Gear Testing!

Yesterday we went to anchorage to drop Grama off so we took our new snowshoes, crampons and axes along to test them out in the pass!

Turnagain pass, about a foot of snow, it was warm 32F so it was crusty on top

Nic, Nat and Baby Merek 

Nat, Mia and Merek, we walked over to that hill in the background testing out the snowshoes 

Mia testing out the MSR Evo Ascent

Was pretty foggy up in the mountains around us very cool looking :)

Happy Halloween 2014

We had a blast carving pumpkins. The kids each had their own little pumpkin and design to make it theirs.

Madi carving her pumpkin

Mia getting the insides out of her pumpkin.

Nic and Nat
Happy Halloween!

The kiddos:
Merek is a tiger, Mia is a ninja, Lex is a parcour zombie, and Madi is a vampire.

Merek liked trying to eat the zipper lol

The kids again, retake.

Merek finally not eating the zipper lol!

The beginning of a busy night of trick treaters


The neighborhoods get so busy later on down here you cant even walk down the streets without bumping into kids.

Lord business lol!

Not even the beginning of a busy night

The girls went out to trick or treat with their friends while we stayed in and handed out candy. Grandma Michele, Nic, Nat, and Merek were home and couldnt even go upstairs because of the constant flow of trick or treaters. We didnt mind as we sat in our entry way watching the kids come and go.
 Mia's friend Caitlin came and got her, Izzy came and got Lex, and Madi went with her friend Mia. They were out there getting loads of candy and also having a lot of fun with their friends.
We were out of candy by 8 pm after the swarms of kids came which is always a blast to see all the cool costumes! Merek was watching all the crazy looking people come and go lol! Im not sure what he thought of all that! The girls got home shortly after we ran out of candy and we watched a funny movie and hung out. The girls were loaded with treats! Halloween was definitely a success this year! 

The kiddos

This weekend we celebrated Nics bday early. We also visited with Grandma Worley. Merek learned to sit up alone and Nic and Madi were busy putting together and playing with the lego scene of Lord Business' Layer.

Nic and Madi putting together legos

The Layer

The kiddos enjoying the weekend:) 

Madi, Mia and Lexi

Merek playing with his toys

Merek before he pulled his socks off lol:)

Merek parked in a parking lot in Anchorage having fun "driving" lol!

Congrats Lexi!

Congrats to Lexi!
She was accepted into the ANSEP math, science and engineering program! She will be going to UAA where she will be taking classes and get a hands on experience of college. She will be studying in further depth design and engineering, chemistry, marine biology and earth sciences. She has the opportunity to build and design a computer and its software, to build test and analyze a bridge, to come up with alternative energy sources and how they can be utilized, to work behind the scenes with biologists at the Sea Life Center and learn about the ocean's ecosystem and animal life, and to learn about earthquake engineering. She will be working closely with UAA professors and STEM professionals.
Lexi has worked very hard to be able to get accepted into this program and she achieved it! We are so proud of her! This opportunity is huge for her as it can open many opportunities for her in college and further her future down the road.

Seward Sea Life Center-Merek's First Visit

We went to the Seward Sea Life Center and had a great family day there.  Its a great place to take the family and see all the animals and neat exhibits they have. Plus its not far from Soldotna at all! It was Merek's first time there since being born and he was intrigued by all the new animals he got to see. We also liked getting to see the new rescued sea otter pup they had there, she was super cute! They have a awesome touch tank there for the kids to learn and touch the tide pool creatures. The kids love the gift shop, which actually is a fantastic gift store. The kids all got something from there which is always a good end to the trip.

Lex, Nat and Merek checkin out all the boat gears

Nat, Merek and Lexi

Merek getting a life vest on lol

Merek, Nat, Mia and Madi looking at the fish

The sea otter pup

Merek and Nat having a great time

The octopus at the touch tanks

Merek looking at the different fish

He was totally intrigued

Merek's reflection

Mia and a giant caro ship in the back ground

Merek looking like whats that!

He loved watching anything that moved

He was talking to me about it, he kept chatting with me through every discovery

More Space, More Play!

Recently the kids all got their own rooms so our house has spread out a lot, adding to our space to have fun! We have all been busy decorating their rooms. They have done a great job of adding their own personal touches and individual interests, and are still in the process of doing so. We had fun picking out wall designs for Mias room which we are currently waiting for to come in the mail. Nic and Natalie had a lot of fun painting Madis room. Lexi had fun putting up her art and picking out things for her space. Merek got a new crib and is loving it. Its been a lot of fun for all of us!
Their rooms are way bigger than the pictures can capture but we figure youll get the idea :)

Merek in his new crib: so happy!

Merek hanging out in the living room smiling:)

Madi in her new room after we painted it

Mia in her own room
 her new decorations will be going on the left side of her room

Lexi so happy and in her own room

Lexis room

Mias room 

Mias room after getting her decals for her wall

Our gym with our new Atomik holds