Coastal Trail weekend

This weekend we biked the coastal trail. It is my favorite trail because if it's not already self-explanatory, it's right by the coast. It's in the heart of Anchorage but as you go further on the trail, it dips around the inlet and you can see downtown Anchorage from a distance (you can kinda see it in the background of the pic of Brighton and I). It was super nice out and Brighton loves the bike riding, so it was a blast of a day! Also, at the start of the trail is a playground and Brighton's newfound love in life is swinging! The picture definitely doesn't do justice to the excitement felt by Brighton, but at least you can see she is enjoying herself! Oh! Also there was a moose in our front yard and it never gets old to see a moose thst close so I thought I'd share that too! All-in-all it was a fun weekend and we were excited for the great weather!

Duck Pond Delight

So we are avid duck pond attenders in our family (In fact, Eagle River is known for it's duck pond)and with Sarah here we had to go see them once more! Brighton loves reaching out to pet them, but if they get too close or loud, she freaks out. Anyway, she loves going (as you can tell in the pic) and although you can't see the ducks, they were loving Brighton! What fun!

The Big Surprise

So I've been dying to post some pics of this past week but it's been hard because the big surprise is that we flew my sister in to town for my mom's 50th birthday/mother's day/father's day, etc... and we've had a great time thus far! My dad hadn't come home from the slope yet so we had to keep it hush hush. Well, we've done quite a bit lately and it's been a ton of fun! Last weekend we went horseback riding with my friend from high school who owns a bunch and the weather has been so nice lately that we've just been lounging around watching Brighton grow. It's been great having my sister here because we won't be able to see her for a while (she's going to Sweden for an exchange program and she won't be back for Christmas) so we have loved spending the time with her! Thanks for coming Sariah!

Popsicle to the Rescue

Anyone who knows me that well knows that I love love love popsicles. Well it was no surprise that when my dad gave Brighton one, she couldn't put it down! She definitely takes the sweet tooth after me! Although it took her the entire time to finally figure out that you hold the stick and not the actual cold part, she loved it and ate the whole thing! She even offered us some (which is her favorite thing to do now). Maybe it had to do with the fact that she just cut 3 new teeth through at once and it was soothing her, but she was loving her life (Which was a delightful change from the beastly week she gave us prior to the teeth eruption!)! What are we going to do with such a crazy little baby like this?!

Sunday Sisters

Just thought I'd share a Sunday pic of us girls! Gotta love Brighton's dazed looking face!

Plum Happy

So Brighton is the biggest sneak and has abnormally long arms! When Kyle and I had our backs turned for two minutes while making dinner, Brighton reached for a plum that we thought was unreachable and out of sight. This was the result in a matter of minutes! I know it looks kinda bad because she looks all bloody, but no need to fret. No babies were injured in the making of this footage. If you're wondering what wierd conglomoration is on her head in the pic above, it is the plum skin. She found them to be a little too tart so she threw it over her head and it ended up on top of it instead! What a wild child we have! She was loving all the attention she was receiving from her escapades and although it doesn't appear that way, she ate the entire plum! She getting crazily curious and fun! This age is great!

A great visitor

Well, this weekend has been very eventful but I'll spare some of the details for a later post. One great thing that happened this weekend was that one of my best friends in the whole world was in town and came to visit! Her name is Megan Harrell and she is actually one of my friends that got me into the church. She was such a great influence to me growing up and it was so good to see her smiling face again! She lives in Logan, UT and works for the state police as an investigations secretary and leads an exciting life there. We don't get to see her much and miss hanging out with her all the time but it was a great visit and we love playing! Brighton ecspecially enjoyed the time spent with Aunt Meg! Well, thanks for a great time Meg!

Congrats to Lizanne & Stuart!

Well, my roommate and great friend Lizanne had her very first baby last week and I just wanted to show everyone how cute their little baby is! Her name is Kirsten Elise Rasmussen (Kirsten after our other roommate and friend/Lizanne's sister-in-law). Lizanne had a c-section but she's recovering well and mom, dad, and baby are doing good! Way to go Lizanne and Stuart! She's super cute!

End of School....Finally!

So I'm back tracking some more and filling you all in on the happenings of our day to day life. Last week Brighton and I were invited to Mrs. Lampert's kindergarten class at Fire Lake Elementary to have a pizza party for the last day of school. I have subbed for her quite a bit this year (she is in our ward) and her kids called me teacher #2. They were so fun and they loved seeing Brighton! Well it was a fun way to end the school year. And Brighton even got a visitor pass which she was fascinated by!

A nice little weekend surprise

I'm sorry I haven't updated so well lately! Here's a little backtrack for you all. Well, this past weekend we got a knock on our door at about 11:15 at night and lo and behold, it was my great friend Evelyn! We like to call her the nomad. At one point she lived with us for a little while and she tends float from one house to another, but we love it! She also is a night owl which sometimes isn't that hard to be when you live in Alaska and it's light all the time! Well, we ended up talking until 3 in the morning and she stayed the night. It was just like old times! I have really missed her (She is living in Fairbanks right now working at an awesome engineering firm) and was so ecstatic to see her and hang out! Thanks for visiting while you were in town Eve!

