14 months

Bull Moose in my moms yard, he was very mad and destroying my moms lilac bushes and trees.



Kyla going for a drive in her fur jacket and new car!!!



Kyla's Funny Face!



Making a mess of all her books



Kyla loves to read books!



Our little Rock Star!!!



Kyla is now 14 months old!!! At 14 months Kyla is a very happy and fun little girl. She is very energetic and always on the go. She has began talking a little more and now is saying several words. Her most used words are: MaMa, DaDa, BunBun (Bunny), BamBam (Her cats name), Ball, Bear, Shoe, Block, YumYum, Mine, Woof (Dog). She is really good about trying to repeat words that you say to her. She has said several other words, but has not idintified with what they mean and is not using them frequently. It is so fun to watch her learn all of these new skills all the time. I am really enjoying staying home with her and watching her grow.

Kyla's favorite toys this month have been her ball popper, her car that she rides in and gets pushed by us, stacking blocks and bath toys. We just unpacked all of her toys that we had sent up from Utah to Alaska and she is so happy to see them all again after having them packed away for about a month. Kyla is a very funny girl and lately loves to make this really silly face that shows off her four teeth. We laugh so much being around Kyla. She is really an amazing little girl!

Kyla has not had the opportunity to play with any kids since arriving in anchorage 1 week ago, but we just joined a moms/kids group and will start going to the childrens story time at the Library in order for her to meet new friends and me to meet other moms. Her first outing with the group will be to go do gymnastics (well, run around at gymnastics place), it should be a lot of fun. Kyla has definitly enoyed all of the time that she has been able to spend with us and my mom, but is ready to be around other kids too.

Kyla and I went for a walk with my friend Jessica in the Chugiack State Park the other day and enjoyed all of the pretty fall colors in the mountains and nice cool weather. I am looking forward to hanging out with and catching up with old friends. This weekend Jon, Kyla and I plan to get out for another hike in the mountains, Jon is getting antsy to get out and do something since he has been in Alaska for a week and has only worked and hung out around home. I will get him to take some cute fall pictures of Kyla to post.

We are very happy to have finally made the move to Alaska, after talking and thinking about it for so long. Park City was a wonderful place to live and had so much to offer, but being around family is so important to us and Alaska is another great place to live. We are beginning to get settled with Jon beginning his new job and starting to get all of the things done that you need to do when you move to a new state such as getting a new bank account, drivers license, care registration, car insurance, health insurance...the list goes on and on. This move will be a great change for us and we are really looking forward to all of the new things to come in our future: new careers, new car (for Jon), new friends for us and Kyla, new house...