For Lance and Stephanie.....

Steph and Lance we thought of you when we saw this at the AK State fair.... thought you would like it! Yeah baby!!

The second day at the fair....

Shoulder rides were a must

Faces got painted again

Kalin was there too... getting held and sleeping!

By our second day Kiley and Olivia were pros. They weren't falling for the tricks Jon kept trying to pull like, "They don't have candy at the fair." This day was filled with more rides, face painting and about a million more people! We stayed until the very end- the fireworks extravaganza was amazing! We ran into so many old friends, it was nice to catch up with family and friends. We might have to make this a family tradition! :)

More fair pictures....

Somehow I got talked into going on the rollercoaster

Such big girls!

She loved getting her face painted, as soon as Rikki and Camryn got theirs painted!

Camryn "princess", Rikki "cherry princess", Olivia "fishy" and Kiley "unicorn"

After the fair.... look who crashed out on our way home!

Alaska State Fair 2008

Animals!

Horsie Ride

Best Friend on her horse

We all go to go to the state fair in Palmer, my third time EVER and Jon, Kiley (second if you count the times she was inside of me and we went) and Kalin's first time. Talk about a busy place! We went the second day and first brought Olivia (Best Friend) and Kiley, then went back to Anchorage to get Camryn and Rikki. It was a nice day filled with petting zoos, animals, face painting and rides. We were brave enough to go again....

A Visit to Camryn's School!

While we were in Anchorage we got to visit Camryn at her new school. Kiley got to eat lunch with her and play on the big kids playground, she had a blast! Camryn is so good with her little cousin, and Miss Kiley eats up every second!

Oh My!

Just a few cute pictures of my girls for the grandparents..... (mainly Gram).

4 Month Well Baby Check Up

It is official- Kalin Dawn is as healthy as a horse! We had her 4 month well baby check up yesterday and all is going so well! She is 14 lbs 12 oz and meeting all her developmental milestones. Kalin is in the 95th percentile for height, 75th for weight and 95th for her head circumference. In the last few weeks she has started to reach for everything and is getting closer and closer to rolling from her back to her front.

I have been back to work since August 1st, and Kalin is coming with me. So far it hasn't been easy, this is a crazy time with inservice and the preparation that goes along with it. I know it would be so much easier if Kalin would just sleep on her own for a while and/or just chill out for at least 20 minutes at a time..... but try telling HER that!

Seven Years and look at us!

WOW! The Clouses just celebrated seven years of marriage on August 3rd- SEVEN YEARS! It is really just the tip of the ice berg since we have known, and dated one another since 1993! We kept looking at each other and saying, really who would have thunk it? :) It is so gratifying to know that Jon and I have come so far together, are just so much in love and just plain happy. I am such a lucky woman to have found such a fabulous man!

Enough of the mush... we had a great anniversary at the Lake. We spent the afternoon with Max, Camryn and Jackson having a picnic and riding around Lake Aleknagik. We couldn't have asked for a better day- it was so gorgeous and warm with nothing but blue skies every where we looked. We haven't had too many days like this around here and we try to take advantage of every one! Kiley and Camryn had a blast "swimming" in the freezing (and I mean freezing) cold water, and running up and down the beach finding special rocks. The rest of us enjoyed sitting around the fire and just soaking up the sun. Here are some great pictures from our day.