Daddy's Girl

 

Enjoying the BYU vs.  Boise State football game on the computer together. I'm not sure who Steve was rooting for but I'm sure Maddison wanted BYU to win.

Looking fierce.

 

Don't mess with me. I mean *bidness.

 

 

Ha Ha! Just kidding!

 

No. Really....bidness. 

 

 

*bidness - as defined by the Urban Dictionary:

"1.The opposite of legitimate business. 2.A street hustle, or a shady and mostly illegal business venture. 3. Dealings that aren't exactly "street legal"

ex. Bloomingdales=Business. Selling dresses and purses out of your trunk=Bidness"

little one

Alaska Adventure

Steve's sister, Kelly, came to visit so we decided to hit the road...train...and water! There were too many photos from our mini vacation to simply post in this blog so I made a video.

 

On a walk with Dad

 

P.S. We will be exploring some new areas of Alaska this weekend so stay tuned for some photos of our trip.

Side Sleeper

Berry Wonderful

As much as I enjoyed our wild raspberry picking adventure it was a lot of work for such tiny berries which were often a little buggie or otherwise unfit so many did not pass final inspection. When I found out there was a small farm in Fairbanks where you could pick your own raspberries I knew we had to go check it out.

We found Pearl Creek Farm just off the beaten path nestled in a clearing of trees. It turned out to be just the loveliest little spot of land I'd ever seen.

I could have spent hours there just sitting and soaking up the perfect beauty of the carefully planted rows of flowers, vegetables and raspberries; breathing in the sweet air that smelled like flowers, fresh basil and soil.

Maddison liked it too.

Once my bucket was full of beautiful, juicy berries we took it to the scale for weighting and then left our money ($3.50 a lb.) in a lock box.

Those lovely berries then became freezer jam...

...and this amazing raspberry bread pudding.

As you can see I couldn't wait for Steve to get home before sampling a bite and it was AMAZING! One of those "pause and close your eyes" moments.

Sigh.

It certainly is not for the faint of heart, though. There is enough heavy cream and sugar in this thing to make a healthy person have a heart attack on the spot but it was so good. So so good! I might be drooling a little right now. And if you would like to try out this little piece of heaven, here is the  Raspberry Bread Pudding Recipe.

You're welcome.

Delightful Discovery.

Who knew that a onesie could also make a really awesome looking hat?

Lil' Swimmer

Maddison is in the 90th percentile for length so I'm sure she will take after her dad and become a swimmer with her long legs. Looks like she is ready for the Olympic time trials already!

Glug Glug

At Grandma and Grandpa's Request...

Yes,
it has been
10 long days
since I last posted a photo of Maddison.
I apologize                   
and will try not to let it happen again. :-)

Olympic Fever!

Steve and I LOVE watching the Olympics and we threw ourselves a small party to watch the opening ceremonies.

Of course it had to include decorations...

 some delicious snacks, and for dessert...red, white and blue crepes.

Go USA!

Look out boys....

Our little girl has the longest eye lashes! I think she gets them from her father.

Golden Days

Good or bad I'm a sucker for a parade so I talked Steve into going to the Fairbanks' Golden Days parade on Saturday. I'm sure Santa was somewhere at the end, but we left a little early when it began to rain.

We did however see the famous Red Green from the Red Green Show riding in a giant dead opossum (above).

And then there was the annual rubber ducky race that has been going on for 25 years. 7000 ducks were released into the Chena River in a race for cash and prizes. Our duck did not win.

Weekend's Harvest

Rainy Day Fun