Spoiled plans

We had glorious plans this weekend to go out and explore, but alas they were foiled by napping infants and grouchy parents. Zac and I did not have our nice pants on saturday morning. I am not really sure what started the weekend off wrong, but we just could not get our act together. Saturday we had a whole list of things we wanted to do and only got to the first thing on the list before Avery was telling us he was ready for a nap. So, we took him home, laid him down and he preceded to sleep the whole afternoon, almost four hours. Our packed weekend turned into a lounging weekend after all. Our plans to go to church saturday evening did not work out either. Avery woke up a little after four and church started at six so technically we had plenty of time to get ready and go. But, after cooking a dinner of tilapia, rice, asparagus and broccoli, we found ourselves lounging on the couch watching Soul Surfer. When we looked up at the clock it was already 6:30...foiled again. Luckily we still had sunday to go check out churches. Oh, and Zac and I found our nice pants and had a wonderful saturday evening :)

Ahhh Saturday

Thank you Saturday for making an appearance in our week! We are going to make the most of this Saturday. Although it would be nice to louge around all day, we have a list of things we want to do today. On the agenda is checking out The Alaska Club which is supposedly a really nice gym (Zac's been whining about it since we got here...do I pick on him to much??? (: I always heard you pick on the ones you love!), next we are going to go to Ice Alaska which is where all the ice sculptures are being carved, and then we are going to try out another church that has a service on saturday evening.
As you can see Avery is all ready to go and it's only 7 am here in Alaska!

Shadows and such

Shadows mean there is SUN here in Alaska. Actually when we first visited Fairbanks in Dec there was only 3 1/2 hours of daylight, but now there is around 9 hours, and every day it increases. Avery had fun playing with his shadow and Zac attempted to make shadow puppets, but I think he needs to take a class :) We have a huge sliding glass door in the living room and Avery loves when we pull the curtains back so he can see outside. The sun was so bright from reflecting off the snow that he had a hard time seeing anything.

No need for a plate

So, most parents teach their kids NOT to eat off the floor...right? Well, my husband never learned that rule. In fact I should have seen it coming. When I first met Zac, I took him over to my best friend Becky's house for dinner. It only took a good 5 mins before he was eating out of the garbage can...i kid you not...and that was not the only time. It should have been a warning ;) for parenting skills 101. So needless to say I shouldn't have been surprised to come home and find cheerios all over the floor. I thought...oh, I guess they got knocked over...until Zac comes around the corner and pours out a little pile on the floor for Avery to eat. "Zac! you are supposed to teach your kids NOT to eat off the floor"..."Oh" *shoulder shrug*. Cheerios were tracked all over the house. Avery would reach down and pick one up, then proceed to walk all over them, transferring them to various places in the apartment. Is it to late to go back and teach him NOT to eat off the floor??? :)

Disclaimer....I have the most amazing husband and dad around (even if he has a few quirks)!!!

Is my love merely a theory?

"Little children, let us not love [merely] in theory or in speech, but in deed and truth [in practice and in sincerity]." 1 John 3:18 AMP

As the sun sets on another day here in Alaska, I am convicted by 1 John 3:18. How often do we say we love someone and yet continually put ourselves first, always thinking about our needs, our wants, our rights? I know I am guilty. I often find myself very selfish, thinking that Zac should do this or that, that he should be thinking about me. When in fact, I would get more pleasure out of serving him, and putting him first. When things are done with a heart full of love and joy, it's a lot more pleasent then doing it with a grumbling, me first kind of attitude. My prayer this week is that the Lord give me grace to give of myself and serve with a heart full of love and gradtitude towards those around me. I don't want my love to be known as merely a theory, but as a sincere reality. Those things done out of love will last forever, love is eternal, because God is love.

Avery, the Diapers and the Wardrobe

Just a few shots of Avery in the closet. We haven't told him yet that it's not a real room. I'm surprised that he hasn't started pulling clothes off the hangers...any time now. We have just enough room to turn side ways and get to his crib. Who needs a mobile when you have all those clothes and diapers to look at!?! I'm thinking I like the smaller space...not as much to clean (not that I am cleaning much these days...Zac's got that covered (:).

Moose

We were out driving around, exploring more of the surrounding area and came upon a couple moose grazing in the field. I have been wanting to get a picture of one and finally got my opportunity. I think the one that was up close was on the younger side but the one father out was quite a bit bigger in size. I wish I had a better camera to capture these guys, but this is the best I could do.