Beautiful Tundra. Kaunis tundra..

Sunrise this morning around 7:30am. Auringonnousu tana aamuna noin klo 07.30
Sunset last night around 10.30pm. Auringonlasku eilen illalla noin klo 22.30.

Elias

Ukki had some help painting Maya's room!
Ukilla oli iso apulainen Mayan huoneen maalamisessa!

Here Elias is eating prune baby food with rice cereal for the first time! Later in the week last week he also ate apple sauce! He loves it!
Tassa Elias syo luumu sosetta puuron sekkaa ensimmaista kertaa! Myos viime viikolla han soi omena sosetta! Tykkasi kovasti!

Elias is 5 months old!! Elias on 5kk vanha! 27 Aug 2009

Elias can roll from his back to his belly to his back over and over again and get places. Look what he found this morning!
Elias pystyy pyorahtaa selasta mahalleen takaisin selalleen ja silla tavalla paasta vaikka DVDta katsomaan!


We are teething still and a cold raw carrot felt so good on Elias' gums! We can't believe that Elias is already 5 months old! I want him to stay this little forever! This is Mummo's and Ukki's last weekend in Alaska. They leave for home on Tuesday. :(

Kovasti tehdaan hampaita ja kylma porkkana teki hyvaa! Emme voi uskoa etta Elias on jo 5 kk. Elias vois pysya nain pienena ikuisesti! Tama on Mummon ja Ukin viimeinen viikonloppu Alaskassa. Lahtevat tiistaina kotiin pain. :(

First Tooth! Ensimmainen hammas!

Elias got his first tooth today! He got his bottom left tooth in. He has been drooling for months and lately he has been trying to chew on everything, especially everyone's fingers.

Eliakselle tuli ensimmainen hammas tanaan! Alimainen vasen hammas ilmestyi tanaan. Han on kuolannut jo kuukausia ja on yrittanyt laittaa kaiken suuhun- erityisesti meidan sormia!

Elias

Elias does cry, too! He has this FUNNY compainey cry when he's hungry. I need to try and get it uploaded somehow!

Kylla meidan Elias itkee myos! Ja hanella on semmoinen hassu valitus itku kun on nalka.. Pitaa yrittaa saada sen bloggiin jotenkin..!

Elias today... Elias today...

Hymypoika! Smiley face!
Elias is doing his morning stretches... Eliaksen aamujumppa
Aiti syo tassa viimeista HK Sinista lenkkimakkaraa minka Mummo ja Ukki saivat tuotu matkalaukussa. En ole antanut ketaan muuta sita syoda kun muut saivat talle kesalle makkarraa ja mina en... :)

Elias is doing very well. He is loved so much by his grandparents! Elias is eating regular potato, carrot and sweet potato. We have tried rice cereal, but it has caused Elias to have a tummy ache...so we will start that later.. Or, he may be eating potato for the rest of his life! Elias isn't sleeping more than 3-4 hours at a time at night. He is going to sleep for the night around 7pm. He loves playing in the bath. He is such a happy, sweet boy.

Eliaksella menee asiat hyvin. Ukki ja Mummo niin rakastaa Eliasta! Elias syo perunaa, porkkanaa, ja patattia. Yritettii puuroa mutta Eliakselle tuli masu kipeeksi. Yritettaan sita myohemmin. Tai sitten Pikku Ukko syo perunaa vaan koko loppu elamasi! Elias nukkuu vaan 3-4 tunnin patkia yolla. Younille han menee nukkuu noin klo 19. Elias rakastaa olla kylvyssa. Han on niin hymyileva ja ihana poika!

Mummo & Ukki & Maya & Elias

Maya & Ukki made fresh blueberry pie! Maya & Ukki tekivat hyvaa mustikkapiirakkaa!
The Hair Roller Girls! Papiliotti tytot!

Berry Picking! Marjanpoimintaa!

