BINGHAMS

It has been a while...

2011-05-09T22:07:00.003-08:00

Corbin and Aubrey finished the kids marathon at the Anchorage Zoo and still had plenty of energy to make faces at the camera... they had a blast

Atlanta

2010-11-04T12:53:00.033-08:00

My sister and her family just moved to Atlanta so we decided to make it a family reunion there last week. It was so much fun and to see everyone together, and making more memories. And because we are all part of the Anderson Family, it wouldn't be a reunion without every minute planned out.
The first full day we went to an amusment park. My brother made this orange shirts with a great saying on the back.

A-ROAR-OR
A foreign expression of jubilation at the beginning of a journey,
usually due to long waits in un-airconditioned cars.....
not knowing if mother or Christmas was coming first.
Synonym: Yaaaaaahoooooo.......

A before picture -----

And after picture ----

They had so much fun stuff for the kids to experience.

This place you went and collected balls and ran up stairs and shot them at people. My dad was having too much fun hitting people.
That night they had a laser show where my smart sister brought wands for the girls and swords for the boys. Curt took that great picture!
We went to Turner Park where the Braves play. It was too bad that they lost in the playoffs because it would of been really cool to see them in action. Corbin got so sick this day, but he couldn't miss out.
Corbin asked me what the sign said that the cow was wearing. I told him that it said "Eat more chicken." It took him a moment but he thought it was so funny and kept telling everyone and explaining that cows are hamburgers so that is why the cow is telling everyone to eat more chicken because he doesn't want to get eaten.
And of course a trip to Atlanta wouldn't be complete if we didn't go to the aquarium. They say this is the biggest in the world.
Aubrey's favorite part was touching the sting rays and baby sharks. My arms got a great workout from holding her up.
We went boating one day and stopped to get some southern food from a great restaurant. It started getting dark on the way home, but luckily we had my dad and that they lighten the harbor really well.
My brother always gets the most expensive thing on the menu.
My favorite day was when we went to an apple orchard. They gave us a ride out to there trees and we got to learn about the different apples and pick our own. The apples there were amazing! Than they gave us a tour of the factory.
We did so much more....swim in the pool, go on a hay ride, went on hikes, had a talent show, a birthday party, went to OK Cafe and got free dinner, went shopping, got our hair done, went to Time Out for Women, looked at old houses, exercised, went to a pumpkin patch and played. These are just some of my favorite pictures.
My brother's kids didn't want to hike anymore.......

Projects

2010-08-29T09:06:00.010-08:00

For all of you that don't know we bought the townhouse that we have been renting. We learned the long process of how to buy a home. During the process all I wanted to do is start making it mine, by painting and new carpet, but until it was final we couldn't get started. I tried to keep myself busy on other projects that I could do.

Door hanger for my grandma that I quilted.

I recovered our pillows:

I painted the table white and recovered the seats:

Of course I put plastic on it. One of the pleasures of having kids.

Curt and I modge podge the picture of the temple.

Also the seller picked up the tab on some of the things that they needed to fix in the home. One of the main things was the sliding door and deck.

This is a before picture:

And after:I am actually excited by our townhouse. I can finally do what I want to our house. We aren't making too many changes but it will make me very busy this winter.

Air Show

2010-08-08T20:12:00.010-08:00

So we went to the airforce base to see the air show. I remember going to these shows when I was a kid so I knew that Corbin was going to have a blast. There were all shorts of planes. (not that I could name them, but you could ask Curt) We got to sit inside. Corbin of course, had all sorts of questions. All day was, "What does that button do?"

Look at his face, he was quite amazed.
May favorite show was the Canadian Snowbirds. They get so close, I don't understand how they don't run into each other.

A Harrier Jet showed us how he could hover. I thought it was cool, but it was so loud.
F-22

Camping Time

2010-08-07T11:36:00.011-08:00

So I finally got Curt to go camping because we rented these hard cover pop-up campers. With all the kids, I think the bears could hear us coming miles away. We had so much fun, though I wish it didn't rain so much. We went with two other families and we even took Baylor. We fished, ate, hike, ate, laughed, and ate some more. I think Curt and I gain 3 pounds each that weekend.
The pop-up camper was really neat. The kids could of hung out there the whole time. They were so excited, of course they didn't go to bed until really late, they just stayed up talking about how cool the camper was.
The kids, plus two babies that are not in the picture.
On the way home we stopped at the city of Hope so Corbin could catch a fish. It took a couple minutes but he did it. He told me that his arm got so tried from reeling in the fish. He decided to keep it, (which was kinda disappointing because we have no more freezer space, we already have a freezer full of fish.) he fillet it with Curt and was fascinated with it being a mommy fish because it had a lot of eggs inside her.He was a proud boy that day and had to show everyone his fish.

skate park

2010-08-07T11:21:00.002-08:00

Ever since Corbin saw a skate park he asks me if he can go. I told him when he doesn't need training wheel anymore he could go. So we finally took him and don't know if he will ever want to go back. He was brave, but I think he thought it was going to be a lot easier. He managed to go over 2 easier ramps but then said he was done. I wonder if he will ever try again. At least I don't have to hear him ask me every day if he could go to the skate park.

It is official

2010-08-07T11:14:00.002-08:00

So this piece of paper is worth a whole lot of money and hard work. It was a great day when Curt got this in the mail. But what do you do with this it. Hang it where? I don't even know where our Bachelor degrees are, maybe I should look for them.

Bear Paw Weekend

2010-07-16T11:03:00.012-08:00

So we had an eventful weekend full of candy, rides, food, and friends. We hit the parade that went through town. The diving for candy........and because we sat at the end of the parade they dumped the candy out for the kids.
We than went to the park where there was a massive amount of people all trying to get on rides that cost way too much money. We told the kids that they could pick two rides and one game. Corbin won penguins for the girls in a fishing game.

We were with our good friends the Petersons. Aubrey and her friend wanted to go on the ferris wheel.
We went to a car show, Corbin loves cars just as much as Curt. Look at his face! But the problem is that he get excited about corvettes and not so much when he see mustangs. He is not a Ford man like the rest of the Binghams.

Dad's old car........he misses it.
And I ran the 5K with my great running partners. I actually made my goal this time. I even got 14th place in my age group, one good thing for turning 30 I go up an age group. Just think if I could get this weight off. I am coming for you papa....(inside joke)

Pretty Pink Ice Skater

2010-07-08T17:21:00.006-08:00

So ever since Aubrey watched Barbie ice skating in one of those barbie movies, she has wanted to ice skate. I bought some ice skates from a garage sale and I figure she can learn the basics in class than me and her could practice down at the out door rink by the elementary school in the winter. She is doing pretty good and loves it when we go.

