latest paintings

Here is how i spent christmas break other than watching Elliot and reading my collection of louis l'amour books. Now it's back to school for me.

cabin trip

We took a trip with friends to their cabin at Brian Head. Kristin and Elliot remembered that they aren't crazy about the snow, but they had fun anyway. Elliot had more fun playing with Ella, Stuart and Shana's baby girl.
Check out my friend chris's sweet moon boots.

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.