November

Not much happened between our trip to Utah at the end of October and our trip to Moab at the end of November.  Honestly, I'm not even sure what we did during those 3 weeks.  So I'll just post some cute pictures of Evan.

Evan with his new friend Hamilton

I've been babysitting my friends little girl Lillie 2 days a week for the past 3 months and her and Evan have a blast together.  I'm pretty sure she wants him.  Bad.

Oh and Sal.  We can't forget about him!!  He has been the best dog.  He became attached to Evan instantly and follows him everywhere.  He has been very patient with me and Brody as we adjust to parenthood and sometimes fail to give him the attention he deserves.

Thankgsiving in Moab and Brody's 30th birthday!

Since Brody hit the big one this year (30, guys, 30!!) we decided to go somewhere fun so he could do something he loves -- rock climbing -- on the big day.  My family decided to join in the fun since Jess and Brad would have been the only ones left to celebrate Thanksgiving with.  It sure is weird having both of my brothers gone!  We decided Moab would be a great place to climb (even in November) and it was an equal distance away for us in Fort Collins and the rest of the fam in Logan.

We hiked to Corona arch on Thanksgiving Day...

Evan's Thanksgiving feast

We spent the next day in Arches National Park...

On Saturday (Brody's birthday) he and I spent the day climbing while the rest of the fam hung out with Evan.

Brody's birthday dinner

Evan is not great in the car, so we were happy when this is what he looked like...

And not this...

October

Day trip to Estes Park

We took a day trip in early October to Rocky Mountain National Park to see the fall colors, only to find out that we missed the window :(  I was very sad, so we stopped in Estes Park afterwards for dinner and caramel apples.  That sort of made up for it.

These were the ONLY trees that still had leaves on them

Corn Maze
We went to a pumpkin patch one day with some friends to pick out some pumpkins and do a corn maze.  We had a great time!

Fall Walks
We enjoyed many evening walks in the beautiful fall weather.

One week, there were a few rainy days in a row and I got pretty sick of being cooped up all day (I hadn't reinstated my gym membership yet), so I just decided to got out for a walk in the rain anyway, just me and Sal.  I enjoyed taking my time to look at the beauty around me and watching autumn happen right before my eyes (4 different colors all in one leaf/tree).

I love when we go on walks and Evan just stares up at me while I push the stroller.

Fall/Halloween Party
We threw a fun little get together with our friends, mostly because I had some food items I wanted to make and needed an excuse to make them!  And it's always fun to hang out with friends and eat and play games.

Random Things
I love reading books to Evan.

Evan sort of likes tummy time and rolls over from his belly to his back a lot!

He also LOVES blowing spit bubbles

I LOVE dressing this little guy.  I just love little tiny sweaters, flannel shirts and cardigans.

Evan started sitting in his bumbo AND playing with his toys all in one day!!

Since having Evan, yard work has fallen to the very bottom of my to-do list.  So when the sister missionaries asked if there was anything they could do to help us, I recruited them to help us rake the enormous amounts of leaves that we get each year.  It was great to have their help and we had fun jumping in the pile!

On a particularly rough day with Evan, Brody took the liberty to help make my day better.  It worked :)

Just Evan