Hogle Zoo

The weather was perfect, and the zoo was nearly empty.

Leah was speechless almost the entire time, except for when she insisted on riding the giraffe. I'm always quite surprised at how much she loves animals. Even as a baby she was naturally drawn to them.

Pure Happiness

Beautiful Utah Autumn Weather

The weather here has been beautiful. We've spent lots of time outside at all of the nice parks in Kaysville playing basketball, going down slides, and feeding the ducks.

David had to go back to work, and we miss him so much.



We hope to go to the zoo before the weather starts to get chilly.

Halloween

It was rainy and cold so my parent's ward had their trunk-or-treat in the gym. Leah was a little overwhelmed, yet still said trick-or-treat and thank you at every stop. When given the option to pick her candy, she always chose either a sucker or smarties.



Over the next few days, with the help of Grandpa, she perfected her annunciation of the word candy.

Practicing for Halloween

Leah was a bunny and Sarah was a pea in a pod this year. I have some cute pictures on our camera, but I don't have a cord at my parent's house to transfer them to the computer.

So, here is a picture from my phone of Leah wearing a friend's costume during a play date a couple of days before Halloween.

All Smiles

When she isn't sleeping she is all coos and smiles.

Fall Colors

Fall is so gorgeous here, and I love that we get to look at the beautiful foliage from our deck everyday. We get to enjoy watching the leaves change color without any of the responsibility of having to rake them up when they fall.



We usually play on the deck in the morning. Sometimes Sarah joins us if we go out in the afternoon. In the mornings she is almost always sleeping.



You should have seen Leah's face when she saw her blue tongue after eating a dum dum. She was so concerned, and then she had to keep checking it throughout the rest of the day.



The deck is the prefect place for Leah to be outside without being too far from home so I can frequently check on Sarah. Leah likes to pull all the "balls" off my tomato plants. She also enjoys carrying around buckets, looking for animals in the trees, throwing rocks from one of the potted plants, and having me pull her on her bike. I think she's probably old enough to use her feet to move around her bike, but I don't blame her for not doing it. I almost always give in when she gives me one of her very persuasive pleases.

One of the downsides of having a baby that sleeps so much, is that we don't get to go out as often. Sarah doesn't like the stroller or car seat. I can do a few errands if I put her in my sleepy wrap, but it's hard to go for long walks.

So today my friend Jenn offered to take Leah and her son on a walk together. It's the perfect day for it. Leah was ecstatic. She loves walks, and she loves Jenn's boys even more. While I miss out on the fresh air, I get to blog and catch up on my e-mails.