Days Gone By...

Here are a few pictures from Christmas in Calgary:

Chase got soooo many presents. Good thing we brought an extra suitcase for him!

Chase had lots of fun with cousin Dylan and Aunt Michelle.

Hey, Chase, are you in there?!?!? Yeah...this kid got LOTS of presents.

On Christmas Eve we got to go to the Cardston Temple, and on the way home we visited Wayne's Grandma Henrie and his aunt and uncle and cousins in Lethbridge. It's always so fun to see this side of the Henrie family!

Great Grandpa Engebretson and Chase hanging out in Fairbanks. 

Great Grandma Engebretson and Chase watching TV over the Christmas break...judging from their expressions, I'm thinking Obama must be saying something stupid again.

This was from August, I think, but I'm pretty sure I never posted it. Annie took this family picture for us with the whale jaw bone...behind us is the Arctic Ocean. I think this was supposed to be the photo for the Christmas cards we never sent...

This is another old phot0 that Annie took, probably in August. I think Chase was 3-4 months old here. 

Same photo shoot...

I love that expression. What a cute kid!

And We're Back!!

OK, I am fast-approaching excommunication from my family and friends...even the patient ones. My failure to blog has left many a Chase-lover in severe withdrawals, and for that I apologize. Hopefully this helps. :)

Uncle Taylor with the 3 nephews and a niece. Taylor LOVES being an uncle and is so, so good with all the kids (and our dog). I wish he lived with me instead of Jaime!

This is the laughing cry...

Chase and Jacob chillin' in the matching sweatshirts Wayne's mom got them. Thank you, Grandma Sharon!

The view from Grandma's house...Fairbanks is sooo beautiful. 

Karaoke night at the Elbert/Henrie/Hirt house. 

Hanging out with cousin Jacob. Jacob was so nice, he totally shared all his toys with Chase! 

Well, most of the time he was nice. Every once in a while he had to show Chase who was boss...

Takedowns are easy for this kid...his dad is Spencer Hirt. THE Spencer Hirt. 

No big deal, still BFF!

All three boys snoozing in the king size bed. This was sooo much cuter in real life, but the flash totally ruined it. 

That's it for now. Hope you enjoyed the pictures and I'll see you in another 3 months!

JK....kinda. :)

If you want to see pictures...

...look on Facebook. It's way faster to export to Facebook than to blog. Don't forget to comment and tell me how cute my baby is!  I never get tired of hearing it. :) 

P.S. This is not permanent, I will blog again someday soon. :)

Anyone Ready for PICTURES?!?!

I know it's been a long time since we posted pictures of the little man, so here you go!

Sometimes this is what I find in the morning. He doesn't seem to mind! 

Love the cheesy grin!

I'm reminded of "A Christmas Story"...

Sitting up like a big boy! (Sorry, I didn't want to turn the picture around and re-post. My internet is too slow for that.)

Timmm-berrrr!

Okay, I give up. I've been trying to load more picture for 20 minutes and it's just not working. I don't know if it's the internet or my computer, but either way I'm done for tonight. 

Enjoy!

White Trash Transportation

My first thought as we drove to the church hot dog roast a few months ago:

"We need a picture."

My second thought: "We need a CAR!" 

Hahaha....life in Barrow. :)

The Big News....

Contrary to everyone's first instinct, I am NOT pregnant.

 

The big news is actually about THIS cute little guy:

You can't see it, but he's totally got a TOOTH now!!! 

Don't be disappointed...it really is big news! :) 

P.S. Thanks, Annie, for starting the rumor mill flying. :)

Ok, Wayne is NOT a plumber...

Contrary to the previous post, we have discovered this past weekend that Wayne is NOT a plumber. The man has a plethora  of skills and talents, but fixing leaky pipes and sinks is not one of them. (He told me I could post this story because he thinks it's funny too...) 

Unfortunately for us, we have had about 5 different plumbing issues come up lately. First the heat in the downstairs apartment didn't work, then Wayne band-aid fixed it so it would be warm at least, but we can't control the heat so it's TOO warm. Then the tenants water pressure dropped in the kitchen sink. Then the baseboard pipes started leaking in the other apartment. 

We are trying to save money wherever we can, so Wayne was going to take a part from our kitchen sink to fix the tenant's sink, and I was going to live with low water pressure for a little while. In attempting to trade parts around, matters just got worse. He couldn't fix the tenant's sink, and I now have a leaky kitchen sink. It's looking like we'll need to buy two new faucets. :(  

He started working on the leaky pipe on Saturday as well...thankfully President Howlett stepped in to give him a hand before anything went wrong. As for the heating issue, we've decided it would be best to call Barrow Mechanical. So  much for saving money...

Wayne said, "I think my time would be better spent hanging pictures or something." I agreed. 

BUT, despite it all, we are still glad we bought this house, and I'm still glad I married Wayne.  :)