IT'S A BOY!!

IT'S A BOY!!

That's right...we had our 20 week ultrasound appointment and they confirmed that Baby #2 is a BOY!! We're really excited!!!!!!!!!!!

We even have proof! (LOL)

Berry Picking Adventure #2

Well, as you can guess...there is not too much to do on an island in Alaska. So, on these nice sunny days it's good to get outside while the sun is shining (it comes & goes from one hour to the next)...so, we took Emily berry picking again. She enjoys finding the berries and picking them off the bushes. It's like a little treasure hunt.

We went out this time for less than an hour and we came back with a FULL basket. I think this time I might try to find a berry pie recipe.

Jello Berry Salad

So, I made a "Jello Berry Salad" with the salmonberries we picked over the weekend. It was DELICIOUS!! It reminded me of Steve's Chocolate Dessert...but with berries!

YUM!!

Here's the recipe if you're interested:

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1843,155174-231200,00.html

You can use any berries you'd like.

Big Girl Bed

Well...after nearly 2 years, Emily finally went to bed tonight in a "Big Girl Bed." Ok, yeah, it's just her crib converted into a toddler bed...but...it's just one more step to show how she's growing up.

At first she played in her "new" bed by jumping up and down very happily...and then she took all of the stuff out of her bed and put it all back in by herself. Then she refused to get out of her bed. Then she refused to go to sleep in her new bed. By the time mandatory bedtime came she had no problem going to sleep. She slept through the night with no problems...and then refused to get up to go to school because she wanted to stay and lay down in her Big Girl Bed. What Fun!

Salmonberries

It's salmonberry season once again. This year Emily is actually old enough to help pick salmonberries along the trails. So, the weather was nice today and we decided to take a short break from cleaning. It was nice to get out of the house.



We walked a short trail near the end of the Buskin River. Chloe and Bryndall came along...they were SUPER EXCITED to get out of the house!!! Emily held the basket the whole way and quickly caught on to what we were doing. At first she would hold the basket open for us to put the berries inside, but it wasn't long before she wanted to pick the berries herself.



We picked quite a few berries during our short walk and I think we may have enough berries for a pie. We will definitely have to do this again...very soon!!

4-Letter Word Starting with a "B"...

What's a 4-letter word that starts with a "B"...??

Bolt

Well, every afternoon its the same story. Emily comes home...brings the remote over to us...and says "Bolt." She watches the movie Bolt just about everyday...it's her favorite movie right now. She doesn't want to play with her toys, she just wants to watch Bolt. And, she knows the movie by heart..she says "WOW!" during the explosions and copies some of the characters gestures. It's been this way for a few weeks, and she really enjoys it!

Here's a video where you can see that she is just mesmerized!

(don't worry, she doesn't normally get that close to the TV

...we make her stay at least 8'-10' away from the TV)