Summer Fun

Have to love summer in Alaska...lots camping, visitors and adventures. Over the 4th of July weekend we headed over to Seldovia. Jake and our friends went earlier so Sienna & I flew over...in a Cessna 206....her 1st time in that small of a plane. We spent the weekend 4-wheeling, checking out the tide pools and took in the town celebration and took the State Ferry home. This past weekend we ventured to Quartz Creek with Nana, Papa, Auntie Kimberly & Dillion and Uncle Aaron, Auntie Victoria and Cameron. The weather was not the best...but we took a long bike ride and visited around the camp fire. Sienna is starting to say the best things...I have started a journal. We love summer and have been glad to be out exploring Alaska.

taking a stroll in Seldovia

helping around the yard...while Daddy "vacuums the yard" (:

My first time sleeping in a tent

Hey....I need more candy over here please

Nana helping Sienna roast a hot dog

Cameron, Dillon and Sienna (she trying really hard to keep up with the big boys)

Happy 2nd Birthday

Sienna turned 2....where does the time go! We celebrated her birthday with a weekend full of fun! Both Jake & I took Friday off to spend the day with her. We had lots of visitors over the weekend and had a little birthday celebration at a park in town! She is talking more and more each day....saying the cutest things! We are really enjoying having Nana and Papa in town!

making cupcakes to take to daycare

riding the train with her friend J Jane

look at how cute I am in my hat

Let the summer begin...

We headed out this weekend for our first camping trip of the summer. We loaded up the family and friends and went to Hidden Lake. Sienna had so much fun playing outside all day with her Dillon, the puppy Peanut that when the day was over she slept for 12 hours and was ready to head outside again.

Hidden Lake

Look at who we found.....

Dillon telling Sienna all about bears....from a safe distance

I'm ready to fly my Brobe kite

Made it up in the air...

AK Toddler

Our little Sienna is getting so big and talking up a storm. This morning she put her babies to bed on the floor and kept telling us to be quiet her baby was sleeping. We have been taking advantage of the spring weather and going for lots of walks, bike rides and a few trips to the beach. Looking forward to Nana and Papa arriving here soon for the summer.

She likes collecting rocks...I often find about 10 or 20 in her pockets after our little adventures!

Happy Spring

Its hard to believe my little angel is already....22 month! We have had a lots of changes lately since I started a new job so both her & I have been adjusting to our new schedules. We headed up to Anchorage a few weekend ago for a girls weekend and spent the morning at Bouncing Bears and the rest of time visiting with friends. We had a wonderful Easter! Our neighborhood did a little Easter egg hunt (the Easter bunny even showed up), colored eggs and went to bunch with our great friends the Sullens and Hamricks! In the afternoon we had a wonderful surprise when Uncle Eric & Kane showed up to visit! They stayed for three days and Sienna stayed home and "partied with Uncle Ekkey". The snow is melting fast and the days are getting warmer....summer is almost here!

Sienna & Grant
buddies... Sienna & MJ
1st time coloring eggs

what'z up....check out all my eggs

st. patty's day

We are getting back into a routine after our trip...but daylight saving has through Sienna for alittle loop...plus all the daylight now. I took her to the St. Patty's Day parade and meet up with her friend Kazain....those two have so much fun together and its great to watch them play and copy each other. Spring is on its way here and we are loving the warmer longer days!

hey...lets go!
yummy

ALOHA

Aloha....we had such a wonderful family vacation to Maui! Could not of asked for a better time with each other and friends (minus the tsumani warning). Sienna LOVED the water, playing on the beach, chasing the birds around, looking for frogs and fish, playing with her new friend MJ and I enjoyed relaxing with my family! Our 12 days went fast but we came away with great memories and cant wait until we go back next year!
Sienna is already 21 months...talking up a storm and repeating everything we say and do!

Baxter's & Lautaret's at Brandi's wedding

dinner on the beach at sunset

walking princess

yeah....we had to go on the slide about 50 times

Sienna & MJ at the Maui Ocean Center

family

friends playing the beach

first night on the beach