Liberty Park

It was a beautiful day again today, so Evan and I picked up Bill from work and we had a picnic in the park. We went to Liberty Park, which is just outside of downtown and probably the coolest park in the valley. It was warm, but not hot. There were lots of kids running around in the fountain, but I would guess they were all pretty cold, including Evan.
Nappy wedgie.
"Cheese"

Little Gym

The parachute is one of Evan's favorite activities at Little Gym. Today, he ran right on top and sat down in the best spot!


Sliding down the mat with Maisie.

"Shoot, shoot"

School Days

Here are some of Evan's friends from School. Evan giving Hannah a 'high-five'
Isaiah, Evan, and Ryan...these three are trouble!

Hannah and Isaish

Evan, Gavin, Ryan, and Isaiah waiting for snack time!

Crazy Things They Do....

Bill and Evan get into some crazy things! Actually, Bill will engage Evan in almost anything he wants to try, which is great, but it sometimes leads to strange things. For example, maybe you can remember the picture of Bill sitting in Evan's crib. Another example of crazy things the two of them have done....After we took the jeep to the Salt Flats it was caked with salt, so Bill decided to take it into the bathtub for a wash. Evan, then decided that it would be fun to take a bath with the jeep...Bill obliged. Unfortunately, I was at work and didn't get any photos of that. Luckily, Bill taped this latest adventure with the jeep.

Millcreek Park

Millcreek is just one of the many playgrounds we go to. Evan can spot a playground or playplace from a mile away!

Maisie's Birthday Party

While our apartment was busy filling up with water, we were enjoying a beautiful day at a Birthday party. We met Maisie and her mom Tonya at Little Gym several months ago. It was very nice of them to invite us to her second birthday party.

There is the birthday girl sitting at the table.

Maisie loves bubbles, so we brought some of our bubbles to share.

Giant Strawberries!!

This is Miss Amelia and Evan at our apartment. She is one of Evan's teachers at Kindercare, and our occasional babysitter. They have a very special relationship and get along just great. He started Kindercare during her first week of work and I think that gave them a special bond. She has always been great with Evan and he really seems to like her too. We have been so thankful for her at Kindercare! Thanks Amelia!!

Mother's Day

Despite the disaster in our apartment, Bill still made sure I had a great Mother's day.

I have the best husband ever!!

Evan playing around in the model apartment. He was cracking us up!

We went to Big Cottonwood Canyon for a picnic and one last trip up the mountain. Evan was giving me big hugs.

All the picnic sites have fire pits, we lucked out to get one that already had a fire going.

This is a little further up the canyon. We hiked on this trail over the summer, up to Lake Blanche. The parking lot was still closed and the trail had a little bit of snow left.

The Flood

In case you haven't heard, we had a little flood in our apartment on Saturday night. Actually, the washing machine overflowed while we were at a birthday party. We were gone for about 2 1/2 hours, and when we got home we were greeted by a maintenance guy and a neighbor who were trying to figure out where all the water was coming from. Of course or apartment was soaked and there was water leaking to the apartment below us. Our entire apartment, except Evan's room, had about 2 inches of water. All and all they sucked out about 400 gallons of water!! Luckily, there was not a lot of personal property damage for us or the people below us. However, our carpet is still a little damp and the apartment downstairs has been declared "uninhabitable" due to the damage to the ceiling.

In this picture you can almost see our laptop floating under the couch.

They put us up in their 1 bedroom model apartment for the night.

This is what the place looked like on Sunday.

Mostly I would say we were pretty lucky, thankfully it wasn't a fire. And...we didn't lose much stuff; just our laptop, our old digital camera and some of Evan's books. The people downstairs were pretty mad at first, but now they are looking at this as an opportunity to get out of their lease.

So as we prepare to leave Salt Lake City, we can just add this to our list of adventures.

Everything is still feeling a little damp, but we will dry out!

More Adventures in Seattle

These are just the last few random pictures that I have...enjoy!

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