Alaskan winters are too long!

Alaskan winters are too long! So we like to mix it up a bit...we have random parties, wear flip flops and shorts even though we're freezing, drive like we can't see the ice and get mad at people when they do see the ice haha, just stupid things that everyone who lives in Alaska has to do to keep their sanity! For example...I walked into Fred Meyer to deposit my check in the Alaska USA credit union there..While standing in a really long line the manager of the branch walks around challenging people to a basket ball contest. Who ever got to 21 first won! So I watched probably 4 people play, and lose. Wheather you win or lose you got to enter this contest and a water bottle. People were watching, laughing, taking pictures, asking what they were doing..so I had my camera in my purse and I thought, I'm going to take a picture of the next person to play that game cause this is hilarious. So I waited and waited my turn in line then finally I was done at the bank so i went over to where they were playing basket ball and i was thinking, I'm not just going to take someones picture, I'm going to play! So I got the lady who played before me to take pictures and I'm not kidding I toally won! He was like one point behind me the whole time so it wasn't like I was blowing him away...It was so much fun though we were laughing and eggin each other on and then he got beat, by a girl haha. It was great. I just had to share with you all the times in our lives when we can just forget that people might be making fun of us, forget that you really don't know how to play basket ball and just have a great time in front of everyone wishing they had the guts to do it too.

Video of our home!

I took this the other day, it's brief, i didn't show the pantry or outside or in the walk in closet..it's not long. anyways hope you enjoy! let me know what you think!!

News

Jake is taking 3 classes this semester in college. Sunday afternoon we decided we were going to clean the house real good. I made baccon and eggs and biskits when we got home from church. While we were eating it Jake looks up and says "oh no! I forgot to turn in my paper friday!" And yes, it is due today and it's on the computer at Palmer Middle School....So he has to call the principle to get the code to turn off the alarm system then rush over to the school to finish his paper for his homework and send it by tonight! Just thought you'd like to hear how a normal day in the life of being married to Jacob Collins is...haha

So our house is really coming along! 

I realized I haven't put a picture of the back of our house! 

uhh Gabby is so sweet. She's getting so tall too! she's not a baby anymore...She fell asleep on Jake while he was reading her a book. We watched her that day and she didn't get a nap because i didn't want her to have to take a nap as soon as she came! so we just played, but by the time bed time came around she was SO tired. She's never fallen asleep while reading a story!

look at our cute little snowy home. I can't wait to move in! It already feels like home to us. They have all the doors and windows in, the roof on and we're ready to roll!

Gabby is so cute with Syrus (no idea how to spell his name) And yes mother and mother in law it's ok to put a picture of them because i know exactly who is looking at my blog now that it's set to private! haha love you guys

This is the closet next to the door, i love the door!

aww i love it! I can't wait to have people over, invite yourselves if it takes too long for me to ask!

The roof...

Well, they started the roof! the tresses (not sure how to spell that) are up and pliwood on half of the roof. it's really coming along isn't it!

the celings will be high! i was happy to hear that!
Our kitty LOVES Jake's Palmer jacket! It is so funny, if it's on the floor, on the table, on the chair, she is on it! I thought this was hilrious when I saw her little tail peeking out between Jake's Palmer Moose coat that she loves so much and his other black coat! Maybe she wants Jake to like her? haha she's so cute...

Framing!

The framing! woohoo! that was an exciting day. Every time we stop by the house we are surprised by how fast it's coming along! There's something new every single day! I love this first picture, the sky is beautiful blue and the trees set it off nicly, I like how there's no roof behind us. God has really blessed us with the weather being so good. They've been able to hurry right along, i'm affriad if it was snowing real hard or raining it wouldn't have gone up as fast as it did. We thank God often for the blessing of this new home. We are both so excited to move in!

Happy Chilly Willy Day!

I am taking a break from posting all about the house! I assume everyone is tired of the same 'ol thing over and over so....HAPPY CHILLY WILLY DAY!!! On Feb. 28 our church held a fund raiser for the teens going to camp adventure. There were games and contests, cotton candy, carmel apples, prizes, pie, chilly, hot dogs, candy! Tons and Tons of food and fun! It was a cowboy party so of course you were supposed to dress up like a cowboy, of cowgirl. Well, we all know my dad can not stand cowboys so last year he just refused to come. Until I convinced him to IF I made him an indian costume to go and raid the cowboys' party! He loved the idea so we got to work! I ended up making my whole family costumes and this year we did the same! It's so much fun. And it brings our church family closer together, we have so much fun when we get together, it's nice just fellowshiping with everyone.

This is the pumpkin pie i made for the day...That's Jake with his pistol haha

This would be my mother - in -law taking a picture of my mother
All these pictures are really out of focus i know, my camera was on a still life setting, sorry!
panning for gold!!
This would be my indian family

Jake wasn't able to come, he had basket ball games that day....we missed him but we sure had fun! Thanks to everyone who put it together!

More news

Hello again, Here are so more pictures of the house! Those posts are for the front porch. 

oooooo what's gunna happen next!? you guessed it! the walls! ahh!

our back yard and house

So exciting!!

Foundation

I'm wayyy behind so I'll try to catch up here really fast...Here's the sewer filled and the foundation drying. 

We've been really busy lately with packing and basket ball is coming to an end (Yes Ant, I said end!) and I've also started teaching the teen class at our church with Beth so we've been busy! Jake is in Kodiak right now at regions, he gets home tonight, I'm so excited!! 

Progress....

Well, they've got it all dug out and started the foundation already! this was Tuesday Feb 24. This first picture is looking from the front of the house, that truck is parked in the drive way.

This picture is of our beautiful sewer! they still had to put rock and stuff and fill it to finish it.

And this is looking from the drive way! it's so exciting!!

I am so scared of construction workers...maybe just because of the stories I've heard or their reputation, I don't know what it is but they are so intimidating! They're all huge and it's a bunch of men all together and I was all alone, who knows what could happen!!? I literally drove past the house 4 times wanting to take pictures but being too affraid to! Finally I told myself I would be really mad at myself if I didn't take pictures of this! So I parked and got out and said, is it alright if I take pictures? And they were all yeah! of course! is this your house!?  they were super nice! silly 'ol me...