Weekend Trip to Anchorage and Wasilla

Friday night. Sitting in the line at McDonald's in Fairbanks trying to leave town. We finally headed out at about 5:30 PM and made it to the hotel in Anchorage by midnight.


William had already been driving for about 30 min. at this point.



The frozen Nenana River.


Saturday morning in downtown Anchorage.

We got to see the start of the Iditarod for the first time ever! It was awesome...freezing cold, packed with people, the sound of all of the dogs barking and the announcers, and finally seeing the dogs run with their mushers! I don't think we will ever have that opportunity again. The still pictures below are of the first 2 teams and the video is of the 3rd team from Scotland...notice the kilts on the mushers :-) They race delay starts the teams 2 min. apart.




I love this picture of William!











This man's hat was amazing. He's from AK but did not make the hat himself. We want one!

We had to have our picture taken with him!


Our hotel...the best we've found in Anchorage to date.

The story of our lives these days: waiting on the ice to melt off of the windshield. So, while we wait we make good use of our time...

:-)

Sunny's Bunny Barn

I (Natalie)was not very happy this morning with the Fed Ex delivery man. He knocked on the door while I was washing my hands so I said, "Just a minute." He proceeded to tell me that he was leaving the package at the door. Seriously, a 70 lb. awkward box left outside the door while William is in Anchorage until Thurs. Geez, I'm so glad my parents taught me how to have patience! Thanks Marm and Dad! I managed to scoot the box inside the door and took out all of the pieces from there.

Lots of pieces but it was fairly simple to put together.



We only wish we had a house this nice but in our size. Someday, a very long time from now, we will :-)


The second floor. We will probably remove the partition so Sunny has more room to hop around.

The first floor. It's an indoor/outdoor hutch so we still have to go buy some flooring Thurs. night to cover the carpet since we are using it inside.

Happy Birthday Marm!

Today, the 25th, is Natalie's mom's birthday. We miss you and wish we could be celebrating with you! We hope you have a great day and enjoy your present! Love you Marm! Check out your first Grandbunny down below :-)

Sunny Bunny...Finally >:-)

We just got word from the rabbit breeder that there is a girl! This is Sunny, our long awaited (since October) bunny. She turned 6 weeks old on Tuesday. We are hoping to make a weekend trip to Wasilla in the next couple of weeks to pick her up! Her cage has been ordered and is on it's way. It's very cute and roomy and looks like a little house (2 stories and all).

Babysitting Brenden :-)

I babysat Brenden this morning for Tanya and Gray. Brenden is such a laid back and easy going baby. I can only hope that when we decide to have a baby it takes after Brenden! He sleeps the whole way through the night too!

Brenden loves to sleep as much as I do :-)

Brenden's mobile about put me to sleep. It plays music by Beethoven...so peaceful!

I love his hair! Tanya said he looks like Kramer on Seinfeld, haha!

Brenden helped me study for my WA state drug and law exam. He's such a good baby! He just sat there and let me read through the whole thing.

After we studied, we played for a little while and then Tanya came home. The three of us then went to lunch at Chili's and browsed around Barnes & Noble. I could spend a fortune on kids books, love them!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I made these strawberries for William earlier in the week while he was at work. I had to make them while we were able to find good, fresh strawberries.

This is about as fancy as it gets in Fairbanks/Fox, AK. They have great prime rib!

The Turtle Club had balloons everywhere. They always decorate so nicely for holidays.

My handsome and most loving husband!


I can't imagine my life without him!

Ice Skating at the Big Dipper Ice Rink

This was Adam and Amanda's first time ice skating.

William doesn't ice skate but he has the muscles to tighten all of our skates. This is William, Amanda, Peggy (Amanda's mom), and Adam.