Mendenhall Lake

Last Saturday was beautiful. We took advantage of the sunshine and went for a walk out on Mendenhall Lake. It was my first time to walk on a frozen lake and also my first time to touch an iceberg. Andy was slightly disappointed that there was too much snow on the lake to be able to skate. Wynn was a trooper and promptly fell asleep in the carrier since he was all bundled up. Sydney loved to get out and run. The lake is huge and there were lots of people walking dogs, cross country skiing, and even riding bikes out across it. One day it might be fun to walk to the end of the lake to the foot of Mendenhall Glacier, but that would be much too far for Sydney. We enjoyed getting outside some to enjoy Juneau. Next winter, I'm sure we'll be able to do a lot more of the outdoor winter things Juneau has to offer since Wynn will be able to handle the cold better! I'm excited, maybe I'll get to cross country ski for the first time too.

This is the waterfall that I posted about last spring. Its called Nugget Falls. Although still going, it is significantly smaller this time of year. You can see it at its full strength in the Spring back in the May posts.

Bye, Bye Binky

For a few weeks we've been preparing for the retiring of the binky. Sydney has been chewing holes in them ever since her two year molars came through. We have been going through about one binky a week. Luckily we had a lot and each time the hole went through, we'd go throw it away. This past week we were on our last binky and I prepared Sydney by telling her there wouldn't be anymore. Everyday we looked at the binky and the hole getting bigger. By the time the binky was ready to be thrown away, she was very used to the idea. I was gonna let her have it one more night, but right before bed she said, "Can we just throw it away right now?" So we did. I let her watch me take the garbage bag outside to the can and she hasn't asked about it since. Its been three days. It seems to take her a little longer to go to sleep but not bad. She's getting so grown up!