Haircut #2

Today we took Evan to get his second haircut. Once again he went in looking like my little baby and came out looking like a big boy.

Evan before

The new Evan

We Love Atterly

My poor Grandma, Southwest lost her luggage. Her one suitcase traveled the pacific northwest (Portland and Seattle) before it was finally sent to Salt Lake City. In the meantime, we had to improvise. Nice shirt man!!

Snowbird with GG

Sunday the weather finally cleared up a bit, so we went for a drive up to Snowbird to show my grandma around. Before we left the house, she must have thought I was crazy because I was packing up our winter hats and gloves. Turns out I wasn't crazy at all. The temperature was 34 and snow at the top of the tram. We toughed it out anyway, and lucky for us it was still Oktoberfest so we had some festive beers to keep us warm, smile!

Beautiful fall colors

Where is my luggage!!!

Waiting for the tram

Freezing at the top

It's snowing!!

These Boots are Made for Walkin'

A Day in the Life of Evan

Evan's really got it rough!

Picking up our shoes

Doing some laundry

Poor Evan's little infected toe. We had to take a break from all of our fun and go to the doctor. Diagnosis: good. Treatment: antibiotic and peroxide drip twice a day.

Dinner Time

It's hard work being a kid.

On our way home from a long day at the playground.

Snack time!

Utah State Fair

Today we experienced the Utah State Fair, and it was an experience! The main event was the Demolition Derby. The arena was literally bursting with people all trying to get a view of the show. Evan actually seemed to like the first round, but by the second round he had seen enough (me too, smile) so we headed home. Bill was a little disappointed at our early departure because he said this was one of the best demolition derbys he had ever seen. Sorry you all missed it, smile.

This is the same tractor that is still in use on the Crowley farm, a 1948 Model 8N Ford. Bill spotted it out of a crowd of other tractors on display.
About 30 minutes before the Demolition Derby, you can see the grandstands are already pretty full.
Playing in the sawdust.
You can get an idea of how many people were packed in the arena.

Bath Time

Picnic at Mill Creek Canyon

Saturday we had a little cookout with a guy Bill works with and his wife. They introduced us to the art of dutch oven cooking, we had peach cobbler. We didn't have time for a hike, but we will definitely be returning to Mill Creek Canyon.

Evan had fun exploring the picnic area. Go Bukeyes!!

Temple Square

We finally made it to Temple Square over the weekend. It had been on our list of places to visit since we first came here. While we were in one of the Visitor Centers Evan made a new friend with a Korean lady. He seemed so comfortable and peaceful in her arms, he just let her hold him while he sucked his thumb! It was very out of character for Evan. As many of you know, Evan is not always that comfortable with people he knows let alone a stranger. There was a group of Korean people with her and they took pictures of the pair. We took this one.

Evan's new friend

The Temple downtow Salt Lake City

Thursday

Just hanging out on Thursday morning

Lake Blanche

We took a Labor Day hike in Big Cottonwood Canyon over the weekend. We didn't make it the full 3 miles up to the lake, but we hiked a good hour anyway. You can see that the trees are just barley starting to change colors, seems crazy since we have seen temps in the upper 90's for the past week. Doesn't feel like Fall here yet, but we are looking forward to cooler weather this coming week.