Nana and Papa

2010-07-08T17:16:00.003-08:00

My parents came up to visit us again this summer. I think is was the most adventurist week and a half. We saw and did so much. I want to thank them for coming up and spending some time with us. We made some good memories and had so much fun.

Yes, I did it!

2010-07-08T16:58:00.004-08:00

So I decided to do a 1/2 marathon a couple of months ago. It was my friends that kept me on my training. Jessie and Lindsey, my two training buddies, and I ran at night. (Good thing for all the light at night here in Alaska. ) There were many 11:00 pm runs where we were watching out for bears. But it was all worth it. I did make a goal of getting under 2 hours but I didn't know how hilly the course was going to be. I came in at 2:09 so I was still pretty happy with it.

When I was on vacation my friends made our running shirts. You probably can't read it, maybe that is a good thing......Thanks girls!

Biking around Eklutna Lake

2010-07-08T16:40:00.005-08:00

Eklutna Lake is only 15 minutes away, but have only been there once. So I took my activity family out to bike around the Lake. Baylor got to come too, I think that this dog could run forever.

Alaskan Coastal Service

2010-07-08T15:42:00.014-08:00

We went down to Homer for the men to go fishing in the ocean. My mom always finds the coolest places to go. Through the Alaskan Coastal Service we boated out across the bay, we saw eagles, seagulls, and Aubrey's favorite bird called the puffin.

We stayed at the place on the right. We had guided hikes where they taught us all about plants, flowers, bugs, and animals. Corbin even remembers the names of all the types of ferns and always points out devils club. Than they took us to the tide pools to find all sorts of sea life. We had so much fun while we learned so much. I would of learned so much more if school was this hands on.

The Men Fishing

2010-07-08T14:53:00.006-08:00

Can we say FISHING! Isn't this just one ugly fish, but great tasting.I never knew my dad and Curt could be so happy. The weather wasn't great, but I think they really enjoyed themselves.

Dog Park

2010-06-25T11:00:00.008-08:00

Ever since we took Baylor to the dog park for his birthday we have been going back almost every week. He has so much fun making new friends, getting some good excerise and swimming in the water. The park is just a trail around a lake where you can have you dogs roam free without the worries of people that don't like dogs.
The kids in there cool sunglasses and getting so dirty.

Moose in our Neighorhood

2010-06-25T10:33:00.002-08:00

So we had a moose that gave birth to two little ones about a month ago. They were over by the elementary school but I think they wanted some fresh food so it roamed over by our house.
This is a picture that Curt took right down the road from our house. They are just having a midnight snack.

Father/Son and Mom/Daughter Day

2010-06-04T13:10:00.007-08:00

I was feeling like our kids were needing some one-on-one attention and our kids couldn't agree on an activity that both of them could do. Curt took Corbin golfing while I took Aubrey skating. Aubrey saw some Barbie movie where she ice skates, and of course now that is what she wants to do. I told her when she turned 4 I would take her and she remembered. She did well, for her first time. She could barley stand up by herself but she keep on asking me to show her how to do tricks. I decided to sign her up for lessons in town, they start in July.

Baseball Time Again

2010-06-04T12:54:00.004-08:00

One of the things that I love with living in Eagle River is there T-ball program. Corbin loves to play and is learning some great life lessons. He does get a little to serious sometimes but I guess that he gets it from my side of the family. Has you see from the pictures we are on the Colorado Rookies this year. The other night he asked if we could move to Colorado. Even though I like the state I told him when he grows up he can. I wonder next year what state he will want to move to.

Corbin's Birthday Party

2010-06-04T12:23:00.005-08:00

So Corbin decided on having his birthday party at the Bounce House. I was actually OK with it because I had no time or energy planning and putting on a party this year. The boys seemed to have a fun time bouncing away. Instead of a gift bag I made Jedi coats. They turned out pretty good and it ended up being less expensive than if I put together a gift bag of candy and small toys together. ( who ever invented the gift bag should be shot )
You think I would be more creative with the cake since I used to work at a bakery, but this is all I had time for. It was easy and he could keep the toys after we ate it.

Backyard mess

2010-04-28T10:19:00.005-08:00

Can you believe that this is all of Baylor poop from over the winter months. It was so gross to clean up yesterday. I can't wait until the kids are old enough to do it on there own. Oh, but we still made them help us. Corbin has a weak stomach like me and was dry heaving, but Aubrey on the other hand was just waving the bag around like it was nothing. I think Curtis was questioning why we had a dog while cleaning up. We must really love Baylor.
While we were cleaning a moose walked by, Alaska is crazy like this. Good thing we have a fence.

I need to give recognition

2010-04-23T09:14:00.003-08:00

So about a month ago one of my basketball players texted me and told me she was at the final game of our regional tournament. (I wasn't there because we got out in the first round and Aubrey was sick.) She texted me that I got Coach of the Year. Of course I didn't think that she was serious, so I started to laughing and texted her back saying, yah right, funny joke. But she texted me again saying that she was serious. Not knowing if I was getting punked, I waited until it came out in the newspaper before I told anyone.
For those that don't know my team, we didn't win any games, we didn't score many points, and when other teams came to play us they knew it was going to be a win. But I know that people were amazed that my girls never gave up, they didn't pull any bad attitudes, and no matter what the score was they played as a team.
Our team motto this year was from Gandhi, "Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory."
I am posting this not to brag about my award. I want to give recognition to all my girls that worked hard this year and never gave up. We will be better this next year because they are willing to learn and want to work hard. We did have victory this year because of our effort. Thanks girls!

Anything for a dollar

2010-04-23T09:03:00.004-08:00

So the first tooth finally came out. After days and days of watching him putting his hands in his mouth, moving that tooth back and forth I finally sat Corbin down and pulled it out for him. He didn't cry at all, I think it was because he knew he was going to get money. He is going to make a great business man. Anything for a dollar.

Trip to Utah

2010-04-08T17:24:00.032-08:00

So as most of you know, we took our trip to Utah. When we arrived there was no snow and sunny days, but I think we brought the bad weather. By the end of the week we saw snow and felt the wind. But that didn't get us down, we still did all we could to get out and have a fun time.

Grandpa spent some good quality time building a rocket with Corbin. You should of seen Corbin's face as it went off, pure enjoyment.

We wanted to see everyone and eat at all the places we don't have up in Alaska, so we put the two together. We met friends and family the Olive Garden where we could take in the breadsticks and catch up with the latest news.
Corbin and Brooks talked and talked all night. It was like we never left. Corbin ate 15 breadsticks. (not really, inside joke)

While Curt went fishing I took our kids to one of our favorite spots, Wheeler Farm. We used to go here all the time because we love to walk around and see the animals, and because it was free.

