Enjoying Fall

The Tuesday before Halloween it snowed!!!! Now, I know that this is totally normal weather for Salt Lake City, but for a girl from New Mexico, snow in October is completely unacceptable, and it nearly sent me into a massive, depressive state of mind. Luckily, autumn rallied, and we have had beautiful, golden, sunny, 60 degree weather for the last week and a half. In order to take advantage of this last taste of fall before winter really sets in, we have taken lots of trips to the park, the zoo, and just around the block, all of which have provided numerous photo opportunities.

Helping us rake leaves.

Playing in the leaves.

Playing at Sugarhouse Park.

Feeding the ducks at Sugarhouse Park. FYI: ducks don't like Pirates Booty.

Claire also acquired a new toy, a little Radio Flyer ride on horse that I found at a consignment shop. She likes to push it around, but needs help getting on and off.



We also hit a major milestone, flipping the car seat to forward facing. Claire is much happier now that her knees are no longer pressed into her chest and that she can look forward.



She's picked up a few new words, including "voff" (off), "bup" (up), and "uh-oh." She seems to be a pretty happy kid lately with less tantrums (unless we have to leave the park or come inside). She is still very busy and exhausting, but she just seems to be more at ease with herself, and we are enjoying the relative peace.