Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Babies... they take care of themselves

So the other day our neighbor, Danielle and her daughter Laneah, watched Talmage for us while we went out to see a movie and dinner. (We saw Forever Strong, it was awesome, we would totally recommend it). Laneah volunteered to help feed him dinner. Here is a pictoral sequence of the following event.
So far, so good.
That's right. Into the mouth.
Oh, that might've been a little too much. Yosemite Sam thanks you for your help, though.

Friday, September 19, 2008

Star Struck

So this morning, Truston and I went on a hike up Millcreek Canyon. We passed the Lamb's Canyon trail and I told Truston to turn around and park there because we hadn't done that one yet. As we were turning around, a brigade of super nice cars park in the parking lot. An Escalade, huge Ford Truck, a BMW. Truston was like, "What the heck? Who are all the richies?" So we park and then a suuped up Impala parks next to us, I look over and it's Daron Williams!
Sure enough these huge black guys get out of the cars and start gearing up for a hike. The whole Jazz team was there (except Boozer, AK, and Mehmet Okur). It was crazy. They were laughing and joking and Daron Williams looks over at me, and I have this huge, sappy grin on my face. I couldn't stop smiling.
I did say, "Daron Williams, we are your biggest fans." and he was like, "ah, thanks." I'm such a loser, I should have said "Awesome job in Beijing."
We were too chicken to ask to take a picture with them, so we just took a picture of their cars...I know, we're losers.
Don't be fooled, the Subaru is not a jazz-mobile. And that guy is not a jazz player, although he could be. Truston has awesome skills.
The Impala, that i sat staring at....while Daron Williams looked back at me and probably though, "Who is this psycho girl?"

Thursday, September 18, 2008

August in Alaska

This post is dedicated to my friend Haley, who wanted to see more pictures of Alaska. I feel sorry for her, because she lives in Maryland and refers to it as hell. Haley, we can't all live in paradise.

Here is my dad, Robert and Thomas. This is the day we went berry picking at hilltop. It was beautiful, but there weren't a lot of blueberries. We ended up picking a fair amount of crowberries and made a cobbler out of them. It was so delicious. Thomas is showing you how much we had so far... not a lot.
Always the optimist. Don't you just love 1st graders?

We went to the State Fair and saw some giant vegetables, and some cool fireworks. The vegetables weren't so giant this year becuase it's been a little cold. Still, a 68 pound cabbage is pretty awesome. My aunt Dana thought so too.

We went on a walk one day and the sides of the trail were loaded with raspberries. I was eating them like candy, when I leaned over to pick some more and almost picked this giant spider. Sick. It looks like a mushroom, but that is really the body, the legs were pretty short. Here is a clear picture of Mt. Mckinley. You can see it all the way from Anchorage on a clear day. Even in the Denali park, you can barely see McKinley. Not until you get farther away is it visible. Plus, the sprawling metropolis of Anchorage.
This is me, sumo wrestling my brother Robert. Right before I body slammed him. Truston and Talmage fought like gladiators.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Wheels

Talmage is obsessed with wheels. He will go to the greatest lengths to try and spin a wheel. Last week, he snuck out to our patio and started spinning a wheel on the jogging stroller. He started out slow and then began to spin it faster and faster. Then he started switching arms. Right hand, left hand, and finally both hands. Then he got up on his knees and was trying to spin it with even more momentum. In a funny sort of way it reminded me of 'The Price is Right.' I watched that show every morning for the first two months of his life, trying to recover from the sleepless night before. Maybe Talmage was subconsciously watching it too. While I was in my 'Price is Right' phase, I passionately wanted to be on the show. I was so positive that I could win, and win big.
Maybe Talmage is sending me a signal, that I should go and fulfill my dream. Maybe he is practicing to spin the wheel for me and win the extra $5,000. I am pretty sure this is the direction my life should take.
And while I am thinking about baby toys. I would just like to say, babies are not fooled by toys. They want the real deal. They want cell phones, computers, keys, real eating utensils. They don't want shoddy plastic imitations. Those kind of toys are for dogs.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Talmage and his favorite Dad

Let's face it, we're raising a mamma's boy. However, he does have some fun moments with his dad. He loves banging on the piano. If there is a piano in the room, he will crawl over and tinkle the keys until you put him on your lap and then the banging really starts. He loved berry picking in Alaska. Probably because it included eating. Talmage is all about eating.
This is a potential christmas card picture. What do you think? While we were in Alaska we went to one of my dad's works parties. They had sumo wrestling, it was so fun! I was no match for Truston's girth.
In case you can't tell, I could barely put my arms together to hold Talmage in front of me.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Alaska Has Beautiful Flowers

Yes, we are here again. Thanks to fireworks we got some tickets to come up so Truston could help with the Alaska State Fair Fireworks. They were beautiful and we had an awesome time at the fair in addition to lots of other fun and exciting activities. This picture is at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. We took a walk and ate raspberries along the side of the trail. How awesome is that? Alaska is awesome!