One day we decided to take the Front Runner, the train, down to Salt Lake to take in Temple Sqaure and the Planetarium. We ate at the Lion House and got there amazing rolls. I don't even want to know how much butter they put in them, they just taste so good. At the Planetarium we watched a 3D movie on the Hubble Telescope. Again Corbin was in awe. But with all the fun stuff we did that day, Aubrey said that riding the train was the best part.

And we couldn't leave Utah without spending some more time at Anna and Jake's house. As you see from the picture Aubrey didn't want to leave.

We also took in the Tree House Museum in Ogden. Corbin ran off with his friend Cohen so we don't have any pictures of them but Aubrey loved every minute, especially the pony section.

We ran in to President Obama at the Oval Office. Grandpa is going to be mad that Grandma is smiling in his presence.

And even though we are on vacation, we still dyed Easter eggs. Brian had us over at his house so we could all partake in dying about 40 eggs. I think Curt had just as much fun as the kids. We didn't get a picture of his eggs, but you can just imagine how his turned out.
The Easter Bunny came to Grandma and Grandpa house. Some how he knew we were going to be there.

I think we discovered Corbin's new talent of playing the piano. Grandma taught him a couple things, we hope to maybe buy a keyboard for his birthday.

We had a blast, and as you can see we were very busy. We want to thank everyone that stopped there life to hang out with us. We also met new family and friends.

Nippy- Alisha's new dog

Megan Bingham - Jase's new wife
Piper Van Wagner
Paula- Brian's new girlfriend

Ryann Bingham - Jake and Anna's new baby girl

Cobin's Science Project

2010-04-07T20:54:00.004-08:00

So Corbin's has been really into science lately, I hope he keeps it up. He has always found space and planets a fun topic to research. So when the science fair came up he decided to do it on the phases of the moon. We made a board and showed a video to demonstrate how the moon looks like it changes shape.

Craft Projects

2010-04-07T20:07:00.005-08:00

Ever since I moved to Alaska I have grown to love doing crafts. With the help of my new friends and a sewing machine that I borrowed from the church I made these bunny bags for friends in Utah. (Sorry I don't have a better picture) To give to all my friends, I had to make 11 of them. They turned out so cute, I hope they liked them. Next, I made the senior sashes in one day with my friend Jodi. They turned out better than I could even imagine. I only had to make 3 this year, but I have more than 8 for next year. I better start now.

MY FIRST QUILT!!! This thing took me about 6 months. I made it for Aubrey, for her first big bed. (twin) I don't know if you can tell by the picture but it is a house quilt. It has all different kinds of houses, dog house, bird house, tree house, out house, ect. Our quilt group did this together, all of the women did one house 16 times and we traded. Mine was the fish house. We are doing another quilt with shoes, I picked rain boots, but I am so slow, I bet I won't be done until Christmas. I had no idea how hard and time consuming they are, but I found it enjoyable, kinda like doing art.

Tug of War

2010-02-15T12:10:00.002-09:00

Baylor is getting so big, but still so kind to the kids. He loves playing with them. I love that I can trust him not to hurt them. And look how pretty he is getting. I can't wait to go running with him again when the weather gets better.

Update

2010-02-15T10:07:00.017-09:00

This is the reason that I haven't blogged in a long time. The season is going good and the girls are improving every game. There is two weeks left but we have 7 games, it will be crazy.

These are Aubrey's winter shoes, they are driving Curt crazy. Everyday I wonder how she is so girly. She loves cheerleader, dress ups, and makeup.

This is her makeup...........

Corbin has been getting into science lately. Nana sent him a book with all different kinds of experiments. Corbin decided on a moon experiment for the science fair that is in March. I thought this one was the best. If you color a brown line on a piece of chalk and put it in some water, the line will go up to the top and change colors.

Curt did this one with them, good thing because he looked like he got a mess.

This is why I guess they call our town Eagle River. We saw 12 Eagles just hanging out in the trees the other day about 1/2 mile away from our house.

Baylor got neutered.......Curt felt so bad for him.

So I bought Curt a punching bag for Christmas, I think Corbin was more excited than Curt was to get it up and start punching it.

Curt taught Corbin to breath out when he punches.

An update about our diets. We are doing pretty well. We both realized that we can only lose about 3 pounds a month, so much slower than I would like, but at least we are still losing. Since September Curt has lost 25 pounds and because I am a girl, I have lost 20. (Well, 30 pounds since I have moved to Alaska) We both still need to lose another 15 pounds. It has been nice being able to do it together.

Meeting Santa

2009-12-21T14:54:00.006-09:00

I just love this Santa, and the back drop of the stage makes it even more emotional. Curt's friend Aaron invited him to go on base to see Santa. The kids have a blast and being on base they got a great experience. They had a bunch of food and all the kids got new toys and books. When the kids came home they were so excited to tell me every detail about the night.

Corbin's Winter Performance

2009-12-21T12:39:00.004-09:00

Corbin had a Christmas performance, well to be correct, a holiday performance. I wish you all could of been there because it was so cute. Corbin said he had a fun time but he didn't smile the whole way through. He is growing up so quick, I was very surprised that he knew all the words to eight holiday songs. The school does a wonderful job with there choir and band, which is good because Curt and I are not the most talented in that department.

Winter Wonderland

2009-12-21T11:56:00.007-09:00

We got a whole bunch of snow last week, it snowed about 5 inches a day for 3 days. There was a time that I went to the store and I couldn't tell where the road began and ended. But I love how it looks on the trees and the mountains.

If you can't tell from the picture, yes gas is $3.29. So, no complaining in the lower 48 states. Our House

This is the view going out of our circle. This mountain is what covers the sun most of the year. It is weird, you can't tell what direction you are going by the sun. This picture was taken at about 2:00 pm and I am facing South. If you can tell, the sun already setting in the southwest. The snow plow came by and built a big hill in the center of our circle. Corbin and Aubrey love to play outside.

Turkey Shoot Out

2009-12-11T13:19:00.003-09:00

What is a Seawolf? I guess this is a seawolf, if anybody cares. Aubrey loves hanging out with the mascot. But Corbin on the other hand has always been a little scared for some reason.

One of my player's parents gave us tickets for the Alaskan Shoot Out. If you don't know what it is, it is a basketball tournament up here that bring in some pretty good teams. We attended the girls championship game and got second row, center court tickets. I didn't know how long the kids would last, but they did great with some help from McDonald's happy meal toys. Also Aubrey got her introduction to Cheerleaders. She loved watching them and especially loved there big hair bows. She is such a girlie girl.
The game was great, it came down to a last buzzer shot with UAA (university of Alaska, Anchorage) winning.

2009-12-11T13:01:00.002-09:00

So Aubrey has been watching ice skating lately. I came out of the shower one day and found Aubrey trying to skate on Corbin's cars. I think she is hinting something to us.

Curtis think this is so funny. Every night Aubrey can't go to bed until she has all of her "friends". A seal, a bear, Jessie, and Pinky Pie (which she needs to lay her head on). If we can't find one of her friends, it is the end of the world to Aubrey.

