Pictures

This one is a little picture heavy. It was cold today but beautiful, we didn't want to stay inside so we decided to do a little exploring. We headed out around 11 and here's what we discovered down Knik Goose Bay Road...

Isn't it beautiful? I can't believe I live here!

This trail looks to go all the way around the bay. I can't wait to hike it in the summer. Oh to live someplace that will be green makes me so so so happy!

I spotted this bald eagle, I really wish I had a better lens, maybe soon. We also saw a couple of moose but didn't get photos. 

This is Port McKenzie. At one point in time there was rumor that they were going to build a bridge here that would connect to Anchorage, making another way to the Valley. No such thing has happened yet. It's a beautiful view and you certainly don't expect to see this as you come over the hill.

Quiet Snowy Morning

It's 7:40 am, we (Lilly and I) got up for the last time about an hour ago. I say last time as she was up four times during the night. It's snowing, AGAIN. Yuck, I'm tired of it but the locals say it doesn't get warm until May-ish.  Mike is at work, for the first time since Friday, he has a promotion test today and I'm praying that it goes well.

I'm sitting here at my little desk, eating my breakfast of hot chocolate (my one vice for the day, I'm on day three of no sweets) and home made wheat bread toast. Lilly is eating dry cherrios, well more like half eating half choking on them, they are a first for her. Hamilton is near by ready to catch any of the escapees.  I am pondering all of the things I need to do today, bathrooms need cleaned, laundry, floors need vacuumed, and I really really should go to the commissary. Yuck, driving 45 minutes to go grocery shopping. Not what I want to do today and besides it's snowing and come on now I have at least 4 chicken breasts in the freezer and a pantry full of canned goods, as well as two days worth of leftovers and cornbread from last night. I think I may just stay home. Well maybe just for the morning. We'll see. What I really want to do today is knit and sew, but you see that's what I've been doing the last 4 days and that is why my house is a mess. That and the fact that Mike was home for four days and I have a hard time getting anything done when he is home. Oh well

Things here are coming along nicely. We are getting used to Alaska and liking it for the most part. I have made some friends, more friends in six weeks than in the two and a half years we lived in Vegas. All of them are Mom's and all with more experience than I. It's fun, we meet up usually once a week at an organized group for Mom's and then there is usually something every other weekend for Mom's with or without their kids. Mike is great about watching Lilly on those nights so I can go enjoy the company of other women with out a squirmy little on my lap.

Oh as for the house, we got new living room furniture last week, it's wonderful though it's a little too inviting, I find myself spending a little more time there than I should. I am also almost done with the living room drapes. I think ones for our room and Lilly's room are next. I will have to figure out how to make them "light proof" "blackout" I believe is the proper term. It's still light at 7:00 when Lilly goes to bed, she does ok with it now but it will get harder as she gets older I am sure.

Well I had better go shower and put on my "war paint" as my mother calls it and then get busy, even if that means knitting for an hour.

Happy Day!

Play time with Daddy

Just  a couple photos of Mike and Lilly playing together. They do this quite often, Mike actually took her last night when she started screaming bloody murder for now reason, calmed her down, gave her a bath and played with her for a while. They have so much fun together and I can already see her being a Daddy's girl. Anytime he comes into a room she stops what she is doing to find him and then she starts grinning and looking at him with this, look at me Daddy look at me Daddy look. It's pretty cute!

Lilly gets a highchair

So at 6 1/2 months old I decided it's probably ok to feed Lilly some solid food. She's not too interested, a couple bites and she's done. She'll start to like it eventually I'm sure, I'm not too pushy about it. I'm pretty sure she still gets all she needs from me.
I could not find what I wanted while looking for chairs. My mom and sister both have really cool highchairs in their homes. Lydia's is old and metal and is exactly what I wanted. My mom's is from when we were kids and is wooden. Well I couldn't find an antique one unless I wanted to spend a fortune. So I went with modern. Probably better that way as I the more things I buy at this stage in my life that I don't want to part with, the more things I have to cart around the country for the next 15 years...

Mom's visit

My mom was here Feb 20-23. We had a wonderful time and though her visit was way to short I am so glad that she came. Most of our time was spent knitting. She was working on leg warmers for Lilly and I was finishing a hat and starting my first sweater. The weather was beautiful while she was here. Warm and sunny all three days, very unusual for this time I year, or so I hear. Being a Mom myself has made me admire my mom even more. I couldn't have asked for a better mom, I hope that some day I am as cool as she is. Like a Rock.