Fall Fun!

We had a "Fall Fun" weekend with some of my family the weekend before Halloween. My sister, her girls, and brother came down from Logan and my dad came over as well. Friday night we made delicious caramel apples and Saturday morning we went to Petersen Family Farm in Riverton. It was awesome! Admission was free, which included a small cornmaze for children, hayride, a walk through the pumpkin patch, and a free cup of apple cider. We only had to pay for the pumpkins we picked out and other food items.

Molly & Evelyn

Sophia & Pa

The girls enjoying the apples!

Max, Evie, Sophie, & Pa

The Pumpkin Patch

Uncle Max & Elliot

Me & Soph

Molly & her girls

My little goose

Checking out the goat with Daddy

The corn maze

Looking at the weird looking pumpkins

Love this!

Hayride

It was a fun weekend!

Wonderful Fall!

I love love love the Fall! There are so many reasons why. I love the changing colors, the smell of leaves, the crisp air, baking, pumpkins, decorations, Halloween. It's all so wonderful!

We went on a drive over the weekend with my dad. We took the Alpine Loop up American Fork Canyon. We weren't sure if it was too early in the season or not, but when we started driving we realized we went at the perfect time! The colors were magnificent. The sun was shining in the west, which back-lit the trees. There were yellows, oranges, reds.

We even saw a moose!

We had our windows rolled down during the drive and smelled "Fall." I love this time of year.

These are a few of his favorite things...

Elliot is a happy baby and enjoys a lot of things! Here are his favorite things in pictures:

He loves being outside/going for walks

He likes his toothbrush. He lets me brush his teeth and he likes to try it himself too.

He loves his daddy & shoulder rides!

Feeding himself

Drinking water out of cups.

I have to say he loves his mommy.

Remote controls

Flavored puffs

Books

His toy balls

When Mr. Elliot is awake he is pretty much always on the move! He does the army crawl to get where he wants to go. He climbs over things-pillows, toys, mommy. He

is such a little explorer!

He loves shoes

Little red gate

Crab on toy fishtank (it spins)

Cords!

Paper!

He puts everything in his mouth. The other day he was chewing/sucking on this pear from our tree for about 1/2 and hour. He would chew on it then suck the juice.

He is so full of life and energy! It is fun watching him grow and learn new things.

Little Getaway

Last week the three of us stayed in Park City for a few nights. Our first little family vacation! Before Elliot was born, Russ and I went to a time share-like presentation and got a free future week stay in Park City. We had a good time relaxing, enjoying the pool and hot tub,

doing Mask and a Movie (like our college days), and taking a beautiful drive around Deer Valley Ski Resort.

All this for 3 nights??

Elliot & Daddy

The living room

Kitchen

Bedroom

The view out the bedroom window

Happy as can be! He had a good time exploring under the hide-a-bed.

I thought I'd try tofu lettuce wraps

I baked some cookies in the kitchen

Our lovely face masks

Adoption

This wonderful couple is

hoping to soon adopt and add to their family of 3. Please pass the word along if you know of anyone looking to adopt. These are 2 great people!

lanceandjulieadopt.blogspot.com

7 Months!

Our little angel turned 7 months yesterday. He is such a joy in our lives. His big smile with his wrinkled nose brings so much happiness.

Some things about Elliot Dixon:

He smiles a lot

He is such a good eater. He likes a variety of foods

He says, "Mmmmm" while eating

He loves drinking water out of a cup

He cruises all over the place/explores around the house

He loves cords and paper

When he's tired, sometimes he'll grunt, gruuuuuuuuunt

He makes a lot of noise/babbles

Rolls onto his tummy and curls up to sleep

LOVES being outside & is so content, relaxed when we take him on walks

Loves shoulder rides from Daddy (pulls his hair while he's up there)

He is such a happy baby overall and has such a fun little personality