Hair Bows

2009-10-23T16:32:00.003-08:00

So my friend taught me how to do these little bows one night. I went home not thinking that I wouldn't be able to make them, but it really wasn't that hard. I was going to leave them plain without all the bling but once Aubrey saw me trying to see if the jewel would look good she told be to put something on each one. These crafts are pretty fun to do and it is something that Aubrey and I can do together.

Halloween Costumes

2009-10-23T16:20:00.007-08:00

We had the kids pick out there costumes the other day. It wasn't a surprise what they wanted to be. Corbin is especially excited, he has his kindergarten Halloween party on Tuesday and a truck-and-treat at the church on Saturday. Aubrey loves her red long hair, she would wear it everyday if I would let her.

The Bounce House

2009-10-23T14:37:00.004-08:00

Corbin had a day off of school so I had to plan something to get out of the house. This Bounce House was over priced but it did the job to get out and have the kids bounce out some energy. I didn't get many pictures of Corbin because he brought his friend Nathan and they were running around the whole time. They had a blast!

G is for glasses

2009-10-23T14:10:00.002-08:00

So it was my turn to teach preschool the other week. Aubrey and her good friend Magen sporty there glasses that they made. We did crafts and worksheet all about the letter G. Aubrey loves preschool, I am so glad we decided to do it.

Are they dancing?

2009-10-11T19:41:00.003-08:00

Crazy Aubrey

2009-10-11T17:15:00.006-08:00

So we have had so many posts of Corbin lately, so I wanted to share some pictures of Aubrey being scary or silly, I can't tell.

Corbin's Running Race

2009-09-25T13:59:00.007-08:00

Corbin running race went awesome, I wish you all could of been there. We didn't know how he was going to act when he took off and kids started passing him. Curt and I were praying for no tears. Corbin is really growing up. He ran the whole race without crying or stopping and received a metal for completing. (.7 miles) Amazing job Corbin! Curt got a little star stuck by Sarah Palin being at the race. I told him that he should just go over there and talk to her instead of staring at her. He chickened out but got a picture.

Dog Fair

2009-09-25T11:49:00.008-08:00

Corbin always wants to hook Baylor up to his slid so he was so excited to have a lady demo how she hooks up and runs her dog team.

You would think Aubrey would be scared of the dog, he was HUGE!

So I am a little behind on my blogs. On Saturday the 19th we decided to go to the Dog Fair. The school that Baylor goes to put on a free fair. They had face painting, balloons, all different kinds of dogs and a bunch of demos.

Goodbye Fred Myers' Bakery

2009-09-20T20:01:00.006-08:00

So I quit Fred Myers' Bakery even though I didn't know that I got my basketball coaching job. I wasn't liking the hours anymore and I learned the basics to keep it up at home. I am so glad I followed my interest, the job gave me cake decorating skills and some extra money to enjoy our first summer in Alaska. My main responsibilities were to fill the pastry case. I learned how to do everything in the case but the flower cupcakes. The flowers are harder than it looks. I will miss working there, but if I am wanting to lose weight, that isn't the place to work.

2009-09-17T16:12:00.002-08:00

So I am blessed to have a chance to coach again. When we moved to Alaska I didn't know if I wanted to be a head coach in the near future but I knew that I still wanted to be involved some how. So when Eagle River High School was hiring for a head coach I started thinking how much I missed it and would love to be part of a team. I had to get the OK from Curt, which he agreed after I told him how much I would get paid so he could go down to 40 hours a week. ( He was doing 45-50 per week, plus doing homework at night)
Overall I am really excited for a new season of teaching, experience and memories. I hear that I have a great bunch of girls that want to work hard. Go Wolves!

Fall in Alaska

2009-09-14T13:05:00.006-08:00

People have been asking for some pictures of fall up here in Alaska. It wasn't the sunniest day when Curt took the pictures but it shows you how gorgeous it is.

Triathlon

2009-09-14T12:52:00.003-08:00

So I knew that is race was coming up for a while but for some reason I never found time to train. I wasn't going to do it but I thought it would be good to do something with friends and show Corbin that these races are fun even though you don't have to win. ( Corbin is going to be in a 1K on the 24th) I am so glad I did it. It is amazing what your body can do if you push it. The bike part was the hardest, it had so many hills and that is when it rained pretty hard. But overall I am so glad I did it.

Copy Cat

2009-09-14T12:37:00.002-08:00

Yesterday I woke up and found Baylor stuck. I bet he wonders why Aubrey thinks this is so fun.

Gooseberry Lake

2009-09-14T12:18:00.006-08:00

So on Labor Day we headed into Anchorage to Gooseberry Lake with a couple other families. It turn out to be awesome weather. The kids had fun eating, swimming and playing on the playset. I just love getting out and socializing with my friends.

Day 2

2009-09-09T11:07:00.003-08:00

So I got a lot of comments about my email about losing weight. It is nice to know that I have a support system that can keep me on track, so keep it up.
People keep on asking me what I am doing to lose weight. Well, I am doing it the old fashion way with diet and exercise. I realize that I need to count my calories, I don't count every one, I kinda estimate. One of the Biggest Loser books says, if you are dieting, you should take your weight, times it by seven, and that is how many calories you should be eating. (for you skinny people you should not go under 1200 calories a day) My problem is portion control so I really need to look at how much I am eating. Nights are the worse for me. Last night I about dyed from not eating anything, finally I was so hungry I had a celery stick. (It is not very good without peanut butter) For exercise I just make sure I either run/jog for 3 miles or play basketball or racket ball for at least an hour. And lastly I try to do some kind of weights/bands 3 times a week. Exercise is not hard for me, it is the eating.
So who ever is with me just let me know so we can support each other. I have found if I have no one to report to than I don't do it.
I am not turning 30 over weight.

Running

2009-09-07T23:26:00.003-08:00

So I started running again today. I took Baylor for his first real run. I brought him out before but we only ran a mile and a half. But today I started with 2.5 miles. It was rough up the hills for me but Baylor did great until 3 blocks from our house. He looked at me and layed down. At least we felt the same but I wasn't about to lay down next to the road. A couple seconds later he got up and we finished our run. So now I know Baylors' limits and mine too.
Curt and I do a weight-in tomorrow morning. I real do not like getting on the scale but I have to know what I am working with. But I need to stay positive. Usually when I see a big number I just get depressed thinking it is just too much. But this time it is going to be different.

State Fair

2009-09-07T00:09:00.021-08:00

I haven't seen one of these lumberjack show since I was a little girl. They had 3 guys competing in different competitions while have the crowds cheer on. Corbin said to show these pictures of the show because it was his favorite. He liked when they climb up to the top and came down really fast and he liked to hear the motors on the chainsaws. He couldn't believe how fast it cut.

