More Iditarod

Trevor took these pictures while he was flying up to Nome. It looks pretty, but it is freeeeezzzing COLD! Trevor is so windburned and sunburned when he comes home. He looks like he's been in Hawaii not Alaska. :)


This is just a moose eating by our house



Trevor flying over an Iditarod racer

The welcome to nome Sign

Trevor at a Saloon

The Iditarod Finish in Nome Alaska

An Iditarod musher comming to the finish line, Trevor thinks he was 15th.

Wyatt Earp and his women came to nome looking for gold and started up the very fist saloon built out of wood.

The nome finish line!

All the dogs are sleeping in their warm blankets.

Iditarod

This is a Caravan. Trevor will be flying this plane with all the Iditarod racers and their dogs. Will have more pics of this later!!


This is a Caravan that Trevor was flying in King Salmon.





This is the Jamaican Sleddog racer


Check out these guys they are cheering for the Scottland team. It's 20 degrees out today!! Crazy!!














We had a blast checking out all the furs!!

Welcome 2010

This christmas was pretty good! The kids had a lot of fun, hanging out with friends, eating lots of cookies, and most important playing with all their new toys! It has been getting pretty cold around here lately. I went home and the radio said it was negative 32 degrees outside with the windchill. That can hit ya a little hard, but Haili is not affected by the cold at all. Every day at school they play outside after lunch, the only time they can't go outside is if the temperatures drop below 0. Even during christmas break Haili would bundle up and go outside and play with her snow sled and make pathways in the snow. Cody on the other hand is a lot like me! The second he feels cold he comes inside and is done for the day. We love to sit by the window and watch the snow fall and wait for the sun to come up, whitch is around 10:30 am about now. We do love it here, it seems to have a lot of potential for our family. Trevor is doing well at PenAir. He is enjoying being out in the bush and he seems to meet a lot of interesting people. We are hoping soon he will be working out of Anchorage, which we would all see him a lot more than we do now. This past year has seemed a little tuff on our family but we think this new year will turn out pretty good. I can't believe how time fly's so fast! Cody has started in Sunbeams, and Haili will be turning 6 this year! She has turned out to be such a lovely little girl. Both my children have been very helpfull while Trevor is away.

School Pictures

Haili is the cutest little girl I have ever seen!!! I love her pictures, she looks so sweet and innocent. This last week at school her teacher put her on the bus because she goes to an after school program. so anyways they had substitute bus drivers that day and they parked in different spots this time. Well Haili was convinced her teacher put her on the wrong bus. So she decided to get off the bus after her teacher left and got on the other bus. Well when the bus was done with all his stops he still had one more child left... Haili. So she told him to drop her off at her house. Which the bus driver took her all the way to our house. The bus driver thank goodness did not leave her beacuse no one was home and I don't get off work for 3 more hours. They finally figured out where she was supposed to go. I am just glad it turned out well. It's just one of the many moments on how stubborn she can be. I think she gets that from her father :)

Other than that we are really enjoying Alaska. Right now we are having a beautiful fall, which they never get. But I am enjoying everyday of it. We are getting ready for Halloween, Haili is going to be a Vampire and Cody is going to be a Fighter Pilot.

Last Week Haili and Cody and I flew to Medford, Oregon. It wasn't bad, we got bumped off at least 6 flights trying to get out of anchorage. Haili and Cody are the best little travelers. They even spent the entire day at the Portland airport tyring to get home. We had fun visiting the family. Haili and Cody got to ride a horse, eat fruit off the fruit trees and play in their garden. We even went to Sarah and Jacobs dance lessons. We were only there for the weekend, we wish we could have stayed a bit longer but the kids had fun.

Hello to Everyone

Summer is over! and it is now Winter. Yes it is September and snowing here in the great state (yes it is a state) of Alaska. We are loving it here. Our schedules and lives have never before been this crazy but we are holding on and having fun. The kids are loving it here. They have seen more animals in there back yard then in a zoo! I am just hoping not to see the Bears just yet. Here if you go camping you have to carry a weapon. Bears kill more people then anything else here in Alaska.

So some updates. Haili has started Kindergarten and has decieded to make up any kind of illness possible to get out of school. But she really loves school. She makes friends by what shoes they are wearing. I think it will get difficult for her when the only thing she will wear is her snow boots. :) Cody is loving his babysitter. We found a very nice family in our ward that we have become good friends with. They have 3 girls. Cody loves every minute with them. And the big boy as he would say. (which is Derek their dad) Trevor is still flying in King Salmon and loving it. He is also loosing weight which is great but now I seem to gain weight :) It is all the fish he eats. I am trying to stay away from sugar. No more chocolate, candy, BROWNIES, cakes, cookies and all the fun stuff. I am trying to manage my health. Great timming now that Halloween is comming. But I believe I can do it. I am learning to say no. I have also switched my schedule at work. I am no longer working at the checkpoints. I will be working in the basement going through everyones checked baggage. I am really excited, I am a little tired of dealing with the public and getting yelled at because someone is mad they have to throw away their toothpaste. We are getting ready for the winter here and are very excited. I don't know if I can cut out the Hot chocolate, that might be a keeper. We definetly miss everyone. It feels like we are in a different country out here.

