A Snowy Halloween Party

Isaac had his Halloween party at daycare last Thursday.  He dressed up as a puppy and fully committed to the character:

"Puppy's don't smile, Mom...." 

This is the puppy "sitting"

Eating like a puppy....

Ah ha! Caught a smile when he wasn't looking.

 Oh, and we had a bit of snow last week!  About 4" at the most.

Main Street starting to look white

A slippery commute before the snow plows got out... and of course, our snow tires are not on the car yet...

Dapper Dudes

Just a cute one of Dad & I.O.

Somersaults

Somersaults with Haven.


 If you listen closely at the end, Isaac will tell you how many somersaults he did.

Fall Activities

Fall has arrived! The colors in Park City are quickly changing from greens to reds/oranges/yellows/browns and fall activities are in abundance.

Last weekend we checked out the scarecrow walk by the big white barn in town.  There are 30 or so scarecrows, all dressed up in funny and spooky costumes.

Last weekend we also went to Isaac's best friend's 3rd Birthday.  Here is Isaac and Haven, the birthday girl:

Today, Isaac and I had a date at Wheeler Farm in Salt Lake City.  They had a pumpkin patch, corn maze and wagon rides (pulled by a tractor!).  Plus, they had a lot of animals to see including goats, horses, cows, pigs and roosters. 

And lastly, a sweet picture of me and my big-boy Isaac.

September (5 posts in 1)

Where did September go? Here's what we've been up to:

Park Silly Sunday Market & (almost) weekly festivals around town:

Lots of hours spent at City Park:

Visitors!

Don (Eric's Dad) visits for the weekend, and a quick afternoon visit with Oma, Lynn & Rick

 Oktoberfest at Snowbird Resort

Great fun for adults and kids, alike

 And what little boy doesn't love a ride on the fire truck?

And of course, more photos in our picassa album.

Park City Half Marathon

Pre-Race.  Don't we both look excited?

Eric and I woke up bright and early this Saturday to participate in the Park City Half Marathon.  It was a 13.1 mile beautiful run (sun rise, hot air balloons, and running on trails for most of the race). Eric ran it in 1 hour 50 minutes (8:24 min/miles) and I ran it in 1 hour 54 minutes (8:45 min/miles). Yes, he beat me... again...  My goal was under 2 hours, so I'm happy with that!  Even though I've done a several (10?) half marathons now, it has been over 3 years, so the accomplishment still feels good. I didn't train as consistently as I have in the past (busy job, kid, summer fun, etc) but I felt great the whole run.  You could tell who the locals running the race were (not breathing hard at 7,000 feet elevation) and who the visitors were (panting hard).  Just kidding.  Kind of.

Post Race!  

Grandma M & OG Visit Park City!

We had a great visit with Debi (Eric's Mom aka Grandma M) and Mary (aka Other Grandma or OG).  I didn't get a lot of photos from the visit, but here is a cute one from dinner out at Silver Restaurant on Main Street.  Cheers!

Strawberry Reservoir with Grandma & Grandpa J

Last weekend we went camping with Grandma & Grandpa J at Strawberry Reservoir (about 1.5 hours from Park City).  A few photos of our adventure:

Nothin' much better than a hot breakfast cooked on a warm fire, on a cool morning.

Happy Campers

(Literally) hours and miles of bike riding around the campsite, in search of the "bus stop"

We rented a pontoon boat.  Captain I.O. 

A family portrait... of sorts

Camping in Sage Brush.  An early morning moon.

The View of Strawberry Lake from the campsite

Aspen Grove Marina.

A cool dip in the lake

Fun at our neighborhood park before saying goodbye.

Sushi & Sunshine

Just a little of this and a little of that... Isaac eating Sushi:

Piano at the Bus terminal

He's told Eric he wants to drive an excavator when he grows up

Ready to Paddle Board on the Jordonelle

5 Years!

We celebrated our five-year wedding anniversary with a hike in the Uintas with the family:

Beautiful 12 mile hike (Isaac fell asleep in the backpack on the way back, after a short picnic lunch at the lake)

Lodi fetching sticks in the lake

 And, Sunday we had a play date with his daycare best friend, Haven.  We hear all the time about how Isaac "loves Haven" and that she is his "best friend".  It was the first time we got to see them interact, and they are so cute (and a little bit of trouble) together.

More photos of the weekend in our July Photo Album.