Mischievous ??? You tell me

so today while I was otherwise occupied, I noticed my house quieter than usual. And we all know what that means. Ethan's getting into something he shouldn't. :) So I looked around the house and found this

Ethan just found out that if he stands on top of a toy it will make him taller and will allow him to reach things just out of his reach.

Am I in trouble??? Or is this little guy a mischievous genius? I have never seen a one year old with this much creativity. You tell me

Fun At The Park

A few weeks ago we were able to tend my Sisters kids while She and her Husband went to the BYU game GO BLUE. We went to the park just down the street. Here are some proof of the Blast we had:

Happy 1st Birthday Ethan

Happy Happy Birthday Ethan Dear. Happy days will come to you this year. If I had a wish then It would be a Happy Happy Birthday to you from me! I'm a little bit behind on posting this :) On August 19th my son Ethan celebrated his first birthday. The day started when I heard him wake up and I rushed in singing the Happy Birthday song. It made me cry. Memories of the day he was born and the first glimpse I had of him flooded my mind. How grateful I am to have this little guy.

We spent the day singing and playing. I was trying to help Ethan realize that today was a special day and his day. I spent every moment he was awake playing with him and during his nap time I worked on his Birthday Cake.

I am following the tradition of making homemade birthday cakes and I think this cake turned out pretty good. In Brett's family it is tradition for the birthday kid one their first birthday to have their own cake to dig into

How is this for your first cake?

The Theme for his birthday party was "Ethan's reeling in the Big ONE" So naturally the theme was centered around fish. We served Salmon and Halibut and everyone brought pot luck. I put together a fish pond for the kids. It was a hit. It was a lot of fun seeing the kids get excited to see what they had caught.

He got lots of presents. Family and few friends came to celebrate his big day. It was so much fun to organize a party for my son.

ALASKA The last frontier

This summer we had a great time in Alaska. We drove the famous Alaskan Highway. Beautiful sights, hairy bears, buffalo and some crazy things. Its great being married to a Teacher who has the entire summer off to take time to go on great trips like these. On the way to Alaska we stopped in Canada to pick up Brett's old mission buddy Frank and his brother in law Winston (who really goes by the name Boy) to go along. It took us about five days to drive from Cardston Canada to Anchorage Alaska. When we arrived in Anchorage we picked up my Parents (Rod and Roxann) at the airport. The next day we headed to our destination - Homer Alaska. We stayed with a Friend in one of her many cabins there. Its a lot like the homes in the movie The Proposal. You load your bags on a boat, take a 20 minute boat ride and you are there. Its beautiful! I wouldn't want it any other way. The men went fishing as soon as they could and caught 17 Salmon the first day

We ate Fish and Potatoes almost EVERY MEAL. Dad says there is nothing better than fresh Salmon for dinner. I do have to say it was pretty good.

Winston, Brett, Frank and my Dad Rod

While the mighty fishermen were out catching "dinner" Ethan, Mom and I would go out sight seeing and checking out the shops.

Ethan was our "Little Captain"

We went on a Glacier tour in Wittier. It was incredible. Getting up close to those glaciers was awe inspiring. One of the glaciers even calved a few times while we were there. The sound was incredible.

This trip was so much fun. Alaska has a place in my heart. I would recommend going to Alaska to everyone I know. But then I recommend going to a lot of places... Ghana, New York, England, D.C. I love to travel and am so glad I am a world traveler. I look forward to the many more trips in store. :)

On the way home. When we would stop for diesel we would get Ethan out to let him stretch and get some wiggles out. We would let him crawl on top of the Tonneau cover because I knew that every patch of grass had been urinated on by the many Canines who travel the Alcan with their owners :( Yuck

This Bear even looked Both Ways before crossing the street. :)