Ethan - 4 months!

For my birthday Jonathan bought me a new 50mm lens for my Canon Rebel T3.  I've heard wonderful things about this kind of lens and it sure hasn't disappointed me! Here are a few of the most adorable photos Ethan has given me recently. :)

I can't believe our sweet little boy is 4 months already! He is growing in leaps and bounds and changes every day. Currently he is enjoying experimenting with his voice...loudly. He has discovered the world at his fingertips and loves to feel Momma's hair or Daddy's scratchy face.

At his 4-month checkup, Ethan weighed 13lbs, 14oz and was 25" long. I'm definitely starting to feel that when I tote him around in my Moby wrap. :)

We're so excited that Jonathan's brother, Joseph, has moved up to live with us and work at Lake Clark Air! Ethan has finally met one of his six uncles and he and Joseph are already buddies.

In August we're planning to join my (Jenna's) family for a vacation in Wisconsin. We can't wait to finally introduce Ethan to more of his family!

May Celebrations!

It seems like we have been celebrating nearly nonstop for the past few months; that must be one reason that this is my favorite time of year!

To begin with, I forgot to post about our one-year anniversary back in March! It has been one year chock full of transitions: marriage, moving across the continent, pregnancy, new baby...just to name a few! It's been a year full of transitions, but even more abounding in blessings and grace! Looking back, we wouldn't change a thing.

This May we celebrated Mother's Day, my birthday, and one full year in Port Alsworth!

We can hardly believe it's already been a year since we packed up everything we owned in this rig

and drove 4,700 miles in 10 days! It definitely was the trip of a lifetime.

This birthday was spent a thousand times better than my last one was: tearfully trying to navigate Anchorage alone in our manual transmission Ford Ranger, whilst Jonathan was flown out to Port Alsworth, last minute, for pilot training.  It sounds dramatic (it was), but we get lots of laughs out that story...now ;)

This year was the first birthday I've been able to spend with Jonathan, so that automatically made it a win! Plus, I had the most adorable baby to snuggle and play with. To top it all, Jonathan baked me a homemade Boston cream cake! It was even better than it sounds. :)

Last Saturday, we attended the Fifth Annual Sourdough Fly-In, here in Port Alsworth. It's a flying competition hosted by Lake and Pen Air, complete with a cookout, a live band and, of course, airplanes! 

Ethan, unfortunately, wasn't all too thrilled about spending a day away from his cozy bed and familiar surroundings (we're going to be working on his flexibility a little more...) so most of my time was spent trying to console him instead of taking pictures. I do have a few I can share from last year though. ;)

In the competition they have categories such as: Spot Landings (where the pilots must land as close as possible to an orange line), Pizza Drop (where a passenger drops an object out of the low-flying plane, as close as possible to a cone) and Short Take Off (where the pilots compete to see who can get off the ground in the shortest amount of runway)

Perhaps you're still wondering why it's called the "Sourdough" Fly-In? Our fun isn't over yet! Sunday morning, before church, there is a fundraiser breakfast hosted by Tanalian Bible Camp where they serve sourdough pancakes!

All in all, the Sourdough Fly-In is a super-fun event that, I think, really captures the spirit of Port Alsworth. If you ever decide to visit, come in May!