busy..

We've been pretty busy around here lately. Major nesting going on, and having a good time reconnecting with my Mom.
This next week should be much more mellow compared to her first week here with us.
I hope to share more photos tomorrow from our trip to Creamer's Field last week. The picture above was taken that gorgeous day!
Also, we're down to 10 DAYS to D-DAY! I've been feeling really emotional, and on edge that last week or so. (God bless my little family for putting up with me!) A little bit of cramping and general discomfort as baby gets lower and lower. We're really excited to meet this little man! :)

September

I've been wanting to share these pictures for some time now.
We spent a day in September, the first day of Autumn to be exact, at one of our favorite places, Creamer's Field. We spent the chilly afternoon biking, and birdwatching, and taking LOTS of pictures. At one point I handed the camera to David and he got some really neat shots. He even snapped a few of Gwyneth and I, which I always love! Gwyneth took a turn taking a couple pictures of David and I. We tend to get a little silly when we're being photographed. As you will see in the below photos!
I was anxious to get out and take pictures of the changing colors. Here in Alaska, Fall only lasts about a month. A little less than 2 weeks after our glorious day at Creamer's field, the skies opened up and blanketed the ground with the first snow of the season.
I am so glad we ventured out and enjoyed the last little bit of bright sunshine, and cool (not freezing) temperatures.
I have worked on this slideshow for a couple days! I just love the song that plays with it. It is titled "Home" by Trenchtown Oddities. I have looked all over for a place to download it, but haven't been successful. If you have a Photobucket account you can create a remix by selecting your album, and picking "create remix" next to "create slideshow." I found this to be the best solution for the amount of pictures I wanted to share! Can you imagine me posting them one by one! Whew!
Enjoy!

(Turn your speakers on!)

Beautiful Saturday

Today was such a beautiful day! After gymnastics and lunch we went out to the local farmer's market.

I could go broke there! So many wonderful things to see, smell, taste! Ahhhh! We purchased some local raw honey (after tasting every kind she made!) and I picked up a soy wax candle made locally. It burns cleaner than petroleum based candles, and is a renewable resource. It smells heavenly! I picked the "Apple Jack n Peel" scent. David and I really liked the "Caribbean Coconut", but they were all out. Maybe next time.
On our way out we stopped and bought some fresh kettle corn! YUM!

(Gwyneth had just taken her first taste of kettle corn in this shot. She wasn't sure of it at first, then she asked for another bite, and is hooked like mommy! ha!)
Oh, she is also wearing my sunglasses here! Bug eyes! Too cute!

I have only tried store bought kettle corn one time, and was not impressed. That stuff is NOTHING like fresh! I am now convinced that fresh kettle corn is the best popcorn in the world! We watched as the man made it too. He stirred it in a big kettle with what looked like a wooden oar. So cool! I will be dreaming for a week of that heavenly goodness! hee! hee!

After the farmer's market we went back down the road a little to Creamer's Field . This area is a former dairy farm turned migratory waterfowl refuge. BEAUTIFUL! We couldn't have gone on a more perfect day! Sunshine, blue skies, white puffy clouds, and green trees! I took our little point and shoot along on our hike. I'm SO glad I did !

We had such a wonderful afternoon! We will be going to these two places a LOT this summer!