Best Friends!

Kyla and Hannah looking pretty


Hannah and Kyla playing in their box house

Kyla and Hannah have a playdate with eachother every friday and love to play with one another. They are great friends and have so much fun together. They love to dance, do gymnastics, run around, play outside, play with toys, color and read books. It is so fun to watch Kyla get so excited to play with her friend and she is so happy when they are together. I love watching them play and it is fun to see the new things Hannah does each week, knowing that Kyla (being a month younger) will be doing those things soon too. Kyla loves Hannah and loves their friday playdates.

Missing Daddy!

Even 3 bunnies don't make up for daddy being gone :(

Kyla is missing her DaDa very much while he is away for 1 week for work in Minnesota and some skiing with friends in Utah. She has talked to him on the phone many times but we can't wait to see him late Sunday night.

Little Ski Bunny

Kyla's present from Daddy!



Happy little girl!



Trying on her new skis!



Dressed and ready to go!!!



Kyla and Eli heading to the mountain in the chariot!



Daddy's Proudest Moment!!!



Here I Come!!!



Watching Eli ski by!



Going up for another run!



Fun on the Magic Carpet!



Boom!



Way to go Kyla!



So Cute!



Kyla and Mommy at Alyeska



Our Little Skier!



Skiing to Daddy!



This Weekend Jon, Kyla and I went down to Alyeska Ski Resort for the weekend. Jon was so excited about me and Kyla staying down there that he went out and bought her a tiny little pair of skis so that she too could go ski. I was not so sure how well the skiing would go or if she would even let us put the skis on her, but it went amazingly well.

Friday night we went to a friends get together at her house and Kyla and her new friend Eli were up until midnight playing. We stayed the night at another friends Yurt and then woke up and took Kyla on her first ski trip!

Jon was very patient and gentle teaching Kyla to ski. It's good that he was formerly a ski instructor and knew exactly what to do and not to do with her. Kyla was very excited to go ski and loves to say "Ski". Jon and Kyla ended up doing four runs on the magic carpet and had a lot of fun. Kyla loves riding up on the magic carpet and had great balance standing on it.

Kyla took a few falls but was a very good sport and would just let Jon pick her up and she would be ready to go again. I was very amazed how well She did and she definitely had a very proud papa at the end of the day! We are looking forward to spending many more weekends at Alyeska skiing with Kyla.

18 Months

Relaxing on the swing



Kyla and her crystal blue eyes



Putting Daddy to work



Fun on the sledding hill with Daddy



Excited about her new sled!



Taking Mommy for a fast ride!



Kyla loves to take care of her babies!



Taking her three babies on a walk



Going potty on the big girl toilet!!!



Kyla loves to color!!!




Kyla is ONE AND A HALF!!!

The past month has been a month full of changes for Kyla. She has gone from two naps a day to just one mid-day nap, which is so much nicer! She has gone from only drinking milk out of bottles and water out of sippy cups to wanting regular cups or sippy cups with straws. At night time she wants to have her milk in a bottle. She has become an awful sleeper during the night and only wants to sleep in bed with us, she ends up in bed with us usually twice during the night for an hour or so. She is also getting 6 new teeth in all at once on the bottom, so I know she must be in pain and need the extra comforting from us. Her poor molars have been bleeding and look so painful :(

Kyla has expanded her vocabulary and is getting better at saying an entire word instead of always leaving out the last syllable. She is able to imitate the sounds of pretty much every animal. Kyla also still loves music as much as she always has and is now very interested in doing the hand movements to songs like itsy bitsy spider, twinkle twinkle, monkeys jumping on the bed, Miss Lucy had a turtle, popcorn popping on the apricot tree, the wheels on the bus...

Kyla also has two new friends Ethan and Ella, who I just started babysitting yesterday. Jon's boss had asked if I would watch her kids a few days a week while she goes to the office. It will be great for Kyla to have this regular playdate with them. It will also be nice for me make to some money without having to put Kyla in Child Care and take away from the time I get to spend with her. Kyla has so far played with Ethan three times and has a great time with him and loves to imitate everything he does and give him lots of hugs. Kyla also like the baby very much and likes to make sure she is well cared for. Kyla loves to give Ella her baby toys, pacifier and blanket and lets me know when I should put her in a bouncer, swing or playmat. I am glad that the three of them are doing so well together and that Kyla is not at all jealous of me caring for them.

This past month Kyla has become much more interested in books, puzzles and coloring. Kyla also really enjoys playing with babies. She loves to feed her baby dolls, change their diapers, give them pacifiers and carry them around or push them in a stroller. She looks so caring while playing with them, it is adorable!

Kyla is doing great with potty training, we just got brave enough to put her in underwear for short periods of time a few days ago and she loves it! She is now using a child size seat that goes on the regular toilet instead of just her potty training chair.

