Fur Rondezvouz

Dog Mushers starting their race



Kyla and Daddy watching the dogs go by



Kyla watching the parade go by



Kyla and Daddy at the parade



Kyla in her new fur Rondy hat



Giant Worm



Pretty horse




Today Kyla, Jon and I went downtown to see all of the Fur Rondezvouz celebrations going on. Fur Rondy is an annual celebration to get people together outside for a good time. This year was the 75th annual Fur Rondy. In the morning we went to see the parade in the freezing cold! It was around 15 degrees out during the parade, but Kyla did not seem to mind the cold weather and enjoyed watching the parade. After the parade we walked around the carnival and watched the first few dog mushers start their race. By then we were pretty cold and decided we would head home and maybe come back later for the fireworks tonight.

Another fun day in the snow...

Ski Day!!!



Riding the Magic Carpet!



Ski Break!



Checking out the Camoflouge Elephant!



Checking out the tunnels!



Wahoo!!!!



Ducking through the tunnel



So much fun!!!



Taking a break on the bench



Looking at all the fun toys at the park!



Driving the train at the park!



Having a great time playing in the train!



Fun on the slide!



What a fun day at the park!



Swinging Away!!!



The Beautiful drive along the inlet and mountains to Alyeska!



Today Jon, Kyla and I went down to Alyeska Ski Resort for Kyla to ski for her second time. It was a beautiful day out and the temperature was around 40 degrees, perfect spring skiing conditions! Kyla played around on the bunny hill for an hour or so skiing and having Daddy hold her while he skied down the hill. Kyla had a lot of fun going through these fun little tunnels. Kyla was a little more cautious skiing today than she was last time, but still had fun for the most part. If the weather continues staying warm we will be able to start getting her out on her skis more frequently and get her more use to being on them.

After skiing we went to lunch and then to a super fun park near the Mountain. Kyla had a blast at the park, it was by far her favorite park that we have gone to so far. It was amazing to watch how much better she can get around on the parks play equipment compared to even just a couple of months ago. She no longer requires any help walking up and down the stairs, getting on to the slide or anything else. She was having such a great time all morning that she did not even act the slightest bit tired despite playing two hours past her normal nap time. It was a really fun day and I look forward to repeating it many more times this spring!

19 Months

Our Princess!



All bundled up!



So much fun sledding!



So Cute!



Having fun out sledding!




Kyla is now 19 months old!!! Kyla is a talker, in the past month her vocabulary has improved so much!!! She copies almost everything you say, although she still is not saying all words correctly, she is giving it her best shot. Kyla has even started putted two words together. Today I told her I was taking her plate and bottle downstairs and that I would be right back, she looked at me and said "those downstairs", it is just so amazing to hear her learn so many new words everyday.

Also, new this month is that she is obsessed with babies. Everywhere we go she sees babies and says "baby" and gets excited. She also loves playing with babies, strollers, bottles, baby blankets... Since I watch this baby Ella a couple times a week she also calls most babies Ella. Also, everytime that I get her out of the bath tub and wrap her up in her towel she says "baby", it is very cute!

Kyla is so much fun, has a wonderful sense of humor and is full of energy and joy. It is amazing watching her learn and grow each day!

Family Portraits

Today we had Family Portraits done for the first time through Jon's work. Jon, Kyla and I had a few different outfits that we posed for pictures in. Kyla did really well and smiled for the camera during many of the pictures. At first she was a little unsure, but she warmed up pretty quickly. Jon's work was training some photographers so we were able to have no sitting fee plus received half off all the pictures we purchased. They all turned out really well so we ended up getting a lot of pictures. It was a lot of fun having family portraits done and I can't wait to do them more often. I will post some of the pictures later once we get them.

Kyla's First Snowman

Kyla and Mommy building a snowman



Giving the snowman eyes and a nose



Hugging her snowman



Happy Girl



All Done!



Kyla and her First Snowman




Today Kyla and I went out and built Kyla's first snowman. The weather has finally been a little warmer making the snow sticky enough to build a snowman for the first time this winter. Kyla loved making the snowman and decorating it. She seemed very proud of it. When Daddy got home she took him out to see her snowman too. I look forward to building many more snowmen with Kyla, especially once she is able to help me with it a little more.

Happy Valentines Day!

Having a corn dog and lemonade at hot dog on a stick



Listening to the different songs to put in her bear



Picking out a heart to put in her bear



Kyla loved filling her bear with stuffing



Putting the heart inside her bear before they sew it up



Kyla had a blast brushing and cleaning her bear



Picking out a pretty dress to put her bear in



Of course it has to have a bow too!!!



Registering the bear on the computer to get a birth certificate



Pushing her bear Valentine in its stroller



Mommy and Kyla heading out to the car with Kyla's new bear



Out for Dessert



Our Valentine!!!



Kyla with her 3 new Valentines book and coloring page card


We are having a great Valentine's Day today! We started out the day with blueberry waffles and playing around the house for awhile.

Then we took Kyla to lunch to have her first hot dog and lemonade at hot dog on a stick. After lunch we went to build-a-bear workshop so Kyla could make a valentine's day bear. Kyla had a lot of fun looking at the different bears, stuffing the bear, putting the heart in and cleaning and brushing the bears fur. Then we got to look at clothes, which was not Kyla's favorite part, but she did help pick out a cute dress. Next, we picked out accessories, which Kyla loved. Kyla would not leave without getting a stroller to push her bear in and a purse. She was so excited about the bear, stroller and purse that she had to push the stroller out to the car.

After build-a-bear we took Kyla to a new cake boutique in downtown to get yummy desserts. Kyla had a chocolate chip cookie, I had a red velvet cupcake and Jon had a lemon delight. We had a great Valentine's Day! Besides the new bear, Kyla also got three cute Valentine books and a super cuddly new blanket. Tonight Jon and I will go out to dinner at a very nice steak and seafood restaurant downtown while my mom watches Kyla.

Fun at the Cabin!

Playing with the Wii and Phone



Kyla and Genevive making funny faces!



Fun on the sledding hill



Putting Mommy to work



Wanting to go out for an early morning snowmachine ride



Sledding with Mommy!



Cutie Pie!



Ready to Go!!!



Feeding the birds with Grandma!



Out for a night ride with Grandma!



So tired, but wanting to go out for a ride with bunny and paci!



Our little night owl out for a snowmachine ride!



Wearing Mommy's goggles



...and Mommy's gloves


Kyla and I went with my parents up their cabin for four days this week. We had beautiful weather, sunny and in the 30's! While at the cabin we spent a lot of time outside on the snowmachines, sledding and watching and feeding the birds. Kyla absolutely loves the snowmachines. She was out riding before the sun would come up and after the sun went down, we went for several rides each day. It is so cute to listen to her cheering and shouting "Go, Go, Go" while out for a ride. Kyla also had three friends to play with while at the cabin. She loved playing with the older girls (ages 6-10) and being the center of attention. Kyla had a blast at the cabin, but unfortunately was waking up early in the morning and in the middle of the night terrified, screaming and not wanting to be comforted and wanting to leave the bedroom immediately. Hopefully now that we are home she will have a much better night of sleep tonight.