How did I forget this important news in my past blogs???

Saturday October 22nd at approx. 7:30 am we felt our first earthquake... It only lasted a few seconds but it was really weird. I was in our bathroom fixing my hair and Matt was playing with the kiddos in bed when it happened. Before I realized what was going on it had already stopped and Matt yelled "BABE, That was an earthquake" ... I have to admit that it all happened so fast...  before he said it, It hadn't even registered  :-) 

Earthquakes happen all the time here... almost constantly... We have heard that you can feel the ones that are around 2.5 if you are really close to the epicenter or 3.0 if you are a little further away. The one we felt registered at a 4.3 Magnitude. This map shows other earthquake epicenters... 24 Earthquakes within an hour of the one we felt!

*Crazy* 

October 16th - 23rd

So.... The beginning of this week was really fun, we went to an indoor water park and of course Laela loved every minute. We went to Chili's for dinner with a couple we met through the mommy group - Julie, Jarred and their daughter Everleigh... and then we had them over Wednesday and I cooked 15 bean soup and we made luffa tutus for the girls! It was fun to hang out and let the kiddos play; we had a really good time... they are a really awesome family! 
Thursday morning we started a whole new journey! Both kids have been sick and we have been staying home. Bubba was sick for about 3 days and Laela is on day 5. I am hoping that they are completely healthy soon; Im ready to get back into the swing of things. I guess the only good thing that has come of us having to stay home is... Laela is now in 'Big Kid Panties' we have a little accident here and there but overall she is doing really good. Im still putting her to bed in 'Bed time panties' = pull ups BUT during the day has been all panties :-) Potty training Laela has been a trip; its not over BUT I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I don't even want to think about potty training bubba... Maybe I can get Matt to deal with it ;-D
Matt went to the slope Sunday but its a short trip, he gets to come home Friday! We have been able to Face Time every night so that makes it a little easier! 
I have really cute pics of Laelas tutu so I will post those soon... It seems that I can find time to write or upload pics but never at the same time :-) o'well.. 

October 10th - 16th

Things have been going really good! 
We are getting to meet up with tons of new people since we got connected with the mommy group that we started going to. Thursday we went to our first home play date; 'Dress Up with Isabella' Laela had a really good time... her favorite part of the whole play date was snack time (of course). Then Friday we went to a place called 'Bouncin Bears' its basically a huge indoor inflatable toys park. To say that Laela loved it is putting it mildly... she absolutely LOVED every minute of it. We got there 30 minutes earlier than any of the other moms and then we were the last to leave... I was trying to get ALL of her energy out but now I know its basically impossible :-)
Saturday we got invited over to watch the OSU game with a whole bunch of OSU alumni that Matt works with; we had such a good time.. Kayla and Ryan are so awesome with the kiddos and were super friendly to open up their home to us! The best part was OSU won :-) ohhh and the food was amazing! Sunday was actually a milestone for us... it was the very first day in over a month (Since we moved here) that we woke up with no plans of leaving the house! We finally got to work on a home project that has been needing to get done; we did major demolition on the huge box built in our living room wall... Its coming along nicely... Im guessing we will get everything just the way we want it... about the time we are ready to move again :-D

Wasilla and Palmer - North of Anchorage!

We headed North again; this time we made it to Wasilla and Palmer! 

The views are incredible; we headed up originally to see an old mine... but it was closed for the season so we made the best of it :-) 

I love it when we get family pics... Thank you random guy for taking them! 

I always get really nervous handing over my very pricey camera to a complete stranger... I always think in my head "if they take off running with it, what am I going to do"  :-) 

Life is as easy as a walk in the park!

This trail is right by our house!

Look how cute this is!

Aren't they such a good looking crew!

Lake Eklutna, about 30 min North of Anchorage!

Its not normal to see signs like this in Oklahoma!

We have plenty of parks to pick from!

We have been playing outside as much as possible!

Love this pic!

Pure Happiness

New Accessories for Wilson and the Hoe

I guess you could say we are all Alaska now! We have really ugly yellow tags on our vehicles... not just the back, but the front too! 

Im not really behind; just slow to post!

October 7th


Its been over a week since I have posted; I just can't seem to find any extra time here lately. We have been on the go x's 10. We were super busy socializing last week when Matt was on the slope; we are now part of a mommy group here 'South Anchorage Fun Moms'. The kids and I basically went to play dates and to the park; I only worked on the house here and there BUT it was worth it.... Laela is adjusting very well and is meeting several new friends. She has gotten really good at introducing herself, she says "Hi, my name is Yaeya" sticks out her hand and says "your name" but it sounds more like a statement than a question :-) then most of the kids just look at her in confusion and run off... no worries, she follows! 
Since Matt got back we have been doing all kinds of home projects and getting the house a lot more organized. He is really close to finishing up the garage and I was able to get both kids rooms put together. We bought Laela a new bed (twin size) and she loves it. The smaller bed gives her more room to play which is nice! We also painted our dinning room table... well, just the top! We basically copied off of our good friends Ashley and Leroy and painted the top of our table turquoise and I LOVE IT. I have been begging Matt to let me paint it forever... :-) he said when I started threatening to buy another one he figured a little paint would be cheaper!!! lol
Along with the house work we are also getting to enjoy the outdoors a lot more than I expected. We were able to gather some really nice gear for us all so its chilly but completely doable for a nice walk or some 4wheeling!!! There are trails everywhere here, especially in our neighborhood and the surrounding areas; we just jump on a trail and a few hours later realize that we have been gone for a while. On our walks Laela has been basically running along side the stroller while being pulled by Lady while Bubba typically sleeps! Its really nice being able to let Laela get some energy out; we all know she is FULL of energy! 
This last weekend we drove up to Eklutna Lake to trail ride; it was absolutely beautiful. Its crazy how pretty it is here, everywhere we go is breathtaking and pictures do not do it any justice. Eklutna Lake was an amazing blue green color with snow capped mountains surrounding it and of course trees and lots of wildlife! We came across a few hunters; they were bow hunting a bird about the size of a chicken called a Grouse... he said "they are good eaten" - looks like we will have to put that on our list of things to try! 
Overall, we have been having a lot of fun. The kids and I missed Matt while he was on the slope but it is really nice when he is home for a solid week. We have been non stop here lately; early mornings and late nights make for exhausting fun... Im not sure that the Hamm family could function any other way :-)