Meeting Santa Clause...

We are not sure how Elliot's Christmas is going to be this year since she did not make a very good impression on Santa Clause. Landon and I knew this would be Elliot's reaction since she has always shown a dislike for men (except Daddy) especially with strangers with facial hair. But we just couldn't help ourselves. Our nephews Jacob and Peyton however behaved themselves very nicely (at least during this time of the night).

Magical Forest

We went to the Magical Forest with some family. It was very cold but that did not stop Elliot from wandering around and having fun. We rode on a little train and the carousel and looked at all of the lights. Elliot and Kristin tasted their first funnel cake. Very greasy but tasted pretty good.

Bubbles

Here are some cute pics of Elliot blowing bubbles with her dad. It is so fun to watch her discover new things.

One year ago...

It is amazing to me how much Elliot has changed in just one year. Here are pictures of her last year at Halloween. She wore the pumpkin costume to her cousin's birthday party. The lamb costume was homemade. Cotton balls glued to a onesie worked out really well. Elliot had a good time this year passing out candy at her cousin Jacobs house. She enjoyed some candy. She was eating 2 suckers at once. Too bad I forgot my camera though.

Our little fairy

We took Elliot to the park with her halloween costume on to get some cute photos. Like most 1 year olds, Elliot did not want to stay still to get her picture taken. There was just way too many fun things to see and touch. Thankfully we got at least 1 photo out of the 30 we took that worked.

Hiking

Here are some pictures from our hike. Elliot had so much fun playing on the rocks with Dad.

Getting outdoors

The weather has been so nice lately. We live only 10 minutes away from Red Rock Canyon so we have been going on hikes and walks when we can. Here is a clip of Elliot on one of our walks. She has so much fun being a big girl.

Our little baby has finally decided to be a big girl and start walking. She took her first steps in August but didn't decide to start walking all the time until about 3 weeks ago. It is so much fun to see her toddling along. She loves to wear shoes. She is always bringing her shoes to us to put on her feet. We love her so much.

This is the result of unsupervised ravioli eating. I definitely get to blame this mess on Dad.

When I was cleaning out the fridge Elliot grabbed an onion out of the drawer and gave it a little taste. Instead of taking it away I decided to grab the camera. Strangely she didn't seem to mind raw onion.

My best bud Lisa put pictures of her daughter Ensley in different situations acting like their dog. So I thought I'd share some of Elliots dog mimicking moments as well.

Uncle Aaron and Aunt Amy just got a new puppy. She is a great dane and her name is Gracie. Elliot and her cousin Jacob had fun playing with Gracie after Sunday dinner. We can't wait until Gracie is full grown so Elliot can ride her since she is going to be the size of a pony.

We decided to take advantage of the time we had left this summer before Landon starts up school again. We drove down to California for a couple days. We went to Ventura Beach. Elliot thought the water was a little too cold but the sand was delicious. We visited the LA zoo where Elliot called almost all of the animals doggies. Its hard with a limited vocabulary. One day was spent in Santa Barbara on the wharf. We went to the sea center. Elliot was able to touch star fish and sea cucumbers. Kristin's Dad was in California for work so we were able to bum free dinners every night (thanks Dad!). We had a great time but also learned the difficulties of traveling with a one year old.

We have a 1 year old!

Elliot turned 1 on June 17th (Father's Day!). She is getting so big and sassy. She had 2 birthday parties. One in Vegas with the Grande side and one in Utah with the Davidson side. She enjoyed her cake and all her presents. We just love her so much and the smiles and sunshine she has brought into our home.

North Carolina

We had so much fun on our vacation with Lisa, Evan, and Ensley. It was so green and beautiful. We stayed in a condo in Lake Lure (4hours from Evan and Lisa's house). There was so many things to do. We toured the huge Biltmore House and gardens, visited chimney rock (Last of the Mohicans was filmed there), saw a few of the many waterfalls in the area and spent lots of time in the resort pools. We rented a boat on our last day and spent the morning relaxing on the lake.

We had a great time with the Mcnabbs. Elliot really enjoyed getting to know Ensley. We can't wait to go on another trip with them!