Mother's Day

Hello all and happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there.
Liam and I spent the day in Girdwood with some friends. He loves the kids Murphy and Wesli. We were sad that Brody had to stay in Coldfoot to continue on the monster of a project he is working on right now. We miss him so much:( Send him all your good thoughts because they are having a really hard time getting the equipment to work up there. It seems like its one thing after another and its defiantly taking its toll on moral. He is still plugging away though and working very hard for us so send him your good thoughts!!
Our friend John cooked Eggs Benedict for his wife Julia and I and it was really good. It was his first time making the dish and it came out really great. He was very proud of his poached eggs, we found that the trick is to add a little vinegar to the boiling water. John googled it.
I got up earlier than Liam this morning so that I could have a peaceful shower and some coffee. It was totally worth it. What a good way to start a morning. The drive to Girdwood was beautiful, a blue sky day. We haven't been to Girdwood for some time so Liam really enjoyed the ride down. He loved the waterfalls on the side of the road and liked looking at the sun glittering off of Cook Inlet as we drove.
After breakfast we took the kids to the playground and let them play for a while. Murphy and Wesli rode their bikes around and as you can see from the pictures Liam had a great time playing on the slide, swing and just climbing around. He was unsure of the slides at first but it only took one time of me coaxing him to go down that he did it by himself and LOVED it.
He has really been enjoying the playing outside stuff. I noticed tonight when he was in the bath that he already has a tan on the back of his neck. I noticed that after I got done washing his hair 3 times trying to get all the dirt out. I finally had to put some conditioner in it and comb the small rocks out of his hair, not his favorite bathing experience, I must say. He only wants to come inside if he is hungry and sometimes that is even a struggle. I have planters left over from last year with old soil in them so I gave him one with several containers and he is totally happy to fill and empty the soil out of them for at least 30 minutes at a time and that's saying something for a toddler.
In other news
-We are almost moved in to the new rental up on Lazy Mt. Brody moved the big stuff before he left for Coldfoot so all I had to do was move boxes. Thanks to our helpers - Kevin, Lucas and John we couldn't have pulled it off without you guys.
- The puppies are growing like weeds. They are about 3 months old now.
- Liam and I are embarking on a 2 week journey soon to Kansas City where Liam will stay with his Mimi and Poppy and I will go on to Vermont to present my Capstone. This is a big deal since I have never left Liam overnight before. I couldn't think of better people to leave him with though!!
-The baby is doing great and moving so much everyday. People keep asking me if I'm having the baby soon and when I tell them I'm only six months pregnant they say things like, "Wow, Your going to have a big baby". Note to self, don't say stuff like that to pregnant women. I'm measuring at 41 inched around my belly at my belly button right now and just keep expanding.
- Brody is working really hard up in Coldfoot and is very homesick so if anyone wants to send him a card or a little care package I will give you the address if you e-mail me, he would love to hear from you.
Hope your day went well and I will write again soon.