Day 247

My big sister holding me on our flight back to MN,
she was too busy reading to smile for mom and I was just too busy sleeping. Mom was really glad I fell asleep since I did not sleep much the night before due to a fever, ear ache and teething.

Day 246

With my big sister and our friends
Talia and her little brother Indi




While I was at Papa Ross's house in WA I figured out the "on my belly type of army crawl"!!!

Day 245 - 8 Months Old Today!

I'm still sleeping at the hotel in Seattle, so my mom will take a picture to post when I wake up. Mom says she really can't believe I'm 8 months old, I'm almost crawling, I LOVE to grab paper or food right from anyone's hands, I weigh 17 1/2 lbs now and I'm almost 25 inches, I have my two bottom teeth and a third one popping through and a fourth one about to pop through (ouch!). I keep life pretty interesting for my family, but I can tell they love me!


Here are a few pictures from our day:



This was the first time either Zeke or I rode a ferry boat. We got on in Seattle and off on Bainbridge Island. I think Zeke was more interested and impressed with the ride than I was.

Day 244

I wasn't crazy about the airplane ride, but other than that I've been a pretty good travler for a teething baby ... look close and you can see my first two teeth now and a third one is just poping through.

Day 243 - My First Airplane Ride

We flew to Seattle for a funeral today ... not so sure I like these airplane things ... we sat in our seats for waaaayy too long and I got crabby. My daddy and brother Zeke slept almost the whole trip.

Day 236

This morning we had to pack up and leave Bearskin, time for a loooong drive home. But first we all stopped for a few group pictures:


First Grandma & Papa with all their grandkids:


Then all 18 of us:



And here is my family:

Day 235 Part 2

We just keep having fun here at Bearskin!


This is me in the polk, being pulled by my big sister. This is how our family takes the little people along who can't ski on their own yet ... gets very warm and sleepy inside those polks



And here I am all warm and cozy in my Mama's sling:



My Papa, my cousin and two of my older brothers had a great time dogsledding:

Day 234 - Part 2

Naptime


Dinnertime:




Playtime:







And time for a new hair do:


Like my piggie tails?

Day 234

Dad on a quick walk with Mary and Zeke:


Pictures from our deck this morning:








My Grandma Jan out on the ski trail:


We went out to watch as the local musher got his sled and dogs ready and as he took some other visitors out for a ride. Some of my siblings and cousins might go out on the dogsled tomorrow:





The musher with all the puppies has this tepee set up as a warming hut:

Day 233 - Part 1

Before we left the hotel my big brothers and sister got in this really HUGE bathtub, they called it a pool ... but I only got to watch ... I wonder why? It looked like fun.

Day 232

It took a while but we finally made it to the hotel in Two Harbors around 11pm. Tomorrow we'll drive the rest of the way to Bearskin Lodge. Mom is not too crazy about these 4 hour drives ... I guess it gets kinda loud with all of us in her truck that long. And tonight it was -22 degrees outside ... brrrrr

Day 231

I'm helping mommy pack our suitcase for our trip up north