Boating continued... Lisaa Veneilya

There were alot of gnats! Yuk! Oli paljon ienia oottiaisia! Hyi!
Kwethluk River

Last weekend... Viime viikonloppuna..

We went boating and picking blueberries last weekend!

Kavimme veneilee ja poimimassa marjoja viime viikonloppuna!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Happy 18th Birthday to Elias' godfather Verneri!! And also Happy 10th anniversary to Aki's brother Antti and his wife Jenni!

HAPPY 18V SYNTYMAPAIVAA Eliaksen Verneri kummille! Ja myos onnea 10 vuoden haapaivasta Akin veljelle Antille ja Jennille!

Our dear boy... Meidan ihanuus!

Elias is such a love! Wonderful baby! Makes us smile every day! Mummo and Ukki have enjoyed being at home with him during the day...

Elias on aivan ihana! Saa meidan hymyilemaan joka paiva! Mummo ja Ukki ovat nauttineet siita etta ovat Eliasta saanut hoitaa paivasin..

Maya's FIrst day of Preschool. Mayan eka paiva koulua!

She started preschool Monday and has cried every morning that we have taken her there... But Maya says that she is having a good time and liking it!

Maya aloitti leikkikoulua maanantaina ja on itkenyt joka aamu tahan asti kun hanta on viety sinne. Mutta Maya kylla sanoo etta han tykkaa siella olla!

LOOK AT ME!! KATSO MINUA!!

Look at what Elias has learned this past week! And now he also can scoot forward on his tummy a few inches when he feels like it...

Katsoppa mita Elias oppi talla viikolla! Ja han myos pystyy muutamia sentteja ryomimaan eteenpain mahalleen kun hanella tekee mieli...

Camping.. Teltailemassa

Maya sleeping in her sleeping bag. Maya nukkuu makuupussissa.
Rainy day but Maya's raingear kept her dry. She was very hungry!
Sateista oli mutta Mayan kurakamppeet piti tyttoa kuivana! Nalka tuli!

Maya and I went up river with our friends on their boat last Saturday and met up with Aki and our friend Mikko who were already up the river. Elias stayed home with Mamma, Mummo and Ukki. We had a great time! Maya learned how to use her fishing pole in one day!

Menin Mayan kanssa veneella ystavien kanssa viime lauantaina ja tapasimme Akia ja Mikkoa 3 tunnin venematkan jalkeen Kisaralik Joen varrella. Elias jai kotiin Mamman, Mummon ja Ukin kanssa. Meilla oli hauskaa! Maya oppi heittamaan uistinta yhdessa paivassa!

Mamma left for Florida.... Mamma lahti takaisin Floridaan

It was a sad day yesterday because Mamma left back for Florida. Mamma survived 2 months without her cellphone and she did great! Maya cried and cried at the airport when we dropped Mamma off at the airport. We will miss her!

Eilen oli surullinen paiva kun Mamma lahti takaisin Floridaan. Mamma parjasi hyvin 2 kuukautta ilman kannykkaa! Maya itki ja itki lentokentalla kun piti Mamma sinne jattaa. Meilla tulee ikava Mammaa!

Mummo & Ukki are here! Mummo ja Ukki ovat taalla

It was a sunny warm day yesterday after over a week of rain. Maya got to play outside with her grandparents!
Eilen oli aurinkoinen ja lammin paiva sateisen viikon jalkeen. Maya sai leikkia ulkona isovanhempien kanssa!
Maya got this scooter from her grandparents from Finland which she has named her "Diamond"
Maya sai tan skootterin Mummolta ja Ukilta ja Maya on antanut sille nimen "Timantti"

Elias

Elias ate potatoes for the first time this week! At first he didn't know what to do with the food in his mouth, but then he figured it out.

Elias soi perunamossoa ensimmaista kertaa talla viikolla! ALussa ei han tiennyt mita tehda sen ruuan kanssa sussasi mutta sitten poika hoksasi!