Pig Races

There was a world record broken for the biggest cabbage. If you can't see by the picture it is 127 pounds. Too bad that I don't like cabbage.

We also hit the petting zoo. Aubrey doesn't look like she is having fun in this picture but she really did have a blast. She didn't want to leave her pony friend. (I know that it is a donkey but she said it was a pony, so I agreed. She loves ponies lately. )

One of my favorite things to see at the fair is 4-H projects, it brings me back to my childhood. Here are some awesome pictures of some flowers that were grown by Jr. 4-H kids that got of onlookers and prizes. I don't know what this flowers are called but they are gorgeous.

Overall we had a blast and the weather was great. I love spending time as a family and making memories.

No more excuses

2009-09-06T15:28:00.004-08:00

So for those that know me, I have battled with my weight since I have had kids. At times I would do so well and lose weight but I would find reasons to stop exerising, and some how found reasoning for eating so much food everyday.
Yes, I do have to say that I have a many things that I have had to deal with since I have had kids. Between always having to have a part-time job so we could make ends meat or if I was just too tried from trying to be the best mother I could be, or what about my first year being a head basketball coach, that season I gain 25 pounds.
One of my friends up here in Alaska that has lost over 100 pounds said once that she was sick of making excuses.
Making excuses.........think about it......that is all I did over the years. Just because things happened in my life (which compared to others, our family has been very blessed) it doesn't mean I can be a lazy eating machine.
So I turn 30 this year. My friend from my mission started a blog about becoming 30 and is going to go on 30 first dates. When I looked over her blog I realized how different our lives are right now but how similar it was too. We both are reaching this big number and looking at our lives and wondering how we are doing.
So far I am loving my life. I have a wonderful spouse that I will be able to see more often after he graduates in December. I know that he is the perfect man for me. He lets me win fights even though he knows that I am wrong, he puts up with my controlling nature, he is a wonderful father, and we can still talk for hours. My kids are what I get out of bed for. And even though Corbin is freaking out about something small right now, and Aubrey has to wear and dress everyday, I still love being their mom.
But even with all the blessing I have I know that I can be even happier if I was healthier. I would have more energy, I would fit into my pre-mother clothes that I carry around, I would be a better example to my kids, better sex life, (sorry that I had to write that, it is so true) and more confident in all that I do.
So who ever is with me, I have a plan and I need your help. I am setting goals to lose 6 pounds a month. I think that is reasonable. I know what to do, I just need to do it and I need people to check up with me. If I have a support team to see how it is going than I will feel more responsible to be doing good. And even if I lose all my weight I need friends and family to ask me how I am doing with my weight. I figure this isn't something that I will just battle with now until I lose the weight I need to lose, I will have to battle for the rest of my life. So email me, call me, or write comments on the blog and check up with me. I will post on the blog how I am doing for all those that care.
No more excuses!

Blueberry Pickin

2009-09-06T15:01:00.007-08:00

So I have wanted to go pick berries since we moved here. Curt would never let me go because he thinks we are going to make the bears even more mad by taking there food. But one of my friends asked me to go to her parents house up on the mountain to pick berries. So it was my friend Carolyn, her son Caden, and there dog Raisen, my friend Jodi, and here dog Poohla, Aubrey and I, and of course our dog Baylor.
I didn't know that the hike was going to be so straight up but Aubrey did so well. She didn't complain one time that she was tried. The only complaint that I heard from her is branches would hit her in the face sometimes. She was the prefect height to get hit.
This was the view from the top. The picture doesn't even show how great the view was. This is one reason I love living in Alaska.
Overall I got about 4 cups of awesome blue berries. My friend Jodi stop by and left some of her Mississippi Bunt Cake. I don't have a Bunt pan but it was so good that I might try to make it in something else.

New Camera

2009-08-31T17:30:00.006-08:00

We got a new camera the other day, it made Curt very happy. Our old camera got dropped just too many times. These are just some of our new fun pictures, I hope you enjoy.

Oh my, the first day of school.....

2009-08-31T17:01:00.004-08:00

Can you believe that Corbin is already old enough to go to school? I thought I could handle him going until we moved up here and found out that it is all day. So far so good. His teacher's name is Mrs Frost, she has taught for over 20 years, and you can tell because I find her very organized. He loves it and says his favorite parts of his day in going to singing class, gym, going to lunch and playing with the trains in his class. The first day wasn't as bad as I thought because I had a friend that has a daughter in the same class by my side. (I am talking bad for me, not for him) I think if I was by myself, it would of been a different story. But we are going to one of the best schools in Alaska and he as 4 other member kids in his class that he already knew. Mrs Frost

I decided to do a Co-op Preschool with some other women in the Ward. It is three days a week and we take turns and each take a week to teach preschool for a week. The great part is that it is free and Aubrey is social with other kids and learning a little. Aubrey loves it, and I do too. It will be the first time that I will have no kids and I can do something for myself. I am going to start exercising, playing basketball with some ladies in the ward, and have some real quite time.

Carter Park

2009-08-31T16:10:00.009-08:00

So we went out to Carter Park, that is in Wasilla. It is on the lake that Sarah Paylin lives on. Baylor loves coming out with us to new places. The kids wanted to swim, I let them even though it was in the high 60' s.

In Alaska, they leave life jackets out by any water with a sign that says "kids don't float". I think Corbin and Aubrey wanted to swim because they knew I would make them wear one.
Baylor had such a great day, he crashed when we got home. I wish my kids still did that.

What kind of Mushroom is this?

2009-08-09T14:48:00.004-08:00

We get a ton of these mushrooms in our yard. They are the mushrooms off Alice and Wonderland. Does anyone know what kind they are?

A Piece of Yellowstone

2009-08-09T14:35:00.003-08:00

Because we live way up here we couldn't get the chance to go to our annual vacation to the cabin in Yellowstone. We missed the four wheeling, food, family, fishing, and much more. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa the kids at least got a shirt and we talked about how much fun the cabin is.

A new baby

2009-08-04T14:37:00.006-08:00

So we have been looking for a dog for a while. With my moms help, we found Baylor. ( Curt wanted to name our first child Baylor, well at least he got to name the dog it ) I wish all of you could come and see our little boy, he is a joy and the kids love playing with him.

Homer

2009-08-04T14:02:00.006-08:00

I think Homer is my favorite city in Alaska, I only wish it was closer. We had to drive about 4 1/2 hours to enjoy the prettiest land I have ever seen. We went out when it was low tide to look for sea life and shells. I am so glad that is didn't rain too much that day, I was just sad we had to leave.