Love you all...The Roweklan

Hello to everyone

So I haven't posted in awhile, I can't believe how busy we have been this year. Sorry no pics yet. We have deciede to get rid of everything that is not important, so we can get all our bills paid off. So that means no internet, T.V, or cell phones. Yes I said it, cell phones. It has been a least 10 years since I have gone without one and I don't know what to do. I am still digging in my purse for it, or sometimes I can still feel it vibrate in my pocket at work. Life has been interesting but still busy. The kids have loved playing at all the lakes out here. We see moose everyday, And we have so much fish!!

Haili had a good 5 year birthday in June and is so excited about starting school soon. Yesturday she went into the hospital and had her tonsils removed. So she is sitting on our couch right now in and out of consiousness eating her popsicles. Her voice has changed a bit, which is funny to me. She is a little bossy right now. She orders me and cody around to get her favorite things. I don't mind but I don't know how long cody will put up with that:) Trevor leaves today for two weeks and fly's to King Salmon where he works. Alaska is an amazing place and I don't think we will ever get to explore all of it.

All is well out here we miss all of you!!

Happy Birthday Cody

My big boy turned 3 this Sunday, which we found out is also Kelly Clarksons birthday too. Anywho, We mostly stayed at home since Haili had ear infections and the rest of us had pretty bad colds. But we had tons of candy M&M's our most favorite candy and Cody played with all his new toys which mostly consisted of Batman. And we played some games..Hulk operation :) They mostly loved playing with all the balloons we decorated the house with. Cody didn't sleep at all that night. He put all his toys in his bed and talked all night. I think because of the sugar high. He really did love it! sorry no pics... some day we will invest in the internet so for right now I am using the Library. But we are still alive and really loving Alaska. We can't waite to do some exploring. It's still cold here, about 40. But they said it might get up into the 50's by this weekend :) Well we are adapting, we all fight for the little heater, usually the dog wins.

WE MADE IT!!

Yes, we made it to ALASKA. It isn't too cold here. I believe Canada got to be -20 at one point, and the dog refused to go to the bathroom that day. It's only about 30 and will snow all week. It was a beautiful 8 day drive and I don't believe I will ever do that again, but it was a fun experience. We got to meet a few relatives and see the country side. I do have lots of pictures so I will just add a few for right now. I mostly wanted everyone to know we are ALIVE. We can't waite to explore Alaska. It really is beautiful here, even under all the snow. Trevor and I start work next week so we will update you on how all that goes. Our apartment is super small, but it's in a great location, and pretty nice.

Star of the Week

Haili is Star of the Week at school so, we made a big poster with a bunch of her pictures on it and added little bits of what she loves to do. We also add a scrapbook page to a book with all her other classmates in it. I am also going to make a batch of the Cookie dough chocolate chip cookies, if you like cookie dough you will LOVE these cookies. I got the recipe off of the picky palate website, but i will post it so you can make it!


Haili's favorite color is pink and blue. Her favorite food is cereal and chicken nuggets and she loves Hannah Montana.

Her favorite Toy would be her Red Kitchen and her Barbie Scooter.

She loves playing with her brother and her cousin Madison.


Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cookies

2 sticks softened butter
¾ Cup brown sugar
¾ Cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ¾ Cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
1 Cup semi sweet chocolate chips
2 6 oz boxes Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites (I have found them at walmart they are in the candy isle, and usually sold with the movie candy in a box.)

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars until well combined. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well mixed. In a separate bowl sift the flour, baking soda and salt. Slowly add to wet ingredients along with the chocolate chips and cookie dough bites until just combined.
2. With a cookie scoop, scoop onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until cooked to your liking. I usually take mine out right at 9 minutes for a softer cookie. Let cool on baking sheet for 3-5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.
About 36 cookies

Go Cardinals!!

So I can't get any pics on my computer right now but today we are going to a friends house to enjoy the Super Bowl. I am making one of my favorite desserts and thought you all would like it. It's soooo tasty but you have to follow the directions exactly to make it turn out just right, and be prepared it does take some time to make. Megan I think you will LOVE this!!

PEACH CHEESECAKE

CRUST:
2 1/2 cups crushed graham crackers
1 cube melted butter
6 Tbsp confectioners sugar

Mix together smash on 9x13 pan, leaving some of the graham mix to sprinkle for topping.

FILLING:
2 cup water
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1 cup sugar
3 oz pkg peach gelatin
4 cups sliced peaches

Cook water, cornstarch and sugar on medium heat until clear and thick. Remove and add gelatin let cool add peaches and pour over crust and chill until firm.

TOPPING:
8 oz cream cheese
3 Tbsp milk
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 cups cool whip

Mix cream cheese, milk and sugar. Stir in cool whip. Spread on top of peach mix. sprinkle crumb mix over top and serve.