Only 2 more days until Puerto Vallarta!!!

And look who's ready...

Dane has been wearing his life vest since we bought it last week! (And you'll all be glad to know that I have not been gearing up by wearing my maternity bathing suit 24/7) We're all ready for 80 degree weather, beautiful sandy beaches and lots of sun! Bring it on....

It's a . . .

FORTS!

Last Thursday, I came home after parent/teacher conferences and what a sight! The boys were tucked under our dining room table, which was covered by a blanket, playing in their new fort. My heart just melted seeing them together.

{ Warning, Dan has hijacked the blog ! }

Everybody in Alaska has a bunch of of photos of glaciers and eagles. But how about this – a tree that naturally looks like a cartoon character. While snowshoeing recently, I came upon a natural spectacle. Yes, better than a potato chip bearing an image of the Madonna, this is truly amazing. The exact location will remain secret, to prevent the otherwise inevitable onslaught of media cameras and slackjawed gawkers. See for yourself…

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So Big!

Dan has warm memories of his parents regularly charting his height during childhood, so he was happy to start the same tradition with Dane. The boys went to Home Depot to buy the wooden strip, while mom enjoyed some solo time at a card making workshop!

The first official measurement - a whopping 32 1/4 inches. Dan didn't want to cut the wood strip from its original 8 foot length, but I ultimately convinced him Dane would probably never grow over 7 feet !

Dane - isms

(in order of when Dane first said them)

Mom = mama
Dad = dada
Water = awah (began as wah wah and now sounds very similiar to aqua and we don't even live near Mexico anymore...hmmmm?!!?!? But this will be very handy in Puerto Vallarta next month!)
Dog = uff uff
Blast off = Blaah
Up = UP!
Clock = cull
Car = crrrrr
Bath = ba
Shower = shou


Here a few short clips showing off his new found skills. :)







Dane's too cool (look at those cool sunglasses)! He can't help dancing (briefly) when his favorite song comes on. Then as a surprise bonus he sees a raven at the end of the clip and utters one of his new words. Be sure to listen to the end, there will be a quiz! ;)

Happy 18 month birthday Dane!

It's hard to believe but our little man turned 18 months yesterday! For some reason this seems like such a big milestone to me. I asked him if he felt any different, but he just screamed, "aya, aya, aya!"

Happy Birthday Scooby Doobie! We love you!