We finally found just the house we were looking for! It's a duplex with a nice yard and a big open floor plan. We'll live on the right side and rent out the left side.

It's been awhile since my last post as we've had quite a bit going on with the holidays, buying a new house and of course a baby on the way. We made the long trip back to Chicago for Turkey Day and we had a great time!

We cooked up a good meal...

we ate until we were stuffed...

everyone pitched in to clean up...

we lazed around until we had room for dessert...

and had some good quality family time...

Baby Boyd has a name! Lucy Pamela is 19 weeks and 5 days old in this picture. It got a little crunched going through the scanner, but it shows her forearm with her hand in a fist over her face. I guess she's a little camera shy already...

We hope you had a Happy Halloween!

The sisters (Happy & Lola) taking a snooze. Aren't they cute?

A snowy day in Hatcher's Pass with the family last weekend.

Baby Boyd's first pictures. 14 weeks old and too early to find out if it's a boy or a girl. It was so neat to see it moving around. It was waving it's arms and legs and flipping around. It's only about the size of my fist right now and weighs about 1 ounce.

In this one, the baby is face up. You can see it's eyes and mouth. It's spine is also visible and a tiny baby butt cheek.
In this one, the baby is face down with it's head to the right. Again, you can see the spine and a baby butt cheek. This one also has a good profile of it's face and one on the legs is sticking out on the left.

What a beautiful sunrise. The sun doesn't come up until after I get to work now, so I get to watch it rise every morning from my desk. Makes me feel so lucky to be here.

This is me on the fourth floor of my office building. The mountains started getting snow about 3 weeks ago and it should arrive in town by Halloween. I get to look out at this from my desk every day...

Welcome to our new family blog. I'm not much of a writer, but here's a place where I can keep a photo journal of how things are going with us in the far away land of Alaska.
After successfully making the two week drive to Anchorage, we got to go on a few new adventures before we had to get back to work. We went fishing, flying and backpacking.

I quickly learned my way around town. It's a cinch compared to Chicago (where I can still get lost!). I began my new job in the Anchorage branch of UBS. The transition has gone better than I could have ever expected. All my co-workers are super nice and great to work with. Brian has stepped up to the plate as a new manager at the Rainmaker/Magic Wand Car Washes. He is really enjoying all the hands on work.

We are still on look out for the perfect house to raise our family in. The market is in our favor, but it's still hard to find just the right place. In case you hadn't heard, Brian and I are pregnant! I am in my thirteenth weekso I have just begun my second trimester. Our due date is April 9th. Hopefully, we'll be all settled in a new home by the new year and can start on that nursery. Wish us luck!

For you animal lovers, Lola and Bjork are doing just fine. They have a new playmate with Mom's, aka Jennifer's, dog, Happy.

Well, I think that's about all for our current update. Here are the pictures some of you have been asking for! They begin with our drive up and go through Labor Day...

The Badlands - South Dakota

Mt. Rushmore - South Dakota

Devil's Tower - Wyoming

Pike's Place Market - Seattle, WA

The beginning of the Al-can - British Columbia, Canada

Muncho Lake - British Columbia, Canada

Sign Post Forest - British Columbia, Canada

Bove Island - Yukon Territory, Canada

Fishing in AK - July 2007

Moose in the morning in the backyard - July 2007

After an 8 mile hike on Resurrection Trail - Trout Lake Cabin - July 2007

Twin Lakes - August 2007

That's Shelatna Lake in the background - August 2007

The Alaska State Fair - August 2007

Now that's how you grow a cabbage!

Mom & Pop

Ooh...lumberjacks!

Me and my dad

My two dads

The Knik Glacier; it's ginormous!