Power Moms.

What a gorgeous day. Encouraged by my friend Jill (in the green), I joined a group of Moms taking their babies and pre-schoolers on a hike up in the Chugach mountains around Anchorage today. I feel renewed. I think Everett does too.

big fish.

This is the speckled back of an incredibly beautiful twenty pound steelhead (catch and release, of course) that was the highlight of Matt's recent trip. Visit his site to read his new posts and to see more pictures.

mmm, duckies.

Happy Baby.

SingSong.

Almost every single day Matt and Everett have singsong time. Matt will play guitar and sing songs while Everett watches, listens, and rests his tiny feet on the guitar.

Grandma Jude & Grandad

My parents are here.

Seven Months Already?

playing with spoons.

Well, if you are regular visitors of my Mom's blog then you already know I started a new one just for me. She leaked it's debut just a little earlier than I intended, but I truly appreciate her encouragement. I am enjoying the freedom of my own site where I can ramble on and on, recording my encounters with the wonderful. It has a different tone than this site since this weblog is truly focused on family, especially Everett. Even Matt has his own blog. (If you haven't been over there in a while you should really check out his cool creations.)

Visit my new blog at http://playingwithspoons.blogspot.com.

Iditarod

Well, today was the ceremonial start of the Iditarod. We missed it though due to poor planning and a bit of dawdling. So we just went for a walk. I've been terrible with picture taking lately and this makes me mad. I'd blame the computer because we've had some problems with it lately, but that doesn't seem fair. Here are some Iditarod photos from 2005.

Instead of a new picture of Everett (you just saw a MOVIE of him yesterday) I'll just try and give a run down of his "development".
No. He's not sleeping through the night. Not lately due to the four teeth slicing their way through his mouth. Last night felt more normal however, and that was nice.
He is a very mobile baby for not yet being able to crawl. Like his cousins once were, he is adept at wiggling, rolling, and tumbling from toy to toy. I used to carpet the floor with blankets and quilts for him to play on but I think he prefers the wood floor now because he can pivot himself around on his tummy.
He's clumsy about sitting up, but that's okay with him since he would rather be wiggling from place to place.
He's amazingly detailed with his finger motions. He likes to watch his fingers toy with a small object. He'll put something down just so he can pick it up again and again.
His favourite food is avacado. He likes to drink water from our glasses.

Again!

More Everett playing on the floor. No audible sound again, not sure why but I'll keep trying. His squeals and squawks are usually at full volume.