Halloween update

Here is Catheryn as a Cat. She was super cute. She loved going to houses and getting treats. It was hard for her to hold any of the candy with thick gloves on. But people sure enjoyed seeing her.

This is Cassidy as a Vampire. Last minute costume. She couldn't make up her mind so I suggested this soon before we were ready to go out.

She got these teeth at school and wanted to wear them. This is her before we put all of the snow stuff on underneath the dress. She called her self a fat vampire because of how huge she was with coat and snowpants underneath.

Sadly I guess we did not get a picture of Cayden and his costume. For the life of me I can not think of what he was. My brain just doesn't work anymore. I don't know if it is because I am getting old or just pregnant.

Our potty Girl

Well here is Catheryn going potty on the toliet. She was 90% potty trained before we all got sick a couple of weeks ago. She is still going potty but not that I can trust her in underwear. I need to just bite the bullet and keep her in underwear all of the time and she will be going on the toliet. I am starting to lose steam. She is great that she is doing it all on her own. With a little proding for maybe 3 days she would be done with the training but I just need to do it!!!! Anyways I am glad that she enjoys to potty more than going in her diaper. She is usually running around the house with nothing on.

Pizza, movie night

Sadly this is our first pizza movie night as a family. We don't have pizza to often because of the many allergies. But our kids were awesome on Saturday. Curtis was at scouts and I called him up and asked if he could stop by Papa Murpheys and get a pizza for us. So half the pizza had a garlic oil sauce on it and the other half had no sauce. I made Catheryn her own special pizza that was Gluten, dairy free. Curtis stopped by his moms house and got a tv that she has been trying to get us to come and get for months. So we now own a tv! We will not have television ever hooked up to it but we have a good old fashion VCR hooked up.

Catheryn with her yummy pizza. She did a great job just sitting there eating. I was a little worried about her making a mess but she did great.

Cayden with his Garlic free pizza!

Cassidy with her normal pizza. It was the veggie supreme pizza. So good. I could definatly eat it many times over. It was such a fun thing to do. Sitting as a family and watching a movie. I know that sounds lame but the kids loved it and so did I. They keep asking if they have been really good so we can do it again.

Alaska Birthing

So I haven't written in a while and feel like it is about time. We have been very busy the last month with vomiting and diarrhea, so to say the least I have not had much time on my hands and not much to write about, besides stuff you really don't want to read about.

But I do have some exciting news. We are going to have a home birth if all works out. We have been seeing a midwife in Anchorage and she just recently told us she does not feel comfortable delivering in Eagle River in the winter. Which it is about 20 minute drive to the hospital. I have been having a hard time with this because this most likely will be our last child and I was really wanting my last delivery at home. We have done 2 at the hospital, 1 at a birthing center with this midwife and now I am ready for the home birth. So just last week I switched midwives. I love our new one and am excited to have her assist in the birth of our child. She lives here in Eagle River which is a bonus since I have a history of going fast. So now my appointments are here in town and I don't have to drive 30 minutes to my appointments and I have a midwife that is wonderful and has been delivering babies at homes for 22 years.

So I am very excited for this little adventure and thought that I would share.

Skinny Raven Sale

So here is my collection of clogs that I have collected over the last couple of years. My very first pair I bought was my freshman year in college and I have gotten a pair every year since. Yes, I do have a couple.

The Green pair of clogs I got at the thrift store for $25. They look brand new. The Cross Bones and Skulls I got at the last year sale. Those are fit me the best out of all of my clogs.

Here is my new purchase. I love them. I love fun shoes.

I did find a website today that sells clogs for the about the same price.
www.clogoutlet.com
Great deals for expensive clogs!!

And she was off!!!

Cassidy was able to participate in a running race this last Thursday. It was a really fun activity. About 800 kids showed up for it. They separated it in age groups. So Cassidy ran in the K-1st grade. She actually did very well. She finished in the first 1/4. As soon as we got there she didn't want to run. She just wanted to watch. I think she had butterflies in her tummy. After a while her friend Lilly I think talked her into it. It is kind of funny that Cassidy and Lilly are such great friends. Her mom and I were pregnant at the same time and they are 8 days apart. Lilly is in the black sweater. Anyways she finally wanted to race as we were standing at the start line.

She said she had a lot of fun. I am glad she ran. She is excited for next year so she can run faster.

Here are the finishers.

Here is Cassidy and Hannah her cousin. She raced a little later. It was nice the have the support from family. I think that also helped Cassidy decide to race. We didn't stay for Hannah's race. I would have really liked to and so would have Cassidy. Curtis and I had to rush off to the Lion King. That is for another blog.

On a side note I think I am finally feeling better. Thursday was my first day out of the house, and my body paid for it on Friday. Then on Saturday I got a few hours of work in but was just worn out so I didn't get as much done. Sunday I was ready to go to church but I got a really bad headache. I can't wait to get better. I am tired of being so run down and a green snotty nose. It will be great to be able to breath. I don't think I have ever taken this long to get better from an illness before. I am trying to be patient but I want to do thinks.

Curtis and his Windturbines

Last week Curtis was in Kodiak and got to spend some time with the turbines. I think he drove up to them several times. Turbines is a past obsession of his so he was excited to be so close to them. I thought it was pretty neat that the turbines produce 40% of the power in Kodiak.

He was up here for work but had bad weather so he didn't get to work much since roofers don't work in the rain. He supervizes the roofers to make sure they are following the recommendations that Curtis' company laid out. I believe, if I understand correctly what he does.