Fairbanks

The first weekend in March (yes, I know is the last day of March, better late than never), we headed up to Fairbanks; a trip we have been intending to take since we've lived here. During this time of year they always have an ice festival going on. It is also great place to view the Northern Lights (usually), and they have some hot springs that are good for warming the bones after a cold winter. So that was the plan, and we were successful on two of the three. It was really a fun weekend, there were 5 families that went (minus a couple husbands). All I can say, is that we have definitely made the effort to see the Northern Lights, and if we leave here without seeing them, I'm not going to feel bad, because I've really tried!

Here are some pics to recap the weekend.

Back side of Denali

Start of the Iditarod

(Sydney was not happy)

I realized after I started this post that most of the pictures from that weekend are on John's camera, which is in his possession right now! I guess you'll have to wait for Part II.

This Just In...

I know I have a lot of updating to do, but I had to get this posted!

I'm so proud of her!

Three Months

Since I am away from the computer that has all the pictures, one pic will have to do until I'm back.









Okay, maybe I found a few extras!

San Fran

We decided to take a little mini vacation to San Francisco. John had some training he had to do at a base close by so Sydney and I went along. Here are some pics:

Sydney's Bed

The Jelly Belly Factory

The Golden Gate Bridge @ Night

Alcatraz

Family Photo

Riding the Cable Car

Chinatown

Bye Golden Gate

Winter Camping

In case you were wondering, we did not get trapped out there in the wilderness of Alaska. We survived our over night stay in the cabin. We had a great time with friends and enjoyed some awesome chili to keep us warm. Sydney did really good, although I was paranoid the whole time that she was too cold. She actually did the best she's ever done with sleeping through the night. She almost did it, which I was very appreciative that I didn't have to nurse her in that cold weather (our cabin did have a wood stove, but for some reason it just wasn't kicking out the heat). John got to check snow machining of his list and we did a little x-country skiing in the morning, but we were both pretty cold and didn't got far.

all bundled up

our little cabin

the beautiful camp fire

but we all ended up inside anyway!

A New Device

After fighting it off for as long as I could, I am now part of the iPhone family. But at $50 you really can't beat that. Have you seen the phone I was using before? Let just say this is a bit of an upgrade.
So I downloaded an app that I can blog from, which is what I'm doing right now. Maybe this will help me keep up with my blogging. We'll see!