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.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.

So some of you may already know, but we are moving!! Trevor is on his second interview for a job in Alaska. So we are packing up and moving to Las Vegas. Trevor will commute back and forth. Well, he will work two weeks and have two weeks off. We are super excited about this job. We will need ALL your prayers! But so far everything seems to be falling into place and I feel this is what we should be doing. So there will be sometime before I post again, moving is getting harder and harder especially when you love the place you are leaving. Arizona is absolutely beautiful and there is so much to do here. Trevor is currently working at the Scottsdale airport which is across the street from the Barrett Jackson Auction. So we see so many beautiful cars!! Anyone who is in to sports this is the place to be! We have enjoyed going to the baseball games with the kids, and Nascar was pretty awesome. We didn't go to the Super Bowl but we watched the traffic! We have only been on a few hikes but this is the time of year to do it, and the desert is just amazing. One thing I wish we got to do was go to the Grand Canyon, but Trevor has promised me he will fly me over it someday! I will be holding on to that promise! We are very excited to move and hopefully open up more opportunities for our family and continue to grow. Haili will be starting kindergarten and Cody will be in preschool this year. They may never remember living here but I know they have had a blast. Haili is super excited to live near Madison. Everyday she asks me are we moving yet, so she can go play with her cousin. I will update my blog as soon as I can. ~Love~

Merry Christmas

This year we went to Boulder City and spent Christmas with Trevor's parents. Everyone got everything they wanted and more. Christmas eve we read the story of baby Jesus out of the bible, we then watched the Polar Express Movie, and after that grandma gave Haili, Cody, and Madison a bell of their own to hang on the tree. We then set out Christmas cookies for Santa. The next morning the kids had a blast opening up all their presents. And then we ate waffles with Shanna's new waffle maker! We then played Trevor's Wii the rest of the morning. I got a beautiful necklace and earrings from Trevor. Haili will get her kitchen from Santa when we get back home, and Cody will get a race car set also from Santa.

We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We can't wait to see what the new year brings us.

Haili preschool program

Haili had a Christmas program at school. She wanted to be a princess, so her teacher told her she could be a princess angel. She was delighted to be anything princess. They had a cute program set up where they sang all the songs they have learned so far. They also acted out the story of Mary and baby Jesus. After it was all over Santa stopped by and all the kids got to sit on his lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. Haili wanted a Red Kitchen, which she got.

Happy Thanksgiving

This year Trevor's parents and Travis came to our apartment and had thanksgiving here. I had to work, but we made the whole meal before noon! Amazing! Shanna and I hit the stores on black friday, we didn't get up until 5 am, but we had fun and got almost all our christmas shopping done. Haili and Cody loved playing with grandma and grandpa, it's a good thing they are not too far away. We enjoyed having them over. Shanna also took our family pictures which turned out pretty good!! Sunday we headed up to Payson with Trevor's parents and had lunch before they headed back to Las Vegas.
We only have 23 days until Christmas! I am pretty excited, we will be in Las Vegas visiting for the weekend. Haili can't wait to see Madison.