It's been a while!

I thought I would just put some fun pictures on so everyone could see what we have been up to with our 2 year old.

Alaska 2010...Nice-edahhhh!!!

We just got from a beautiful trip to Alaska. We went with Tim and Vicky, Shawnna and Casey and Ben to Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan and Victoria(British Columbia).

We started off in Seattle where we got to take a quick trip to the fish market. We watched them toss some fish and we ate at the Athenian. The seats where Shawnna and Casey are sitting is where Tom Hanks and Rob Reiner sat in Sleepless in Seattle.

This was in Tracy Arm Fjord. We cruised through the fjord up to see Sawyer glacier.

Here we are just getting to Victoria in British Columbia.

Salmon fishing in Ketchikan. We caught a few different types of Salmon. Casey caught 2 halibut.


This is the fish that the 7 of us caught. Can't wait to eat some of it!



Victoria, British Columbia- Ben got to have a drink in the bar with all of us

This is near Skagway- We rented a van and drove 70 miles to Canada and the Yukon. It was a very scenic drive. We had lots of stops to take in the views. Pictures really don't do it justice.

In Juneau we took the Mount Roberts tram to the top of the mountain.

We went zip lining in Juneau. We rode a boat over to an island where we took a big truck up the mountain and then a little trek the rest of the way to the top where we hooked up to the zip line and went from tree to tree hundreds of feet above the ground through an old gold mine. This is a must if you ever get the chance.

Photo opp. on our way back from Canada during our 70 mile drive when we were at port in Skagway.

Our guides on the zip line were reassuring as we were up so high in the air.

Welcome Sadie Jean

Welcome Sadie Jean to the world!

Andrea and Matt got to welcome their new little girl this morning at 8am. She weighed in at 8 lbs. 5 oz. and was 21 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing well, I think Matt is doing pretty good too:) She is ready for ponytails!!

Nolan's Dance moves!!

We knew that Nolan liked to dance, but had no idea he had this many moves to show off at the wedding this past weekend.

Welcome Casey Thompson to the Family!!!

Shawnna and Casey had an amazing Wedding day on Saturday out at Carlos Creek Winery. The day was beautiful and everything turned out great. Shawnna and Casey looked great, but I think Nolan stole a little bit of the show. He made the cutest ring bearer ever and he danced the night away!!!!! These are just a few of the cute picture that we have.

More fun with Nolan

He won't sit still for a picture for very long...but we still got some fun pics last weekend.

The ones in color are from Nolan helping me make cookies. He loves the dough and he counted to three each time we added an ingredient:) He would also cheer when we got to three like something great would happen next. He is getting two molars on the top right now, we can see(and feel) them poking through his gums.

2/23/10

One of Nolan's favorite spots is to sit here and look out the window. He likes it when Mazy sits with him. The two are starting to become pretty good friends.

Nolan was helping clear out all of the snow that keeps falling in southwest MN

Testing out the new chair that Grandma and Grandpa got when they were in Belize

Happy Winter!

Just some fun pictures to share. As always Nolan is keeping us busy. He talks non-stop and we can even understand a little bit of what he is saying:) He loves to play with his kitchen, color, play with any kind of remote control or game controller, read books and open up the cupboards to see what kind of goodies he can grab before we catch him. He likes to play with the cat, but he doesn't get too close. When the camera is out he is happy to smile and say cheeeeese and he loves to see his own face on the display after the picture is taken!! We have used Skype to talk family members and he loves to way and say hi to everyone on the computer. He is even learning some good manners...anytime there is food around that Nolan wants, he points and says eeeeeese....until he gets it. Sometimes he will even throw a thank you in after that!

The artist at work!

This was Nolan about 1 play into the Vikings game on Sunday! He knew that the Vikes would take care of things, Dad wasn't so sure.

Fishing with dad and the boys. He liked to play in the minnow bucket.

Nolan got to sled a little bit over Christmas. Nate pulled him and Sara behind the 4 wheeler.

I love this picture!