Stringing the lights 12.1.12

Jeralyn was helping me string the lights on the tree.  Isn't she so cute?  I just want to kiss those cheeks!

Tigger was real curious about the tree and sat underneath it for a little while.

Jeralyn (and the cats) were real curious about the tree at first, but now no one bothers it.  We put ornaments on the lower branches that she can touch. Sometimes she asks to have one to hold, and then she'll walk around the house with it.  Now there are a couple of presents under the tree, but she doesn't seem to notice them.  I don't think she really understands what presents are all about...yet.

Video: Puzzle Time 12.5.12

Video: Coloring 12.2.12

Video: Play Dough 11.28.12

Video: Playing 11.24.12

She is now 15 months!!  She has 8 of her front teeth and 3 molars (4th one coming soon!).  She's walking!  She's amazing!  She says: kitty-cat, Shelly (her stuffed turtle and best friend), cookie "coo-kah", flower "fah-wah", Mama, Dada, cracker, fish, tree, water "wah-wah", shoe, sock, clock, Papa, chair, cheese, car, and more that I can't think of.   She nods yes and points out things in books.

Video: Cousins Playing 11.22.12

Video: Spinning Toys 11.22.12

Christmas Tree Hunt 12.1.12

Quent found out from the Forest Service where we could cut down our own tree.  We had a map and headed out toward Harriet Hunt Lake.  There were stipulations on where you could cut the tree, how to cut the tree, etc.  We have only had three Christmas trees so far since being married, and all of them have been cut-down-for-free trees.  So we found a place to search, parked the truck, and began trudging through the muskeg to find the perfect tree.  Quent carried Jeralyn and I carried the saw.  It was really pretty because it was snowing, even though we don't have snow.  Ha!  We found a few options for trees before we finally decided on one.  Quent did the honors of cutting it down and dragging/carrying it back to the truck.

Jeralyn sat nearby while Quent cut the tree.

Cheesy smile!

At some point she found a piece of the tree bark and put it into her mouth.  She didn't like the taste of it but it was hard to get out because she had mittens on.

You can see the spec of tree bark on the corner of her lips.

And then I carried Jeralyn back to the truck, which was pretty challenging.  Ha!  She is 25 pounds now!

Bubbles 11.29.12

My goal was to get some awesome bubble pictures after I blew some bubbles, but she doesn't stand still very long and the bubbles don't stay airborne for too long either.  She loves bubbles!

TP 11.19.12

I just uploaded some photos off of my camera and I thought we would go back in time with this post a little bit to show just how much fun she was having with some toilet paper.  I had set out 3 rolls of it to transport to the downstairs bathroom.  I guess I left it on the floor a little too long because Miss Cutie Pants found it and had a LOT of fun!

Do you see Shadow in the picture?  She's getting a little more comfortable around Jeralyn, but she still has her timid moments.  Both cats are very gentle with Jeralyn, but Shadow doesn't stick around as long as Tigger does.

Snow Play 11.25.12

Juneau has snow.  Ketchikan doesn't.  So this was officially Jeralyn's first time playing in the snow.  She was in snow last year, but it wasn't really play time.  This was the real thing and she seemed to enjoy it.  At first she just sat in the snow not really sure what to do, but then she figured out that snow tastes pretty good.  So she ate snow!  Yum!  She walked around in it a little, knocked down the towers of snowballs Quent built for her, and ate more snow!  It was great!

She would do face plants into the snow just to get another lick/bite/taste of it.

Jackson wasn't so sure about the snow, but Uncle Quent threw some snow balls at him and then he just giggled and giggled.  It was hilarious!  One time he accidentally hit him in the face and Jackson just giggled even harder!

After she came in and dried off Quent put his down jacket on her.  Funny!

Ski Bums 11.24.12

Quent and Nate went skiing.  Looks like they had fun and saw some pretty scenery!

Nate

Quent

Quent

Quent set this picture as our desktop background.  I think it's beautiful!

Cousin Bath time 11.22.12

Jeralyn and Jackson took a bath together.  It was cute!  They play so well together!  We noticed they had their own little way to communicate with one another, like a system that worked between them.  And it was fun because they were pretty much on the same sleep schedule, so they were able to play together a lot more this time.

Aurora Ruth 11.22.12

Aurora is almost 8 months in these photos.  She's such a content little girl!

Seracs 11.21.12

Here are a few more photos from our helicopter ride:

This is the Herber Glacier.

Quent's brother Nate

Seracs