Kyla is a very happy girl, loves to talk, loves to dance, loves music and loves the outdoors! She gets so happy when there are other young children around and is becoming more and more social.

I can hardly believe that Kyla is already 18 months old. It seems like we just celebrated her first birthday and now we are already half way to her second birthday.

I love that I get to spend all of my time with Kyla and be present for all of her milestones and all the priceless moments! She is full of smiles and laughter and always keeps us busy and full of joy!

18 month well child visit

Kyla had her 18 month well child appointment today, it is hard to believe that in just 6 more days she will be 18 months! She had to get two shots today, one of which was her second dose of the H1N1 vaccine. I hate when Kyla has to get shots! She gets so upset and her legs seem to be sore for several days afterwards. She cried from the time she had to get measured for height until we walked out to the car, the only time she would settle down was when neither the nurse or the doctor was in the room. It is so heartbreaking to take her to the Doctor when she is like that. The Doctor and I could barely even talk to each other because she was crying so loud.

Luckily, she does not have to go in for another visit until she is 2 years old. I did not like the Doctor as much as her Doctor in Utah, I might try to find a new Doctor for her to go to for her 2 year appointment. Unfortunately, most of the Doctors on our insurance plan are at the Native Hospital and you have to be native to go there.

The only thing new that I learned at her appointment was that you are suppose to brush your babies teeth for 3 minutes! There is no way that I could brush her teeth for three minutes, I don't even think I brush them for one minute and then I let her chew on the toothbrush for awhile.

I am relieved that her appointment is over and that she is currently napping! I hope that she wakes up a much happier little girl!

18 Months

Kyla's height: 32 inches
Percentile: 50th
Kyla's weight: 24.3 pounds
Percentile: 55th

Best Memories of 2009

I was looking through pictures to do some scrapbooking and started reminiscing about the great times we had in 2009! It was a great year enjoying watching Kyla grow and shine! We also had a fun year full of vacations and great times with our families! We were able to go on eight vacations during the year, 2 trips each to California, Washington and Alaska, plus a trip to Hawaii and Mexico. All of these trips were with Family and we had a wonderful time! Also we finally made the move to Alaska which had been in the talks for a very long time. We are very happy to be in Alaska and Jon is really enjoying his new job! We had such a great time in 2009 and hope that 2010 brings all the joys of 2009 plus more!!!



Happy New Years! We are looking forward to a great 2010! December 31, 2009


Happy Family Enjoying our First Alaska Winter Together! December 2009


Enjoying Spending the Holidays with Family! December 2009


Merry Christmas! We had a blast opening presents! December 2009


Sledding at the Cabin! December 2009


Snowmachining at the Cabin! November 2009


Thanksgiving Pie! November 2009


Enjoying Winter at the Cabin! November 2009


Fall Fun! November 2009


Playing in the Fall Leaves! November 2009


Halloween Fun! October 2009


Enjoying the Wildlife! October 2009


Swimming in California! September 2009


San Diego Zoo September 2009


Sea World September 2009


Sea World September 2009


Fall September 2009


Fall September 2009


Our Big Move to Alaska September 2009


Widbey Island Fun! August 2009


Fun with rory! August 2009


Playing with Lauren and Taylor! August 2009


Swimming with Rory! August 2009


Birthday Princess! July 2009


Birthday at the Lake July 2009


Birthday cupcake! July 2009


Birthday Cake in Alaska! July 2009


Hiking in the Alaskan mountains! July 2009


4th of July in Alaska! July 2009


Potters Marsh, AK July 2009


Out with Daddy! Alaska July 2009


Cabo, Mexico June 2009


Cabo, Mexico July 2009


Cabo Mexico Cruise June 2009


Enjoying the live Music in Mexico! June 2009


Passport! June 2009


Disneyland! May 2009


Fun in the Water Table! This was Kyla's Favorite toy all Summer! May 2009


Visiting Mickey Mouse! May 2009


Aladin and Jasmine! May 2009


Fun at the Beach! California May 2009


Having a Great Time in Kauai, Hawaii with Matt and Tiffany! April 2009


Enjoying Easter in Hawaii with Mary, Brian, Sharon and Tony! April 2009


Great Family Vacation! Kauai April 2009


Happy Easter! Kauai April 2009

Learning to Walk! April 2009


Visiting with Cousins! Washington, March 2009


Playing at home in Park City! March 2009


Good Friend Teagan in Child Care! March 2009


Happy St. Patricks Day! March 2009


Vacation to Alaska with Cousins! February 2009


Enjoying time with Grandma! Alaska February 2009


My Sister and I with the kids! Alaska February 2009


Fun in the Snow! February 2009


Valentine Portraits with Cousins! Alaska February 2009


Playing in the Saucer! January 2009


Finally Sleeping in her own room!!! January 2009


Bathing Beauty! January 2009