2009-08-03T18:57:00.013-08:00

My parents left........ We are so glad they came and sorry to see them go. I think I could of got my dad to move up here if the fishing was better. They had great fishing the first weekend but got skunked the next weekend. We had so much fun. We did so much, we were on the go the whole too weeks. My kids and I got totally spoiled and loved every minute.
Combat fishing...... it really isn't that fun. I felt like I was going to hook the person next to me, not the fish. Too bad the fishing wasn't better than it was. We saw two baby bears when we went fishing. But they took off when people just yelled at them to leave. They are lucky the mommy bear wasn't around. Papa, Curt and Corbin went to a baseball game. They met the owner so they got the star treatment. Peggy, I thought you would love to see our big flowers that we have here, you should come and see them.This is the Yurt that we stayed at in Seward. It was really cool inside, full kitchen, bathroom and fit all 6 of us.

We took some of our fish that we caught to grill that night. Curt is an amazing cook with that fish. It is good because we have a lot of it. And of course smores!
My dad took the kids bowling when my mom and I were at the temple. Corbin has been looking forward to Papa taking him for weeks now. It might not look like he is having fun, but he said it was one of his favorite things he did when nana and papa came.
He told me that he kept on getting splits and that it is a lot harder than playing it on the Wii. Just thought I would add this picture in. I am suppose to say that it is the fish that Corbin caught.

Simple Hike (ya right, it is my parents)

2009-07-30T17:52:00.009-08:00

On the way to Whitter, to go to our Kayaking trip we stopped at Girdwood to do a hike. Of course my parents wanted a challenge and wanted to climb up to the restaurant at the top of the mountain. Yes, I said they wanted to climb up to the top of the mountain.
It was hard to keep up with my mom, she is in such great shape right now that my dad and I tried our best to keep up.

We took the tram back down. Even though I am so scared to go on them, my muscles couldn't take anymore walking. It took one and a half hours up and 2 minutes down. This is a picture from the restaurant that we ate at after the hike. Of course we need to reward ourselves. I still can't believe we did it, but one of my favorite memories of my parents coming.

Halibut Fishing

2009-07-21T09:38:00.005-08:00

Average size halibut best for eating was around 25 to 40 lbs. Weird looking fishing with eyes on the top of its head. They sure are tasty.
Here is our catch. We limited on our Halibut in about 45 minutes! After a 2 hour ride out into the gulf of Alaska. Of course me and one other person on the boat limited on Silver Salmon as well.
The uglier the fish the better tasting apparently. This is Ling Cod and a bunch of Silver salmon.

My parents are here!

2009-07-19T20:07:00.019-08:00

My Parent are here! We have had so much fun so far and it has only been 4 days.

We went over to Potters Marsh. The information booked said that there was 15,000 birds living there but we only saw about 10.

Aubrey was doing ballet on the benches.
The men loved seeing the fish, it made them even more excited for there fishing trips. Next we had some extra time before my mom and I went to the temple so we all went to the zoo. They had a small petting zoo where Aubrey was scared at first but after a bit she didn't want to leave. Curt finally got to see his bear. And see, they weren't scary. On the way to Seward we stopped at Portage and looked in the museum about Glaciers. And than they got to meet Smokey the Bear. Than when the men were fishing, the rest of us went to Exit Glacier and Aubrey and Corbin became a Jr Park Ranger.

We were going to hike to touch the glacier but it started raining. We also went to the Seward Sealife Center. Corbin's favorite part was looking at things in the microscope. Corbin said that he wanted to work here when he gets older.

This is Skittle the Otter. He was so cute playing with his green ball and showing off for everyone.
My mom's favorite bird, the Puffin. And for all of those that are looking forward to Curt's last fishing trip, you will have to wait. My dad took all the pictures so I could have a camera for our adventures. His pictures will be coming soon.

Bear Paw

2009-07-13T13:54:00.005-08:00

So this weekend was our community celebration, Bear Paw Days here in Eagle River. I love these small town festivals. We went to the parade and took in the rides afterwards. I kinda wish that we didn't see them because they were so expensive. I only told them two rides and we left without any screams, so that was good. It is really fun seeing Corbin and Aubrey have so much fun, and they talk about it all the time and pretend that they are on rides at home. So I guess it was worth the money.

Hot!

2009-07-06T15:11:00.007-08:00

So Corbin has been talking about this day for about a week. Every night he has been laying in bed at night, and when I go in and ask him why he is still awake, he tells me, " That slip and slid day is going to be so fun." So today was the big day. The kids had a blast! The weather was great too, probably in the low 80's. That is hot for us.
Aubrey wasn't too excited though. She went down once but told me that she didn't want to get her pony tails wet. So she jumped on the trampoline most of the time.

Fishing in Resurrection Bay

2009-07-05T23:58:00.005-08:00

Terra felt sorry for me after her awesome fishing trip and let me go fishing the next day. This is Resurrection Bay, AK. I went fishing on Friday and had the most intense fishing trip of my life! Four of us in the boat limited out on Silver Salmon and caught of couple of Kings as well. The Silver Salmon fight like I have never felt before in my entire life it is absolutely amazing! We saw a couple Hump Back Whales near the boat as well as Sea Otters, Jelly Fish, and several Bald Eagles.
Me and my boss Dave holding two King Salomon one of which is a "Feeder" king and the most sought after fish in the business for commercial value.

This silver got nailed by a Sea Lion apparently
This is the first Silver Salmon I have ever caught and the fight was spectacular!

Anchorage Market

2009-07-05T19:41:00.010-08:00

On Saturday afternoon we headed into Anchorage to see there market. They were selling everything and had some entertainment.

Aubrey has been missing her pink pony that we left in Salt Lake. She at least got to ride this bear. Hopefully she doesn't think she can ride all bears like this. Corbin has been studying planes lately. We have alot of planes like this around, giving tours and peoples personal ones that land on a lake near our house. We heard about this ice cream place from our friends. They make the ice cream here in Alaska and name them names like "Glacier Slit" and "Wild Berry". The only thing I thought was pretty gross was they sold ice cream and reindeer dogs at the same place. Not a good combination.

We also got one of these balls. I can't remember what they called them but in is full of meat and cheese, and than they fry it. Even on a hot day it was so good.

So much fish meat

2009-07-05T19:31:00.003-08:00

So between Curt's and my fishing trip we have so much fish to eat. Half of our freezer is filled with fish. I am so glad we bought the grill because it make the fish taste even better. This picture is a picture of Curt's Feeder King. I guess it is suppose to be the best tasting fish, and I would have to agree. In the store you would buy this fish for about 300.00 dollars. This is a piece of my Red Salmon.

