8 Months

Eight months. There have been many exciting highlights this month, mainly crawling and pulling herself up onto things. Her newly discovered crawling skill is both exciting and somewhat terrifying. We can no longer leave her in one room and know exactly where she is and what she's doing; she requires constant supervision now! And our house is slowly being re-decorated as we move all of our things out of Kenley's reach...

We took our inaugural summer 2011 trip to Bench Lake this past weekend, June 11-12--Kenley's first trip (besides while she was in my belly last summer @ 27 weeks pregnant). The braided rug in this photo has been in the family for many moons, so it seemed to be the perfect background for her 8-month photo.

The cabin is a special place for our family. My parents purchased some remote property in 2003 and they have been busy over the past eight years building a cabin in the wilds of Alaska. It's a true escape that's only accessible by airplane or snowmachine. We generally drive to Long Lake, about an hour-and-a-half north of Anchorage, and my dad shuttles us in his Piper Super Cub from Long Lake to Bench Lake, about a 15 minute flight one way. It's always such a treat to visit the cabin!

Have Binky, Will Fly

We had a great time at Bench Lake, and Kenley seemed to enjoy the trip very much. We're looking forward to many more trips to the cabin!

8376PAPA on Bench Lake

Kenley & Mommy at the cabin

The Hamlin Family walking around the meadow at Bench Lake

Kenley & Pappy on the dock

The Dobson Cabin

Here's another highlight from this month... We've been dog-sitting for our friends, so Doc (the pug in the video) and Maggie have been visiting our house for a couple of weeks. Kenley LOVES Doc because he's the only one that's not afraid to play with her. Our Aussies, Skagit and Remy, are very timid and are kind of afraid of her, especially now that she's mobile! This video is classic--one we're sure to giggle at for many years to come. 

Kenley is a joy and we feel blessed every day to have such a healthy, happy baby girl.