Hawaii was a blast.  The plane rides were bearable but not my favorite part, although it's hard to complain when Milo sat on Seth's lap the whole time, 9 hours one day!! Milo had some much needed Dad time and Dad had some serious Milo time.  After three days on our own we met up with 9 of the Van Hemert's and the boys had a great time together.  Both Milo and Cormac took to waking at the crack of dawn, as early as 5 some days.  The Dads took the boys out in the morning to see turtles, explore beaches and watch whales jump.  There was quite a bit of sand eating, swimming, wonderful food, pools, hikes and time with great friends.  I already miss the warm air, walking out on our beautiful lawn and the SUN!!

     Now it's back to the routine, work and snow.  We had some icy days back here in Anchorage, school was canceled and it has hard to enjoy outside with so much ice.  Thankfully it snowed a little and the sun has come out, it's a beautiful sunrise as I write.  Milo and Cormac are growing so much, interacting and playing games together, really wonderful.  Milo is eating on his own now, he uses a spoon quite a bit although putting a tarp around his high chair would be wise.

A rare morning that Mom and Milo enjoying the sunrise.

Sand surfing

Seth pulled the boys around on the beach and they were quite the attraction, like little celebrties.

We are off to Toddle Time, where Milo runs amuk with other little ones in a big padded room with new toys! We'll meet up with Seth and complete some much needed errands.