Happy Birthday Jon!!!!!!!!!

He still looks smokin' hot!

The big 3-4. Happy Birthday to a wonderful husband and a one of a kind Dad. Kiley, Kalin, Matthew, Oscar as well as Kami and I are SO lucky to have you in our lives. I don't know what we would do without you!

I'll see you tonight, have a great day!

Missing my babies

Kalin 15 months

Kalin about 14 months (oatmeal face)

Kiley about 14 months

Kiley at about 17 months (blueberry face)

I'm going home today but I am missing my baby girls. I've been looking at some old pictures of Kiley and new ones of Kalin. Miss Kiley sure has gotten big fast!

In comparing the two of them at about the same age I notice Kiley had more hair than Kalin, and as you can see it sure is a lot darker! Oh but they are both so cute at this age.

I can't wait to go home.

Dress Up

Mom is gone and Dad is having fun with his girls. It doesn't sound like they are getting much sleep since Kalin has decided to get up around 5-ish every morning (ugh). Dad has been taking the girls on long walks with Kiley on her scooter (she has been very daring going down long hills and has asked me to pick her up a helmet, knee pads and elbow pads while I am here in Anchorage) and playing dress up.

This is the longest trip I have taken away from my girls and right now it is harder on them than me... although I miss them very much! Just a few more sleeps and I'll be home. I'll be taking a class from Monday through Friday, then I'm home!

Here are a pictures of the girls- Kiley in her mermaid outfit (and new haircut) and Kalin in a ballerina outfit (with her blonde hair).

The Texans leave the Alamo and head to the Nushagak

The first week has passed. We were afraid that the weather would work against us since it was raining, foggy and 40 some degrees when they arrived, we were so wrong! The Texans have been busy seeing the sights, the sole Colorado man has been busy with projects around the House of Clouse.

Here are some highlights:.

Stephanie- Incredible weather (she takes full credit for), lots of wildlife on the Nushagak (she's really enjoying the camping), Damon swimming in 40 degree water, Seeing, but not catching lots of fish....

Damon- 19 Moose, climbing the hill on the river, exploring at the local beach (the same beach that Sarah Palin was interviewed at with the Today Show last week), eating lots and lots of salmon, lots and lots of daylight (light out until around 2:00 a.m.)

Paul- Getting waited on by Willow Palin (daughter of Sarah and Todd Palin) at the local hardware store here in Dillingham. Sleeping.