Holidaze…...

It seemed as though it took forever for Christmas Eve to come this year.  I spent from before Thanksgiving until December 23, shopping and preparing for Christmas Eve.  Christmas Eve was when my parents and sister arrived.  That was the deadline in my head…… by the time they got here, the Christmas season was in full swing. My program at school happened a week earlier so we had time to be organized and relaxed.  i vowed to not be wrapping gifts when they were here and did not want to be baking either :)

 We had a wonderful dinner on Wednesday night with Zeb's family.  Then right on schedule, Santa arrived the next morning……..

 A wonderful surprise awaited the girls outside.  A new wagon and a beautiful new sled built by their grandpa.  It even used a piece from Zeb's sled when he was little.  How special!

We have been very blessed this year with many things to be thankful for.  

We hope 2015 continues to be amazing.  

Meeting the neighbor kids...

We are feeling pretty lucky in our new house with all the wildlife we have seen this year.  

We were fortunate enough to have a moose calf born in the neighbor's yard. 

 A green belt runs from the top of our road through a canyon to our property.  It is abundant with wildlife.  Some mornings we are lucky enough to catch this mama and baby out the back window, or walking down the driveway.

I love that our kids are growing up with a vocabulary that includes "moose" and "baby moose."

Serenades and Smiles

I am almost finishing my first trip to Wisconsin. The weather has been wonderful. I saw my first trees change colors and felt my first 80 degree sunny days. I met lots of family and spent time with my Wisconsin grandma and grandpa. Grandpa Jim likes to pick up the guitar and sing me songs.

Grandma Susie likes to rock me and sing me lullabies. I will miss all the attention, but I know mommy and daddy like to sing to me too.

Aside from spending time with family, I have been enjoying play time of course! Auntie Lara got me a play gym for Wisconsin. I am learning how to grab more things and use both arms at once. It is all very exciting.

At almost 14 weeks old, I am changing everyday. I can't wait to get back to Alaska and show daddy all the new things I know and how happy I am at night time now- even with the time change :)