Kalispell, Sweet Kalispell

We made it safe and sound to Kalispell on Sunday morning. Kimberly was incredibly sweet for the flights. She screamed through security (who can blame her on that) and I kept wiping my very wet face. I must say that I as extremely impressed with the kindness of strangers! They helped me get my things into the bins for screening & the one man helped me put things back into the suitcase & diaper bag... very kind. The whole time they were probably praying that we wouldn't be on THEIR flight!!
For Kimberly, eating & sleeping did the trick for her ears and the air pressure changes.
We sat next to a man in the marines who told me about his experience flying with his daughter... She got sick, puked on him, and his wife has a delicate stomach & went to another part of the plane to sit...leaving him snuggling sick baby & smelling "indelicate". Nice to know that sitting next to us didn't bother him, sure made me feel better.
I absolutely love flying into Kalispell. As soon as we began the descent, the plane got noisy with chatter as people were peering out of the windows and excitedly talking about "oh there's the cherry orchards!" and "oh, it must be windy today, there are whitecaps on the lake!" and "there's So & So's house!". I wonder if tourists notice that as they fly in. There is no better place to live than the Flathead.
Grandpa Ed is staying with us for a bit as he heals up from surgery. Kimberly has enjoyed chattering with him, and it appears that he is enjoying it every bit as much (or maybe more?).

Teething is in full swing... she is chewing her poor fingers, drooling like crazy, irritable, etc. Makes this mama very thankful for delicious Colter Coffee, not just in the morning, but all day!
What worked for you in the teething department?

Let the Crazies Begin!

Down to the terrible countdown of hours until we leave for Kalispell... time to begin packing so I still have tomorrow to pack what I forgot to today. Hard to believe that we've been here for 5 weeks already. Kimberly has grown out of newborn clothes and almost out of size 3 months while here... she began teething, she saw the Pacific Ocean, got in the habit of waking at 5 to kiss Daddy good morning & good-bye as he left for work, and learned the HUGE difference in "aunts" and "ants".
Looking forward to seeing everyone at home, but we will be leaving our hearts here with Jason...and the next countdown will begin.

Our current status:

The Mess

The Baby

The Beautiful Day

 Tell me again, WHY would we spend the day inside packing on a day so nice?!?

Have a couple shots from earlier this week... a very happy Kimberly! Sure is tough to get the full-blown smile caught with the camera. love the big smile I get in the morning when she finally gets me awake and I look over and say "Good Morning!"

Miss Cutie Pie

We went on a lovely picnic today with some nice ladies at Summers Past Farms. What a great place to meet and visit! There is a soap making shop as well as a cute gift shop that has the hutch for dishes that I would LOVE to have. (Yes, I did tell Jason that the odds were pretty high that I would find the one I wanted very far from home...NO we are not bringing it back with us)
Kimby was a doll, I love it when she gets to wear her bonnet!

It will probably be an improvement in the matching department when she learns how to dress herself! :)

Viejas Views

Come visit our current home!
We sure were surprised to find out that there is open range here at the RV Park...

Something about these animals is different than anything I have ever seen before... one of them for sure must be mad judging by the noises it makes as it runs. Weird.

Yesterday I was able to get a picture of the snow-capped mountain to the east of us. Pretty neat, but made me miss the Flathead. Most of the snow had melted by today, thanks to the beautiful sunny 65* weather.

By today you could hardly see any snow.

This hill overlooks our home...

 

As I look at all of those rocks, I can't help but wonder how many snakes are up there.... *shiver*

Valentine's 2012

Today was an exciting day! It started with Jason sending us a picture of SNOW at work! Yes, we are still in Alpine, California... almost to Mexico.

Then, his boss called it a day early due to the weather and Jason was able to come home and spend the rest of the day with us girls!

We met up with my cousin Calder Ramsden who was visiting his girlfriend Britney.

Kimberly snuggled right up to Britney & got the hiccups.

Next, we visited the Creation Museum... a museum that walks visitors through the 7 days of creation beginning Genesis 1:1, staying true to the Bible. Wonderful to be able to take time to stand in awe of our Creator Who made even the details of His creation speak of Him. The museum continued to document Biblical History...the Fall, Noah & the Flood, Babel, etc.

Did you know that the structure of the ark made it able to withstand 200 foot waves?

Take a virtual tour here:Creation Museum - San Diego, CA

And now we are closing the day in one of our favorite ways: Listening to a Louis L'Amour audio book... this one is about Tell Sackett.

Kimby's Bed

The other night Kimberly decided to start wiggling around in her sleep, so we modified her bed a little. Of course, she had to crawl in bed right away to see if this new bed would suit her!

She likes it!

Snuggle time with Daddy!

It is looking like Kimberly is going to have the same beautiful blue eyes as Jason.

Is this our first pet?

We have a friend here. It is very quiet and sometimes we don't even know it is out to visit.

Can you see our friend?

It is very shy. If you open the door, all you will hear is the sound of its nails scratching the tree as it scampers to hiding.

Meet our lizard friend!

I thought that perhaps if I waited to post the first entry, something creative would hit me & I could have the best first post ever. Reality hit instead. Or maybe I should say ants hit. What did Kimberly think of the ants?

I thought aunts snuggle me & send me packages of clothes!

I cleaned the camper like a mama possessed and the ants were gone... for a few days. Last night they were on her bed... today they were on the carpet by the foot of our bed. The Dunham's weren't kidding when they said there would be ants in Southern California!

The weather was beautiful today and our dear little girl got some "air time" much to her enjoyment! In the few minutes it took me to put clothes away and wash dishes, Kimberly scooted across her carpet protecting blanket to:


Under Daddy's chair

Why did you move me back to the blanket?!

Love the looks on her face as she is starting to be more alert and curious about the world around her.