Amazing Alaska

Shawn and I just got back from a rip to Anchorage, Alaska. It was an amazing, beautiful, and stunning place. I wish we would have had more time to take in the breath-taking scenery and outdoors... we went there for a show that Shawn had to have a booth in. The show went great and it was sooooo fun to be able to see Shawn in his true work element while he interacted with both his customers and he manufacturers that he regularly works with, but it really would have been nice to out of the hotel more! We did get a chance to drive up to Alyeska Ski Resort (the only "true" ski resort in Alaska)... WOW! It was breath-taking! We rode the tram from the hotel at the base of the mtn. It goes straight up from the base to 3900ft in 3 minutes. It was actually a little scary, a little crazy, and awe inspiring all at the same time. These are the pics from the lodge at the top of the mtn. we walked around for a while, then ate at the 7 Glaciers restaurant in the mtn top lodge. From our seats we could see the skiers/boarders getting of the lift at the top through one window, as well as mountain peaks and glaciers through the rest. AMAZING!!

Brynlee got her ears pierced!!

Over President's Day weekend (on Saturday) we took little B to get her ears pierced. Shawn has been bugging me to do it for months now but I just couldn't do it. I have been going back-and-forth on whether to do it now, or wait till she is older because there are good points for both. Shawn somehow got Ryland on his side and they both started pressuring.... needless to say, they did what they set out to do. We took her to Claire's in the Boise Towne Square Mall. She happily sat on my lap in the "piercing chair" - completely unaware of what was about to happen. Thankfully, they were able to have a person on each side so both ears could be done at the same time. After they marked her ears, I gently held her head as they counted down and snapped the piercing gun. Brynlee sat completely still (I am sure she was wondering what the heck was going on), and had a delayed reaction to the pain. It took her at least a full second to realize that it had hurt, at which point she started to cry and grabbed one of her ears. I quickly scooped her up in my arms and walked out of the store with her saying "Yeah!!!!! what a good girl! You're so pretty!" By the time Shawn paid and came out of the store, she had completely forgotten that anything had happened! Hilarious! She is sooooooo cute with her little earrings.