Fireworks

2009-07-04T20:17:00.006-08:00

So here in Alaska they do fireworks on the 3rd. I think it is because they have to do them after midnight so I guess it is really the 4th. A LDS church was right across the street from the fireworks so our ward family kinda sat in an area together. Because of the time of the fireworks I had to give the kids a nap at 6:00 pm and woke them up again at 9:30pm. I was worried they would be in a bad mood but once they saw there friends they were happy as can be. Corbin's friend shared his pull firecracker and silly string with him. He loved them and wants to go to the store to get more. So for those that wonder how dark it gets in Alaska, this is about it. There is no street lights on and I didn't use my flash. It was kinda weird watching the show when it was so light but it works. Aubrey hated the noise. She was so excited to see them and than once it started she couldn't stop cringing.

3 Fish!

2009-07-03T12:50:00.006-08:00

A lady in our ward put together a fishing trip for just women. (well two men went to help and scare off the bears) It was a blast. Curt was thinking about coming but he would of had to take off work and I don't think he would had fun helping us women instead of fishing himself. All together we caught 9 fish and I luckily caught 3. (well my first one was when one of the husband's was showing me how to cast and he hooked one and gave me the pool quickly.) My arm it so sore, but it was well worth it.

Mirror Lake

2009-07-03T12:28:00.004-08:00

So Mirror Lake is the closest lake to our house, about 10 min drive. It has an OK beach but has great views. We went there and fished, had smores, and spent time at there park swinging.

We didn't catch anything but we saw a lot of fish coming to the top in the middle of the lake. We needed to be on a dock or boat. But Corbin has fun casting and taking pictures with his camera.

Doesn't she look like she is up to something.

Rain, Rain, don't go away.

2009-07-03T12:14:00.002-08:00

So when it rains here it kinda reminds me of England. Sometimes it is raining but it is also sunny. The good thing with that is the kids love to play in the backyard. I was worried that Aubrey was getting too cold but she told me that she was wearing a jacket. Nice thick jacket.

Fishing with the Kids

2009-06-28T15:39:00.007-08:00

I took the kids fishing at Beach Lake while Terra was working on Saturday. Corbin caught a monster trout as seen in the image below. He did not want to put it back in the lake. Aubrey had a blast, she spent much of the time getting her feet wet and reeling her line in at 100 mph. plus throwing rocks into the lake. Beach lake is 10 minutes from our house.

There were bears in the area. We saw several signs posted like this one below. We actually never saw any bears.

On the way to Beach Lake we saw and family of Porcupines.

Our Catcher

2009-06-26T22:07:00.004-08:00

So it was Corbin's last T-ball game and he finally got to play catcher. The pads are so big that they were falling of. But I am glad that he was wearing them because a ball hit him in the head. He had so much fun. Smiling and laughing the whole time.

Pudding Pops

2009-06-26T14:24:00.003-08:00

So I got a recipe for oreo pudding pops. Corbin helped me make them and loved eating them. He loves everything with oreo! One package of pudding mix
1/3 milk
1/3 whip cream
6 crushed oreos ( well I put in 10, but we really love oreos)

Stir ingredients and place in small paper cups. Freeze for 5 hours.

Learning to Ride

2009-06-26T14:07:00.004-08:00

So Corbin wants to learn how to ride his bike without training wheels. Everyone that he plays with know how to ride. And he says, " 5 years olds need to learn how to ride without training wheels." So we are working on it. We started by letting him go down a grassy hill so when he falls it doesn't hurt. But now he can go on the sidewalk for a little bit by himself but he freaks out and puts his feet down. Hopefully he knows by the end of the summer.

Aubrey is cheering Corbin on at the park.

French Bread

2009-06-26T13:49:00.005-08:00

So one of my friends had me over, along with some other friends to learn how bake french bread. She recipe calls for all white flour, I am trying to cook with more wheat though, but it tasted so good. Curt is going to love it. I learn how to do sub sandwich bread and how to weave dough. So good!

Saturday Adventures

2009-06-15T10:14:00.012-08:00

So I didn't have to work all weekend so we decided to go to Girdwood. I have wanted to go up there for awhile but it was finding the time and people kept on saying it still was pretty wet from the snow and runoff.

There is a famous hike called Winner Creek that starts from a hotel, as you can see a really nice hotel. There was a tram that went up to a restaurant and hiking trails. Than we went over to the community park. The picture only shows half the park, it was huge.Than the kids had to go to the beach to make sandcastles. It isn't much of a beach, but it did the job.

Curt saw someone that had a fish on his line. He said it was a huge fish. The poor guy was trying to get it in for a long time, we stayed and watch for a bit but he looked like he was going to pass out. We finally had to leave. Curt talked about it all the way home. He really needs to go fishing soon.

Dirt

2009-06-13T10:22:00.003-08:00

Just thought you would enjoy this clip of Aubrey getting dirty and picking flowers.

A Dog?

2009-06-13T10:16:00.003-08:00

So we are thinking about getting a dog. I would love to get one so Curt will feel more comfortable to go hiking and camping. But I think there is a lot of negatives about having a dog. Up here where you can't keep him outside all day because of the weather. And than you have the smell of a dog in the house. But we are thinking about this dog named Utah. ( Crazy that his name is Utah) He is a great dog. He was good with the kids and is totally potty trained. Oh, and Aubrey loves him to death. But we are still thinking about it.

Keeping Busy

2009-06-13T09:47:00.008-08:00

So the ward keeps us busy. Tuesday we have hiking, Wednesday is park days, and Thursday we have quilting. The hikes are pretty easy but I do take my stroller for Aubrey and any other kid that gets too tired. Park days is nice, I can socialize with other ladies in the ward. But I have to keep a good eye on Aubrey because she is known to wonder with her friends. And quilting is going ok. I have a hard time not being good at something, I tend to get bored easy. But it is a group project where you do a square for each person. We are doing a house quilt. Everyone picks a house and does it 16 times so at the end you can put together a nice quilt. We will see how my house comes out.

This is at the top of our hike. This picture kinda over looks our town and the inlet of the ocean.

Aurbey loves to pick flowers. But she doesn't understand the difference between dandelions and peoples tulips. We went to a garage sale and Aubrey picked one of these lady's gorgeous purple tulips. So Aubrey is now learning all about flowers now. I have to keep on eye on her. Here is Aubrey picking a flower at the park. There are some great wild flowers around here.

Curt is in Heaven

2009-05-28T11:33:00.008-08:00

So I let Curt go fishing with his boss. They travel about 2 1/2 hours to Seward where they docked his boat and went out to the ocean to fish. They didn't catch anything and Curt got alittle boat sick but I think is was one of his favorite days since we moved up here. He came back sunburned and smiling.

Father and Son

2009-05-28T11:13:00.005-08:00

My two favorite boys in my life. They went to the father-son camp out, they couldn't camp because Curt had to work early the next morning but they went to some activities at that night. The campground is less than 10 miles from our house. Curt said they had fun even though Corbin didn't want to hear the talking part, he just wanted to walk around. It is amazing how much Corbin loves to do things with just dad and not Aubrey and Mommy.