Sunkissed Suzie Q

Sorry it's been a little while for any updates! There hasn't been a whole lot of activity in the Comin household. But I just wanted to post the pics of Brighton last weekend and her first little sunburned cheeks! I thought pics were super cute so I had to share! Hope everyone has a good Memorial Day weekend!

A family affair

This weekend we were lucky enough to have awesome weather! It was nothing but blue skies so we had to partake of it by biking our hearts out! Brighton got this cool bike carrier from grandma and G-pops so we have been loving our lives being outside. I thought I would share these pics and let everyone know that it is officially summertime here in AK! Hooray!

Standing Stretchies

We recieved a great package from our great friends the Meegans yesterday! Inside were these super cute stretchies and a matching skirt for Brighton's b-day! We love them! And now she really can workout with mommy! Also I wanted to show everyone how good Brighton is standing! She has been able to stand on her own for about a month and a half and I've never gotten around to posting any pics of it (basically because I haven't taken any pics of it!). So here she is! I think she'll be walking anyday now! Well, we wanted to show off our awesome present and thank our best friends the Meegs and tell them how much we miss yoou! Thanks again!

A day at the cannery

Today was our first trip to the cannery in Palmer and it was a pretty fun experience! We have been trying to start our food storage but it has been a little rough due to the temporary situation of our lives. We at least wanted to see how everything works there and I have a friend who has a lot of food storage recipes that I'd like to try so we thought we'd start up the whole process. It was great fun and I'd recommend doing it for anyone who already hasn't! Well, they gave us these hairnets to use while canning and we thought Brighton might like them, but she obviously didn't!

Ravenous Reader

Brighton has gotten into this reading fetish. She likes to pretend to read by flipping the pages and blabbing her little brains out! It's super cute! Well, I've been subbing a lot lately so the posts have been short and sparce. My apologies but up until the end of the school year things are hectic so things will be sporadic on our end!

Tissue Tantrum

Brighton loves tissues. Hates to actually use them on her nose, but loves to eat them! It's so hard to try and keep her nose clean and the doctor says she has allergies which makes her nose run like crazy so it's a constant battle to keep them out of her mouth! She's stubborn just like her mom!

The Princess of Pots and Pans

Brighton's new fetish is to open the bottom kitchen drawers and pull out all the tupperware and pot/pan lids. It's her favorite pastime! I can't get over how much of a little girl she's already becoming!

Wedge of the Diaper

When we took Brighton's clothes off to give her a bath last night, we found she had a diaper wedgie! She had one full cheek completely hanging out! We thought it was so funny we had to take a picture of it! We'd also like to point out the chunkiness of the legs. We went to the doctor's office on Monday for a 1 year appointment and they said that she is in the 5th percentile for weight! Can you believe that?! I sure as heck can't! How can someone with legs like that be in the scrawny percentile? Beats me!

Twinkle Toes

So last week Bright and I had a little girls' night and we painted our toenails! It was super fun and she was unbelievably cooperative! It took no time at all and there was no mess! She still has no hair so I've got to make her look like a girl somehow! Here's a start!

Sweat before the sweet

On Saturday, in preparation for the super sweet birthday cake Sunday we had, we decided to do The Heart Run as a family. The Heart Run is this big 5k run in Anchorage that 8,000 people participate in, in order to raise money for heart disease and further research for the American Heart Association. Anyway, strollers are allowed so we packed the jogger and went! It was a ton of fun! They even gave Brighton a medal at the end of the race! It was a great family tradition and when we go down to Cedar City we hope to find other fun fam runs as well!

The Big 1

Today was a fun-filled Sunday! Brighton actually turned 1 whole year old! I still can't believe how fast she's growing! Next thing you know she'll be dating (Eeeek! I shouldn't even talk like that!) The day started out with a good day at church, then we came home and made her cake (a watermelon slice as shown above) and decorated the house while she was napping. She didn't wake up until dinner so she had a birthday dinner (sweet potatoes and turkey in a jar) and after that she opened presents (all from grandparents and great-grandparents! Thanks guys!). Next we let her go wild with her cake and she loved it, although I think she liked the ice cream more (she's definitely her mother's child!). Finally, we went for our first ever family bike ride. For her birthday, my parents got her a bike carriage thing that attaches to our bike (I'll post pics soon) which is so great because Kyle is finally starting to show a love for the sport (that I have loved for so long) and is really excited to get out there and hit the biking trails this summer. Now we can hitch little B in the back and go! Anyway, it was a great day and we recieved many calls from family and friends wishing Brighton a happy day! Thanks again to everyone who made her day so special!