4 Months Old

Our sweet, chubby boy...


Yup - wearin' my shirt on my head!

Ben turned 4 months old yesterday. He is getting so big!!! He rolled over from his tummy to his back a couple weeks ago but hasn't really done it since. He must of not been too impressed with that trick...
He is also starting to lift his upper body up when you go to pick him up. He can sit unassisted for a few seconds on occasion too. He is so much fun, always babbling about something and super quick to break into his gummy grin to anyone.
The big question is - what color will his eyes be??? :)
Our house is really looking like a home inside. The interior walls upstairs have been sheetrocked. It's fun to walk around and think about where I will put things. I now have to decide on paint colors for walls...it's hard because I'm not much of a decorator! But it's still fun.
Life with Ben keeps getting better. I feel like I really have a grip on motherhood at the moment. I can get a lot done and still spend a ton of time with him. He has really started being content to play on his own for periods of time so that makes it easier to do things as well.
Our video software is acting up so I will get videos up as soon as I fix it...

Our House

Looking like a house!


Our view to the right...


Our view to the front...


Our view to the left...


Our view towards the back...

I love our house but sometimes I think I love the views more!! It's so beautiful up here sometimes you just have to stand there and listen to the silence and take in the views...

Sheetrock...

Jim (Brent's Dad) working on the ceiling in the office


Brent in our master closet - the first ceiling they did

Sheetrock in the master bedroom...just a little more to go...LOL!

Insulating...

Brent in the attic doing the ceiling insulation


Brent's dad, Jim, cutting insulation to fit
(This is looking into our bedroom)


The bathroom with the shower and tub...doesn't look too exciting yet but it will be great!


Looking down from upstairs - love our red front door!!!

Just a little bit of sheetrock...anybody want to come hang it???

Brent is almost done insulating the house. This is great for him because it has been about 30 degrees downstairs and much colder upstairs without the insulation. Makes for a very chilly working environment and who can get motivated in those conditions? Now the heat won't go straight out the roof! Next comes the sheetrock. Brent is going to try to get most of it hung before my dad comes out in the end of March to help with the mudding, taping and texturing. It's really starting to look like a house inside!

Alaska Grown...

Bought this onesie at the Alaska State Fair in September...

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Who can resist Mister Irresistible? :)



Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
Sorry for the lack of updates recently. Our computer had a virus and we had to wipe the whole thing and start over. But we are mostly up and running now!
Benjamin and I got back from our 3 week trip to Colorado on Feb. 2. We had such a WONDERFUL time! We have already booked a trip out to AK for my Dad in March (he has agreed to help with drywall! Thanks Dad) and there is talk of another trip out to CO and probably LA to see Rosie in May!
Since we have been home we have just been trying to get things back in order, particularly Ben's sleeping! He slept many nights from 9pm to 7am in Colorado, but since we have been back in AK he is waking up a ton! Makes for a slightly grumpy Mamma...
We also took him to the pediatrician last Friday for a check up and also to look at a rash. Turns out it was a little bit of eczema...but since then his skin is almost fully cleared up. We have been using a special homeopathic cream and Eucerin lotion combined with "wet dressings". He also got weighed and is up to 15 lbs 12 oz...what a chunky monkey! He has grown an inch since his last visit as well.
It has been super cold since we got home (10 degrees or less), but yesterday it finally warmed up to 30 degrees. We got to go out for a walk up the road - so nice to out in the fresh air! The warm weather also comes as a good thing Brent... he is working on insulating the house so it has been pretty cold up there! The next few days are suppose to be 25 degrees or above so that will be nice for him to work in.

More Photoshoot...

Photoshoot with Andrew Fashion

Christy's Baby Shower

Posing by Haley's crib


Had to try out Haley's new chair! Ben wants one too :)


Christy, Ben and I

My mom, sister, Ben and I all went to Christy's baby shower on January 27th. It was really fun seeing all the pink! She got a lot of really cute things...there was a ton of "oohing" and "ahhing" going on!

Benjamin meets his Auntie Rosie!!!

Crazy kids... Auntie Rosie, Andrew and Ben


Rosie, Andrew, Starbux, Me and Ben


"My Aunt Loves Me" :)

Rosie and Andrew came out to visit for a quick trip. Ben hadn't met his Auntie Rosie until now. Of course he loved her! They also brought their dog, Starbux Frapiccino Fashion, to visit with them. We had a lot of fun while they were here. We had Thanksgiving and did a photoshoot for Ben and Rose and I got a manicure and pedicure while Granma watched Benjamin.

Granma and Granpa