*10*Months*

My baby girl is 10 months old!

Trying to get the monthly picture with Sparkles....

She is in the stage where she is so curious about everything that she just doesn't hold still unless she's asleep.

Other fun facts:

~has been a walker now for about a month. She loves to wander the gym and halls at church.

~has 1 tooth - it cut through on Oct. 7
~says "dat dat" for Dad and "nom nom" for Mom
~waves bye bye

~loves her puff snacks

~likes most any food mixed with bananas
~likes to try to climb things

~plays peek-a-book like a champ, holding her own blanket

~likes to climb up stairs, but won't gp down them
~LOVES music - she will sing along or even bob up and down to dance to the music. During general conference, she came running over and climbed up on my lap during the songs.

Fall in AK

Ok, time is going by way, way too fast! I feel like I'm caught up, and then I turn around and it's 2 or 3 weeks later. Gah! Oh well, I guess the important things are being accomplished. Such as...eating (most days with dishes we didn't have to wash just to use)....sleeping (most of the nights actually in bed instead of on the floor) ....showering...wearing clean clothes (never mind we grab them off the couch).... going to work/school/trainings..... and playing with Baby Sila (of course!)
Yup, I would say that pretty much sums up our fabulous life at the moment! As busy and exhausting as we do become, I know that I wouldn't trade it for anything. This is just one phase of our crazy, wonderful life and everything is for a bigger goal in mind.

We've had a pretty fun fall so far, even in the midst of chaos. We had about TWO weeks with fall leaves on the trees instead of one. It hasn't really been really rainy all day or too cold. I mean, I'm not in my big heavy winter coat yet.

With Scott being super busy with fire training lately, Kasila and I have had a lot of girl time. I really wanted to get out and go do something, but not with just us two. So we invited Katie (a friend and coworker) and her lil 3 year old daughter to go to the Palmer Reindeer Farm for their fall family activities they do on Saturdays. It was tons of fun!

All bundled up!

"mock" pumpkin patch

First pony ride

face to face with a bunny

    

A gorgeous view of Pioneer Peak

      

The gang

Can't go to the Reindeer Farm without visiting the reindeer!  We decided not to go completely in, because they are very friendly and don't really watch where their antlers go.

Happy 26th!

I recently had my 26th birthday... and while it was no where near perfect, it was a sweet day!

Kasila had been having a sick few days, spitting/throwing up after just about every meal, waking up multiple times during the night, and just being way more attention needy than usual. It being a Friday, I had to work and even had a meeting prior to school starting. Also, Scott had school all day and fire training all evening and the rest of the weekend.

Before I headed off to work

However, Scott, being the sweet guy that he is, dropped off a beautiful vase of flowers and a cookie monster cupcake to my school before he headed into Anchorage.

Enjoying my cupcake during lunch.

My students wished me a happy birthday all day, which is always very sweet.

I got to spend all evening with my favorite lil gal, and she didn't throw up :)

Story time!

I also received a lot of birthday wishes through the mail, phone calls, texts and Facebook. I was even spoiled with a home cooked comfort food dinner on the following Sunday!

Kasila {finally, according to Bart} enjoyed some homemade ice cream at the Summers' after the delicious meal

Thanks to everyone who thought of me!