was eating a variety of nuts.  

The doctor's office told Jarrett to give him benedryl and go to the hospital parking lot  and wait so if  the swelling didn't go down he could get him to the emergency room asap. 

There is never a shortage of crazy activity around this house!

Love & the nutty boy,

Jarrett has entered blog-land

I am so excited Jarrett has started his own hunting blog.  You can check out right here.

Love and blogging husbands,

I've been tagged.

I've been tagged by my fried Jill, I think that I have to post the fourth picture in my fourth folder.  Haven't done one of these before so here it goes!

hee... hee... this is photo of my wonderful husband and one of his black bears.  Pretty funny.  This black bear now presides in our living room.  You have to love taxidermy.

I tag Jen, Tanya, & Jolene.

Love and hunting husbands, 

Summer Memories

So when it is so chilly out I have to remind myself of the times when it was warmer.  Since I took a six month break I have lots to back blog, so I will begin with a summer trip to the cabin.  It was great.  Super fun!!  I was so excited that our kids would have some of the same fun lake memories I have from growing up.  We stayed a week and just hung out, ate, fished, water skied, jet skied, knee boarded, and enjoyed the sandy beach.

I also had to post this for my friend Jill who lives in Florida and asked.... Do you have to wear winter clothes all the time? Well, Jill,  not quite all the time but we pretty much wear layers all the time.   I go to her blog for my summer fix. 

Our cabin neighbors are the best they have all the toys and love to share.  Better yet, they love to teach others how to have fun.  That's how Caleb (5) learned to water ski and knee board.  Caleb and Luke(3) both loved to ride the "Stable Mable"  behind the water ski.  

I loved the day that Luke fell asleep on the beach, he was just laying there playing then next thing we knew he was asleep with sand stuck to his face.   Eli (11 months) would fall asleep, we took the pack and play, he would nap.  It was a great restful week.

Love and warm sandy beaches,

Learning something new in 2009!

So in an effort to keep my mind and body active I signed up for kayaking classes.  When you think of  kayaking in Alaska it generally isn't during the winter.  However, I  and my buddy who I drug along, are taking lessons in our local pool.  Last night was our first lesson and we learned a lot.... parts of the boat, paddling strokes, wet exits, and the T rescue.  So I look forward to learning and practicing more.

The kayaks are stored outside, so it was funny to have the instructor pulling out pieces of ice before telling me to jump in.   It was fun and I look forward to next week..... the eskimo roll!

Love & frozen kayaks,

To Freezing and beyond!

So I had to take a photo of the thermometer in our car.  It is still really chilly, I know it is much colder in other parts of the state but Yikes!!!!

It is amazing that each time Jarrett comes home from work the boys are so excited and all they want to do is wrestle.  Even Eli (1.5) I think it is all the testosterone.  

Love & Layers and Layers of clothes,

Thanks! I love my new header!

Here is to my buddy Jolene and her beautiful header she made for me.  

Love and beautiful views from you porch,

Freezing, Fun, Free, & Friends

We have been freezing our tails off here.  It's been -30F & now the wind has start in...... Oh, Alaska in the winter. 

This is the only the second time I have seen -30.   Needless to say it has been to cold to play, so we jumped at the chance to go a client appreciation event compliments of our wonderful friend and finaical advisor Rene.  It was a free movie and snacks.   How fun is that?

Then we wrapped it all up with  a visit to the boys favorite playground~ Ant's.  The house were the boys rule!

Love and great friends near and far, 

Happy New Year!!! Bring on 2009

Hello to all~

How could I let one of my favorite pastimes go by the wayside?  It's easy really, 

• time goes by fast
• computers get slower 
• USB cords get lost
• kids.... do I have to say anymore?  

So here it is 2009 and I am trying to get back on the blogging bandwagon.  I really appreciate all the encouragement to bet back on my blog.  So here we go....

