Baby, Baby

Corinne is a sweet baby. She is smiling a lot this week, whereas before it was still a little random. We love her. This morning at breakfast she gave the girls big smiles. You should have seen how happy it made them! I love her cry and its variations too. When she starts it's like she's trying to sing with the soft jumps between tones. (I try not to let it go on too long but when it does she has a great bravado!)

Goodbye Winter

Today when Susanna went off to school, she was not wearing all of her usual gear. Wow. 40 degrees outside and it's spring! Yay! I have to say, I really enjoyed this winter. One first we experienced was taking the girls ice skating, the babe (in tummy or in arms) and I watched from the sidelines. It is awesome to watch the girls half slide, half walk across a frozen lake. Better yet, it's free!! Just have to have some good ice skates. There are a few options to ice skate in Anchorage to do this, Potter's Marsh, Cuddy Family Park near the Loussac Public Library as well as Westchester lagoon (pictured below on a beautiful March afternoon), and more! Susanna's kindergarten class took a field trip to Jewel Lake, in town, to go ice fishing with the Dept of Fish and Game. (This is the same class that went to Campbell Creek, still in town, to see salmon spawn and then harvest salmon eggs to take back to the classroom to raise through the year!) We will miss this.