Now if the snow will just start to melt maybe it will all be gone before school starts up again in August!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
A Sweet Spring Treat
Mama took Avrey & Quynn to the local Tastee Freez on the first day of spring for a sweet treat.
Now if the snow will just start to melt maybe it will all be gone before school starts up again in August!
Now if the snow will just start to melt maybe it will all be gone before school starts up again in August!
Little Lady
I am astounded lately how my first-born baby girl is becoming such a little lady.
Here she is dressed up for dinner at the Lucky Wishbone with family.
Here she is dressed up for St. Patrick's Day.
How did this happen so quickly? Sometimes I wish I could stop the clock!
The best thing about Avrey though... she will always be a kid at heart!
Here she is dressed up for dinner at the Lucky Wishbone with family.
Here she is dressed up for St. Patrick's Day.
How did this happen so quickly? Sometimes I wish I could stop the clock!The best thing about Avrey though... she will always be a kid at heart!
Willie Nelson & The Pirate Prisoner
The girls kicked off spring break with a little dress-up session last week. Quynn resembled a somewhat feminine Willie Nelson and Avrey was a princess who had been captured by pirates (hence the pirate gag around her neck - I made her take it off her mouth for the photo).
Well... I guess I can't complain that MY KIDS HAVE NO IMAGINATION!
Well... I guess I can't complain that MY KIDS HAVE NO IMAGINATION!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
2012 Iditarod: The Last Great Race
We had a fun family day with Grammy and Pop Pop last Saturday. We all got bundled up and attended the finish of the ceremonial start of the Last Great Race on Earth... the Iditarod.
It was fun to see the girls get excited about the sled dogs. One of the mushers, Kelly Maixner (seen above in green), who is also a pediatric dentist from Wasilla, let the girls pet his dogs (Quynn asked to hold the dog - hee hee) and he even gave us some dog booties to keep as souvenirs.
The girls also learned how the dogs are fed, watered, and loaded up into the trucks. In the photo below you can get a glimpse of some of the rigs that transport the mushers and their dogs (if you look behind us).
Avrey and Grammy found a team from Norway and took a photo with their furry mascot. We learned that people from all over the world compete in or volunteer to help with the Iditarod every year.
We also got to see Dee Dee Jonrowe and her dog team. Dee Dee has the fastest Iditarod finishing time of any woman in history. She has finished in the top ten teams thirteen times and in 1998 finished in second place. Dee Dee has also competed in the Ironwoman triatholon and is a cancer survivor. She is an inspiring lady and we were sure to wish her good luck for this year's race! Dee Dee is pictured in the photo below standing behind the orange fence in the pink coat and pink hat.
Of course we had to take a couple of photos to show just how much it has snowed in Alaska this winter...
What a fun way to spend a snowy day!
It was fun to see the girls get excited about the sled dogs. One of the mushers, Kelly Maixner (seen above in green), who is also a pediatric dentist from Wasilla, let the girls pet his dogs (Quynn asked to hold the dog - hee hee) and he even gave us some dog booties to keep as souvenirs.
The girls also learned how the dogs are fed, watered, and loaded up into the trucks. In the photo below you can get a glimpse of some of the rigs that transport the mushers and their dogs (if you look behind us).
Avrey and Grammy found a team from Norway and took a photo with their furry mascot. We learned that people from all over the world compete in or volunteer to help with the Iditarod every year.
We also got to see Dee Dee Jonrowe and her dog team. Dee Dee has the fastest Iditarod finishing time of any woman in history. She has finished in the top ten teams thirteen times and in 1998 finished in second place. Dee Dee has also competed in the Ironwoman triatholon and is a cancer survivor. She is an inspiring lady and we were sure to wish her good luck for this year's race! Dee Dee is pictured in the photo below standing behind the orange fence in the pink coat and pink hat.
Of course we had to take a couple of photos to show just how much it has snowed in Alaska this winter...
What a fun way to spend a snowy day!
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