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Hello! from gorgeous Alaska! We are having such a wonderful life living up here!

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Wait for it...

I'm not sure where she picked this up, but it's so funny. When Rhiannon has the hiccups, she'll come and find me and say, "Wait for it..., wait for it...**hiccup**"
What a goofball!


Phone Call to Santa

So, Rhiannon, Kyler, and I went to Wal-Mart today to buy a game. Normally, I avoid the toy section like the plague, but since that's where the games are I was stuck. So, Rhiannon was eyeing the "pink" isle while I picked out the game. As we are pulling through, she is pointing out things she wants as I am making a mental list for the upcoming holidays. She really wanted this certain princess dress and I told her "not today, maybe you have to ask Santa for Christmas."
I smiled to myself as I watched the following:
(Rhiannon raised her hand to her ear like a phone)
Rhiannon: Hello, Santa?
Santa Voice: Hi.
Rhiannon: Can I have a pretty princess dress?
Santa Voice: Yes.
Rhiannon: Thanks.

Hilarious. Of course, it was so quiet that had I been distracted I would not have noticed the conversation, but it was so cute!

Annual Hay Ride

9/25/10

Every year one of the firefighters hosts a hay ride out at his elk ranch.
Here we are riding on the hay out through the ranch.





Zach got the opportunity to feed the horse a carrot. Having never done that before, he was a little nervous about the horse getting so close. He was brave though and had a great time!


Rhiannon was tearing into this hotdog! Between the hay rides and the trampoline, these kids were hungry and exhausted!

On the way back from one of the hay rides, a bunch of kids jumped off the trailer to go jump on the "marshmellows." Zach thought this was a great idea! The kids were playing tag while running on the rows of hay bales. What fun!
Rhiannon was disappointed when we didn't actually produce any marshmellows for her to eat. When I told her I didn't have any, she replied, "But marshmellows are good for my tummy!"

New Chairs

I have taken on a new project. I have begun, with Cameron's assistance, to reupholster our kitchen chairs. I think they are turning out very nicely if I do say so myself.

Pyrah's Pioneer Peek Farm

9/17/10
In Palmer (about 30 min drive from Wasilla) there is a really awesome U-Pick farm in the shadow of the Chugach mountains, where we can go and pick our own vegetables. Below the kids are collecting some fresh red potatoes.
Look at the size of that cabbage!!


Kyler in His Saucer

Kyler loves his saucer. It gives him a great view of the rest of us! (He's just over 5 months here.)

Glenn Beck

GLENN BECK!! WHOO HOO!
Some friends and I went to seeGlenn Beck on 9/11/10. All I can say is AWESOME! Sarah Palin opened the show and they announced...that in 2012...they will...be....voting.
I would go to the show again in a heart beat!
We had a great time!! Some one was sitting in our seats and the usher told us to just find some other ones, so we went and sat up near the front. Right On!

Boston

8/28/10
Kyler and I escorted Chloe to Boston this fall. She is attending college there and we were lucky to go with her as she got settled.
Kyler was so excited for his 1st flight! Kyler in our hotel, getting all comfy.


There is a wicked cool Bamboo Sun deck in the middle of Chloe's dorm building. Sweet, right?
Poor Chloe had to haul her brand new dorm bedding collection all the way down the street. But, she was a real trooper!

Some how, Chloe managed to get a HUGE dorm room all to herself! It's practically a studio apartment!


Kyler and I were just hanging out at the hotel, hiding from the oppressive heat.
Kyler and I spent out last day in Boston touring the North End and the Freedom Trail. Even though it had cooled a bit after the hurricane passed, it was still quite hot for our tastes. Here is the statue of Paul Revere. I love the history of this part of the city. It was really interesting.



We actually had some great flights home. Kyler is a great little traveler and charms all the flight attendants.
We actually got a whole row to ourselves on the last leg up to Anchorage. Score!

Zach's 1st Day of School



8/26/10

This is Zach's 1st day of kindergarten. He is so excited! Me, too! It's ALL-DAY Kindergarten! :)

The Torres Moose

8/21/10

Our friends, the Torres', got a moose this fall and we were able to help process it.

The men deboned the meat and us women-folk washed and separated the meat.

Thank you, Rosie and David! They were so gracious and shared the meat with us.


Moose meat is so delicious!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Pretty Hair


8/20/10
Rhiannon called me in from the kitchen. She said, "Look! I made my hair pretty!"

She had used hand soap to make her herself beautiful. What a crack up!! And, as you can see, she was thoroughly proud of herself!

Swing Set

8/20/10
Nani and Poppy have outdone themselves this time! The kids LOVE the new swing set! They are out there swinging all the time. Kyler really enjoys being outside as well. He just loves to swing almost as much as the big kids!


Our "Lazy Lizards"

8/18/10
The kids LOVE to practice their "kids yoga" and makes forts with the yoga mats!