Kincaid Beach

2009-05-28T10:55:00.006-08:00

So we went down to Anchorage for Memorial Day. We needed a day off to relax and try not to think about all the stuff we needed to do. We decided to go to Kincaid Park that is location right on the ocean. I love how Anchorage has so many parks within the city limits. And I am not just talking about little parks, I am talking about the size of the park is approximately 1500 acres and total length of trails extends more than 30 miles.

Aubry asked where the water was, she wanted to go splash. I told her the tide was out, she didn't understand. I just told her to go ask your dad. I don't know how to teach a 3 year old about the tides.

Baseball Cake

2009-05-28T10:49:00.003-08:00

So I thought Corbin's cake turned out OK. It was my first cake using fondant. (a kind of frosting that is hard, it is mostly used on wedding cakes) It was a good first cake, but I sure learned alot.

Cakes

2009-05-28T10:42:00.004-08:00

So I have wanted to learn more about cake decorating lately but they keep on canceling my class because there isn't enough for the class. So I have been trying to teach myself. It is amazing what you can watch on youtube. But I finally broke out the frosting bags and tips to try it myself. They turned out OK. I need to work on my frosting, it turned out to be too runny. If someone has a good butter cream frosting recipe, just pass it my way.

Corbin Baseball

2009-05-28T09:53:00.004-08:00

For all of you that want more of Corbin's t-ball, here is a little clip.

What is different?

2009-05-18T10:15:00.003-08:00

So Aubrey has been asking us for months if she can get a hole in her ear so she can wear earrings. So I broke down and got them done. There was two ladies there so they pierced both of the ears at the same time. Aubrey cried but not for long, once I showed her earrings in the mirror she smiled. I still don't know how she became so girly. I wonder if she will ever grow out of it.

Crab and Shrimp Night

2009-05-18T10:04:00.003-08:00

One of our favorite songs is about eating crab and shrimp. The kids think it is so funny. So I decided to have a fish night with crab and shrimp. ( You would think seafood would be inexpensive up here, but that isn't the case. ) Of course Aubrey wouldn't even try it, but that isn't a surprise. Corbin tasted them but made me finnish it for him. So I guess the kids love the song but not the food. At least I tried.

Curtains

2009-05-14T15:30:00.002-08:00

So it is still getting lighter and lighter out. It doesn't get dark until 12:00 and the sun comes up again at 5:00. I decided to make curtains for the kids. The ladies at quilting club (some ladies in the Ward) helped me. Now I feel bad ditching them now that my curtains are done so I am starting a quilt with them. So the curtains turned out about the same price as if I bought some, but I got to pick what I wanted and I can say that I made something. If you can't see from the picture, Corbin's have planets on the bottom and Aubrey's has ballet shoes and crowns.

I know, I haven't been blogging

2009-05-14T15:23:00.003-08:00

I know I have not been blogging lately. The weather is way too nice to be in the house. It has been sunny and in the 60's every day the last two weeks. Every thing is turning so green. Corbin love riding his bike and Aubrey loves to sit on hers or just push it around. She can't or won't peddle yet.

Corbin is an Astro

2009-05-03T14:48:00.011-08:00

Because of the Wii, Corbin has took an interest in baseball. I signed him up for T-ball and he was put on the Astro's. I was surprised how big of a deal it is here. It is part of the National Little League so the teams and logos are from the main premier league.

The first time Corbin hit the ball he got so excited he brought the bat with him to first base. The second time he ran the wrong way, straight to third base. It was really funny.

Corbin thinks every ball that comes out to the field is his ball. He is the kid that runs to every ball even though it is on the opposite side of the field. He has games every Tuesdays and Thursdays, and than a practice on Saturdays. Baseball is going to fill our life for the summer. Corbin is either going to be playing or he is going to be talking about baseball.

Earthquake Park

2009-05-03T14:33:00.005-08:00

So Saturday was beautiful so we went to earthquake park, it gets it name from the earthquake that they got in 1964. It was a flat park before the earthquake but as you can see by the second picture, it is now a hill. The park is one of the starting points for my favorite trail, the coastal trail. Curt has always been at work when I ran it. So I am glad he was able to enjoy it as much as we do when we go.

The town in the background is downtown Anchorage. Eagle River, where we live, is in those mountains in the background of town.

Bread Making 101

2009-04-23T16:55:00.004-08:00

So I went over to my friends house today, and she taught me how to use my wheat grinder and how to make bread. It is crazy how much stuff you can make from just wheat. And I like home made bread way better. Corbin loves the cinnamon and sugar.

Thanks!

2009-04-21T09:41:00.005-08:00

OK, I know that this is a bad picture but I couldn't get her to look up because she was too busy playing. I want to say thank you to Gary and Jenessa for the "play kitchen stuff". I love gifts that have her pretending. I had to do some raking outsides so I sat her down in the driveway and she played for an hour. Thanks again!

Snow, Go Away

2009-04-16T14:25:00.006-08:00

The kids and I spent the day in Anchorage. We first went swimming at there favorite pool and than we went on the Coastal trail. The trail follows the coast from Anchorage and goes south. I thought the snow would be off but it wasn’t. But I drove all the way there so we went on it anyways. The kids brought there books but didn’t read them because there was so much to look at. The snow made my jog hard, I felt like I was running in sand. I can’t wait until the snow melts.

We Found a Dance Class

2009-04-16T14:13:00.006-08:00

So we found Aubrey a dance class. If you have been reading my posts, I have been trying to find a dance class for Aubrey that was close by, not expensive, and that was taking girls. Well we found a ballet class that is girls from 3 and 4 years old. She doesn't get to dance in the spring recital because it is next month but I am just glad we found something. She loves it and showing off some of here moves.

Painting the Eggs

2009-04-12T10:26:00.004-08:00

I know that this is out of order but I thought you would want to see some pictures of the kids coloring eggs. They couldn't get the scoop to lift the eggs so I just let them take it out with there hands. You can tell by Aubrey's pink hand in the bottom picture. It probably wasn't the best idea, but the paint came off by the next day.

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T10:02:00.001-08:00

Happy Easter! Jesus Lives, that is the news from the North.

Aubrey and Corbin search for Easter eggs in the frigid temperatures.

Eagle River Nature Center

2009-04-12T09:51:00.003-08:00

All Curt is thinking about is fishing!!! This is a view at the Eagle River. This river is choked with salmon in late June and fishing is not allowed.

We visited the Eagle River Nature Center just down the street from where we live. The landscape is absolutely breath-taking. Corbin and Aubrey had fun looking through the scope trying to find mountain goats on the cliffs. It was a beautiful day about 46 degrees.

Full Bubble

2009-04-10T10:07:00.002-08:00

They must of filled there bubble right before Aubrey tried it. I don't know if you can tell by the picture but she made the bubble way above her head. She loves that station, we could play there for hours.