Enjoying Alaska

Keegan and I have been very busy this first week in Alaska. Almost every day we get together with Amrita and her kids, Patrick and Cassidy, they all play together very well and it gives us moms time to chit chat. Anchorage has opened some very cool play places for kids and we've had lots of fun exploring them. Over the holiday weekend I had the opportunity to spend some alone time with my mom, having Keegan around is wonderful but there is something special about mother daughter alone time. I hope that my children will enjoy spending alone time with me as much as I do with my mom.

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Hi Hannah!

Road trip

Wednesday we took off on a road trip to Chicago. Josh did some online research and found this great aquarium in downtown, so away we went to spoil our little fish lover Keegan. Josh loves to laugh at me every time we get near a large city because I just stare out the window in amazement at the architecture. The skyscrapers, the old brick buildings, the churches, it is all just awing to me. Although the weather didn't cooperate with us, we enjoyed the view of lake Michigan from inside the aquarium building. After a good nights rest, we took a little drive around downtown and I got to drool at the high end shopping. but after battling the traffic for thirty minutes we were ready to head back home.

These long drives are getting harder to do with a growing belly, we have to make many more stops which adds to the travel time. All together though the pregnancy has been going well, I am now 15 weeks pregnant and looking the part in almost all maternity clothes.

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Expanding family

Josh and I are very excited to share that we are expecting our second child. Our new bundle of joy will be joining us at the end of February. We are thrilled to be expanding our family and look forward to giving Keegan a little brother or sister.

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No more pacifier!

I was motivated when hearing from Amrita that she had taken Patrick and Cassidy's pacifiers away and figured it was about time to do the same with Keegan. Keegan's doctor recommended that we wait until we are fully moved back to Alaska, but at this rate it might be a little bit longer than we had been hoping. Keegan and I searched the house and gathered up all of his pacifiers and put them in a bag, then we walked out to the mail box, put up the flag and shipped them off to the babies that needed them. A few minutes later, (after I'd had a chance to sneak the pacifiers out of the mail box and into the trash can), Josh walked Keegan back out to show him that they were all gone. He still asks for his paci every now and then but it's getting easier every day.

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With all of Josh's travel to and from work i pay close attention to ticket prices. Last night I was surprised to see that prices had dropped more than $150 in just three days. The good news about that? Keegan and I now have tickets to visit Alaska! We'll be traveling with Josh on his next trip up to Anchorage and while he is off working hard, Keegan and I will be enjoying some much needed time with my family members. I am so excited!

I received a phone call this evening that brought a big smile to my face. There is an article about my mom and Larry in today's paper. I am so proud of them anyways, but to see them recognized in the paper is just a small amount of the attention they deserve. Please look up on www.adn.com "Anchorage duo doubles up on Yukon canoe marathons PADDLE POWER: Forsythe, Seethaler log 1,400 miles in pair of boat races."

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Open house Sunday

The open house went... OK. It was a beautiful day outside and that seemed to keep people home to enjoy the sunshine. We did have a few people come through, but no offers yet. For the afternoon Keegan and I drove to Terre Haute Indiana to try and take advantage of the clearance sale at Macy's. To my surprise I couldn't find a single thing worth buying. I guess the credit card is safe for now.

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Lazy days...

I'm sorry, I've been a little lazy with Josh home these past weeks. We've been enjoying lots of down time and ignored the to-do list skillfully.

One very fun thing that we did was go to the Indianapolis Zoo. They have this very cool underwater viewing tank for the dolphins, I loved it! Keegan also had the joy of petting a shark! I have many pictures to share but like I said I've been lazy.

We still haven't had any offers on our house, but there is a viewing tomorrow and an open house on Sunday so keep your fingers crossed that someone will want to buy our house.

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