Baby Owen 4.28.10

My friend Janae and her family (Jason (husband), and children Cori, Gavin, and Zach) were in Ketchikan awaiting the arrival of baby Owen.  They live in Wrangell.  For liability reasons, the hospital in Wrangell doesn't deliver babies, so at least two weeks before the due date, the mother has to go somewhere else to have the baby.  Most mothers to go Ketchikan or Juneau.  So after being in Ketchikan for 2-3 weeks, it was time!  I offered to watch the kids while she and Jason were in the hospital.  I picked them up around 5:30 and took them to McDonald's, and then we went to the park.

We picked up Quent from the airport ferry and then drove over to Totem Bight park where we walked/ran around.  It was a beautiful evening!

Quent took the boys into the woods to be boys while Cori and I stayed on the path and talked.

Cori inside of the tribal house.

We went to McDonald's again because Quent and I were hungry.  We also got the kids ice cream.  We drove back to our house afterwards because we hadn't heard from Jason or Janae.  There was a message on our machine saying that Owen was here!  We drove back to the hospital and as we were getting out of the car Gavin threw up...all over himself!  Poor guy!  I guess he had a migraine, which I wasn't aware of.  So our car smelled like mint chocolate chip ice cream puke for awhile!  Ha!  After we cleaned him up and gave him a shirt of Quent's to wear, we walked up to the maternity ward and met baby Owen.

The kids were in awe of their new little sibling.  Jason was right down there with them just admiring his little one!  Janae looked awesome!  She didn't even look like she just had a baby!  We were impressed!

A couple of days later we had Janae, Cori, and Owen over for dinner.  It was nice visiting with them again!

Owen Zander

21 inches long, 9 lb 14 oz

He was a BIG baby!

Runner

When I was in Michigan I ran a little bit a few of the morning I was there. When I came back home I thought I would "try" to run on the bike path just for a different kind of exercise (for variety). After only two runs I realized that I could run 3 miles without stopping. I was shocked because I never really ran before this, but I guess I had been exercising enough with biking that I conditioned my body to be able to handle that. Years and years ago I tried jogging with Quent in the morning and I absolutely hated it. I never understood how anyone could actually enjoy running. When we lived in Wrangell I began to be interested in it, but only ran maybe 10 minutes at a time before calling it good. So now (end of July) I'm running 3x per week, 3-5 miles each time. I'm loving it!

Here kitty kitty April 2010

It's time for a kitty post!


This is Tigger with one of his famous expressions. I'm just glad he likes the camera!

And his cute little front paws!

Shadow hates the camera. If we have a camera out, she will hide. The other day I saw her trying to hide behind the counter. She's so silly!

Silvis Lake 4.24.10

(There are a bunch of posts that will be out of sequence of a trip Quent went on in April.  He's super busy this summer, and I don't want to try posting those pics since I wasn't there, so I will just continue in order and he will come back later and post.  The show must go on...)

Quent and I hiked up the mountain road to Silvis Lake. I'm not sure the length of the hike. It was a beautiful day! We stopped at the lake and had a pizza picnic.

We walked a little farther down the road to a building that I believe is where the water is pumped down the pipeline that follows the road. There a few parts of the trail that are obvious avalanche areas. I also remember there was a little dog who thought he was the boss. Ha!

Good Friday. Good Times. Best Friend. 4.2.10

On March 31st I flew from Ketchikan to Seattle, and then arrived in Detroit, Michigan early on April 1st.  It had been over a year since I had been back to MI.  I was excited to see everyone!  My dad picked me up and I was able to take a cat nap, which put me at about 3 hours of sleep.  So I was ready to rumble...er...  After a nice lunch with my dad, we drove over to meet my friend Carrie.  I spent the first few days with her and her family.  On Good Friday we drove to Lansing to visit with my sister-in-law, Natasha, and then we went to a beautiful park in Lansing to take pictures.  All of the pictures except for the first one were taken by Natasha.  Thank you, Natasha!!  Oh, and the last few were taken by Carrie.  Thanks, Carrie!

Easter 4.4.10

In the afternoon my dad and I biked on the tandum to Bloomer Park.  It was the first time in many years that I rode with my dad on the tandum.  It brought back fun memories!  We went up a hill that didn't look like much, but it was tough!  It looked small compared to the hills in Ketchikan.

Amanda preparing to bike on the velodrome track (with Katie giving her bunny ears in the background).

Sweet treat 4.6.10

Amanda is super creative in so many areas. She isn't shy when it comes to cooking or baking. She and Katie combined their creative efforts and made these delicious "cupcake" desserts. I know there were strawberries, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup. It was a sweet treat!

Some bunny loves you 4.5.10

Amanda and I played with some sidewalk chalk...just like the old days.

I can't remember which bunny this is; it's either Hotdog or Brownie.

Evening Glow 4.6.10