Fourth of July 2008

We had a great Fourth of July. We started off with a good old fashion parade, all the kids care about is gathering candy. Actually they do a good job of waving and putting their hands over their hearts when they see a flag. We met up with our friend Meg and her two boys so it was fun wrangling the crew.
After the parade we went to a church BBQ it was fun and the boys had their first experience in a super cub. Our friend Jay was great and explained all the goodies in the cockpit to them. We got to love our independence....
Love and free candy,

Eklutna Camping Trip

We took the boys camping at one of our favorite spots Eklutna Lake. It was a great time we hiked around the lake and the boys threw tons of rocks.

Baby Eli decided he did not appreciate camping and screamed until about 11pm refusing to go to sleep.

Luke woke up bright and early and announced to the whole campground that that he was looking for " Squeaky" the squirrel that lived in the tree in our camp spot. You could hear Luke yelling, "Squeaky, where are you?"
"Oh, there you are, come here Squeaky!"

We walked around the lake and the boys decided it was so hot they had to remove their shirts, Corgan Style. Anyways they were so cute, they hugged and then Luke told Caleb he wanted to marry him. They are so sweet.

Jarrett is getting fit for sheep season, he woke up early and ran ten miles around the lake. I wish I could do that!

He Finally Said It!!

I am a very patient woman......but this little guy was breaking me down. All he would say was Da Da Da Da, he has been saying it for months. I rehearse Ma Ma Ma Ma, then he looks me straight in the eye and says, Da Da Da, all with a smile.

Sooo, he finally said Ma Ma Ma. My patience have been rewarded.

Love and baby babble,

Eli and His Tricks!

Eli is just ten months now. He is VERY busy. He managed to get into the powdered sugar while mom was distracted. I should have learned by now if it is quiet, there is sure to be trouble to follow.

So at ten months Eli is:

• crawling fast as lightening
• has five teeth
• has sweet fuzzy hair
• stands on his own
• walks along anything he can hold onto
• eats anything he can hold onto
• climbs up on everything
• is able to back down the stairs and even gets off the bed ( We always say, "Turn around and go down")
• is very friendly with everyone
• giggles
• gives the cuddliest hugs(he actually wraps his arms all the way around you).
• Best of all he watches his older brothers

We are truly blessed.

Love and Sugar Tooth,

Uncle Traveling Ted

We were blessed with my mother's Uncle Teddy coming all the way from Arizona to see us. His gift to himself for his 80th birthday was to take time off and travel to Alaska. We were so glad to be a part of his adventure. Uncle Teddy has endless energy and makes friends where every he goes. I especially enjoyed watching him play with the boys.

We got to take Uncle Teddy to Eklutna, the zoo, our favorite restaurant, Wyatt's birthday party, Talkeetna, Seward, Whitter. He was even here to cheer me on for my first triathlon.

I hope I have as much energy, work ethic, wisdom, and adventure as my great uncle teddy when I am 80.

We can't wait for his next trip, maybe he'll get to hunt something!!

Love and fun guest,

Gold Nugget Triathlon

Well on a whim and a fit to prove a friend wrong I decide to sign up for the Gold Nugget Triathlon. It is an all women triathlon. It fills up with over 1000 ladies in one day. It is for people of all levels. Thank goodness!

So I was mulling the ideas over and I casually mentioned it to a friend and she chuckled and asked me what year I would do that........ I was instantly motivated. She didn't even know that her comment was what drove me to complete the tri and to complete it this year!!!

But I really could not have done it if it weren't for my trainer/coach Autumn, who would run with me at all hours of the day. She was the best coach and a better friend!

Then during the race, I love how my family and friends chased me like the paparazzi. It was all a very memorable event.

Chuckie Cheese's

The boys have a great reward system... when we witness them doing positive things around the house they get a bean in the jar and when the manson jar is filled to the top with pinto "reward" beans they get to go to Chucky Cheese's . They filled the jar so we went and a great time was had by all! Gotta love those tickets! Caleb loved skeet ball and Luke enjoyed the Bob the Builder ride.

Knik Glacier~ Boys Only!

The boys went to Knik Glacier with Jarrett and got the classic boys and weapons photo! Gotta love it!