Happy Thanksgiving!

Having a good time at the cabin!



Grandma and Grandpa wearing their fur hats!



Christmas Lights at the Cabin!



Kyla and Mommy out for a snowmachine ride at the cabin



Kyla having fun on the snowmachine



Mommy, Daddy and Kyla had fun being pulled behind the snowmachine by Grandpa



Kyla's first piece of blueberry pie (Daddy's Favorite)



Blueberry Lips!



Making Snow Angels



Kyla and Daddy having fun in the snow



Enjoying the snowy day!



Wearing Daddy's Bunny Boots



Too Big!!!



Having so much fun sledding at the cabin with Daddy!



Kyla had a very fun Thanksgiving weekend. On Thanksgiving day we went to my Grandparents house for Thanksgiving Lunch. It was great to see a lot of family that I have not seen in a long time. Several of my cousins who were there I have not seen since our wedding, over four years ago. Kyla got to meet a lot of new people and did really well being in a big crowd. Her favorite thing she had for Thanksgiving was clam chowder. We did really miss being in Washington with Jon's family for Thanksgiving and would like to start spending Thanksgivings with them next year.

After lunch we went to my parents cabin in petersville to spend the rest of the weekend. At the cabin we spent a lot of time playing with Kyla in the new snow. Kyla went sledding in her little sled, sledding in the big sled behind the snowmachine and went snowmachining. She had a blast playing outside and loved being at the cabin. On the snowmaching and sled she would just say "Weeeee, Weeeee, Weeeee" over and over or "Go, Go!". We all had a great time and look forward to going back up to the cabin soon.

16 months!!!

Out Sledding in the yard



Reading the Wheels on the Bus



Kyla is now 16 months old!!! I think that this might be my favorite age so far! She is so much fun, has such a great personality and is very funny! We have so much fun with her and she is getting to be so smart and so entertaining.

Kyla is absolutely loving the snow and playing outside. She loves to try to get herself dressed in her snow clothes, hat and boots. Whenever anyone mentions outside or goes out the door she runs to get her hat and puts in on her head. Unfortunately, the last week has been between 0 and 10 degrees everyday, so we have not had a lot of outdoor time this week.

Other things that Kyla loves at this age are doing puzzles, playing with her crayons, her kitchen, mega blocks, books with flaps to open and foam books with removable pieces and dancing of course. She has learned all of the moves to dance to "the wheels on the bus", "head and shoulders, knees and toes" and "If your happy and you know it". Her favorite singer to dance to is Taylor Swift, she likes all of her songs.

Kyla's other favorite things to do is go pottty on her singing toilet. She is doing very good at potty training and lets you know when she needs to go. When we are home she hardly has a wet diaper. When we are out she still lets you know she needs to go, but has not gone on a regular toilet yet. She feels so proud of herself every time that she uses her potty. It is amazing how smart she is and how determined she is to be independent. She really thinks she is such a big girl.

Kylas two best friends in Anchorage so far are Hannah and Hannah. One Hannah is from the playgroup and the other is the Hannah that I take care of a few hours a day while her mom is in school. She loves playing with both of these girls, they are both a month older than her and lots of fun to play with.

Kyla has been learning a lot more words. She loves to say harder words now, she loves to say cracker and Garbage. She asks for a cracker every time she is in the kitchen, and she thinks that everything is Garbage and wants to go throw everything away. She also really understands almost everything that you say and nods her head yes and no to answer as well as saying yes, luckily she is not yet saying no! We are constantly amazed at how much she understands.

At 16 months Kyla now has 8 teeth, 6 our front teeth and 2 molars. Now that she has more teeth she is eating much more food than before and likes most of the food we eat. Her favorite food is fruit and veggies, especially Mandarin Oranges, Pomegranates, Peas and Corn. Her other favorite food is grilled cheese, which she calls a "Cheese".

I am so thankful everyday for having such a wonderful and healthy daughter.

Snow!!!

We are finally getting snow in Anchorage!!! Kyla has gone out to play in the snow a few times and LOVES it! She is adorable all bundled up in her winter clothes. She was out playing on her new sled and loved it until Jon flipped it and she did a faceplant into the snow :( As soon as Jon gets home from work tonight he is gonna make it up to her and take her out again. For Christmas Jon is getting her a pair of cross country skis to play around on in the yard, then he will really have fun with her outside.

Also, Kyla is doing really well on her potty training!!! We bought her a fun little singing toilet a couple weeks ago. Within the first week of trying she went and now she goes at least once a day! Hurray!!! She is so cute, she knows when she needs to go and runs for the bathroom tugging at her clothes. I think we are going to have it easy on the potty training!

Halloween Fun!

Kyla enjoyed Halloween and all of the Halloween Festivities leading up to the holiday. She really liked her ladybug costume and enjoyed all of the decorations and Halloween toys. Kyla had two different toys that sang, danced and lit up (one from each grandma) and had a blast playing with them. They even had to get new batteries put in them already. She liked playing with the pumpkins and looking at the carved pumpkin glow in the dark. We only had one trick or treater. We also had a moose stop by for a visit and eat our pumpkin.