3 months old already

Miss Issabelle turn three months old last Sunday ( I'm a bit behind).

She is growing and getting so strong.
She tries to pull her head up when lying on the floor. She wants to be able to see all the action and gets so upset if she is not around everyone. Loves to chatter up a storm and whenever she sees one of her brothers has the best smile for them. She sleeps really well at night in the bed but during the day she still likes to nap in the swing where all the traffic and noise are. Funny girl.

All is well with our little girl.

sunday smiles

freaky accident

This happened about a month ago but I never wrote about it. Harkin cut his chin while getting ready for bed. We were in the bathroom and I was trying to wash his face. Being a toddler he did not want his face washed and tried to runaway from his mama. He had footy pj's on and slipped on our tile floor and just turned the wrong way and hit his chin on the toilet(of all places). He got a somewhat deep cut but it stopped bleeding pretty quickly so we just put a band aid on it. It may have needed to be glued but the Dr. looked at it a few days later and said it heeled all right. You just never know what a two year old will do. He may have a scar but it is under his chin so you won't really see it.

grilled cheese

William is trying out his skills more and more in the kitchen. He wants to enter a contest for grilled cheese, so he was testing his recipe for dinner one night.
Sourdough bread, cheddar cheese, avocado, bacon, pastrami and turkey.

It was tasty for sure.

fairbanks museum, dog mountian and little bit of sweeteness

We decided we needed a day out so we went adventuring across the state.  The drive there was eventful to begin with. As we headed across Jay there was a bit of a snowstorm. Roads were a bit slippery. Then once we were out of the high altitudes, Harkin got sick. He was fine afterwards, so I chalked it up to car sickness. Later in the weekend we would know it was a bug of some sort.

Back to our destinations.

First stop: The Fairbanks Museum
A nice little natural history museum. Boys had fun looking at all the animals and artifacts. William and Landon really took their time and soaked quite a bit of information. Harkin just thought it was cool going around the loops.

Second Stop: Dog Mountain.
A place where dogs could run around and be free. Then there was a chapel that was dedicated to all the pets of the past. We wrote a note to Gritty.
This was all made possible by the artist Stephen Huneck. It was interesting.

Third Stop: Maple Grove Sugar House
A small little museum about sugaring and then a gift store where the ladies were so nice to the boys. They each got their own sample of maple syrup and then a taste of pure maple sugar candy. This was a big hit.

Then we headed back home taking a different route, hoping Harkin would be OK. He did not get sick again but definitely wasn't feeling too good. I still thought it was car sickness, but then three days later he was sick again for a few days. So we caught something . He is on the mend and we are getting outside more this week.

p.s. Issabelle basically slept the whole day. She was so good in the car, which was a relief to everyone.

sunday in the woods

We are beginning to get some nicer weather, so we headed into the woods for a family hike. It was nice and quiet, pretty much like it always is here. We have been going to the same place since we have moved here and have never run into any other hikers. It is so strange I think, but I like it. Feels like we own the woods.

knitted pants

I knitted Issabelle a pair of pants. Something I have never made before. They are really cute, I just don't think they are going to fit her for long. Maybe they can be a kinda capri under a sundress as she grows. We'll see. The part around the ankle may not fit around her thighs. She does happen to have very chunky legs- but oh, so cute.