Well, life keeps getting busier and blogging keeps getting harder, but since this really is my only journal, I'm going to keep at it, at least monthly.
Here's what we were up to in September. We enjoyed WONDERFUL weather, some days it still felt like summer, which we really liked. We went to the park a ton, Gwen mastered the slide by herself, and learned how to climb those plastic rock mountain things. She really likes going, and I really like taking her. We went for walks on the Jordan River trail, and tried to soak up all the outside time as we could.
Gwen got this adorable blue dress from aunt Dano for Christmas BEFORE she was born. I've been dying to have it fit her, and it finally does. She looks like she's floating when she walks in it. It is pretty much the cutest thing ever. We went to Wheeler Farm a few times. We love the farm. Gwen loves the animals, looking at the ducks, chickens, goats, horses, and everything else. I love that it's free and gets us out of the house.
We were able to go up to Snowbird for Oktober Fest. It was really fun. Dan's brother Tom got free tickets for the Tram from his work, and gave them to us. It was really cool up there, but as luck would have it, a killer storm was rolling through right when we got to the top and we were told if we didn't get down right then, we wouldn't be able to get down for hours. So we were only up there for a couple minutes. but the tram ride was fun, and being up so high, even for a few minutes, was cool.
Gwen had her frist experience with Graham crackers and milk. She LOVED "dippy crackers" in the milk, and asks for it pretty much every night now. We went to Adventure Land park with my friend Becca and her daughter Ellie to feed the ducks and Gwen loved it. She got a little scared when they started coming up to her, but she really loved seeing the ducks and had a fun time with her friend. One morning, I had the fridge open getting breakfast ready, and I turned and found Gwen with a whole apples, half devoured, just grinning from ear to ear. This girl loves apples, and loves rummaging through the fridge.
Mid September, we went to the state fair with our friends Von, Ash, Jeff, and Kat. It was a blast, but it always is with those guys! We went down that big yellow slide, and Gwen was pretty scared. We chased bubbles, looked at animals, ate funnel cake, shared a deep fried candy bar, and got caught in the middle of a downpour.
This sweet angel turned 19 months. I still can't believe how big she's getting. She is changing and growing so much every day. I can't believe all she knows and learns. She is still my shadow and follows me around all day. We went to the park, took chloe for a walk, and got pizza, her FAVORITE food of all time. Dan was in school, so we celebrated, just us girls.
More park time with friends, Nicole and Mia. Gwen asks for Mia just about every day. It's pretty cute. I'm glad she likes to play with friends and she likes to play outside! We went for a Sunday walk to the little park right by our house so she could show dan how she knows how to go down the slide. She loved playing with her dad at the park for a change.
We found a little pond really close to our house that has TONS of ducks. Hundreds probably. They are super friendly and will eat the bread right out of your had. It really intimidated Gwen, but she loved watching them swim and fly. Dan was jealous that we went without him, so we had to go again the next night when he was home. :) It was pretty chilly, but so fun to watch Gwen interact and talk to the ducks. Dan took a much needed day off and we took Gwen to this little trampoline place. She really liked it and loved bouncing on the tramps. It was fun to do something different and new.
September was a fun month with lots to do. We aren't really looking forward to winter, we have loved being able to go outside and not sweat after a couple minutes. Fall is such a beautiful time of year. It always passes too quickly!
