Our Summer Part II

The other adventure this summer was Felix learning to walk! Before we left he had already started taking a handful of steps at a time, but it was slow going and mostly just falling gracefully. About a week and a half after we got to Utah he just decided to start walking I guess, because there was no more crawling for this kid after what he knew he could do. With the walking comes shoes! At first Felix was unsure about shoes, so we took him to a park to practice with them. It was Memorial day so we brought a picnic and played in the park. 

Dad putting shoes on

hesitant about touching the grass (luckily his grass phobia is gone now!)

One day I went down to help Andrew and Rebekah and watched their girls. He loves Katherine and Rachel's toys! 

Getting into mischief in Katherine's room!

We figured since we were in Layton/Ogden, we should do something to help us get to know the area. Phil heard about the Ogden art festival, so one saturday we drove to downtown Ogden for the festivities. Union Station in Ogden is a beautiful old building and Felix loved playing inside. 

We were so excited to be in Utah when Dan and Wendy had their baby. We loved getting to meet little Taya and snuggling with her. She really is a great baby and we also got to be there for her blessing in August before we left. 

To finish off the post, I thought I would share some awesome pictures of Felix that need no commentary. 

We're Back!

Well we're back in Ann Arbor! We were in Utah/Idaho this summer for an internship Phil had with IHC in Ogden. For the first part of the summer we were house sitting for Phil's sister-in-law's sister in Layton. They took an extended trip to Europe and needed someone to look after their house and we happily obliged! Then for the second half of our summer Felix and I stayed in Rexburg with my mom and dad and Phil would drive/rides a bus up on the weekends. We were sad to say goodbye to family, but we're so happy to back in Ann Arbor with all our stuff and good friends. 

As you've probably noticed, I haven't blogged at all this summer, so there are a lot of posts coming soon. This will post #1 of ? (haven't decided yet)

When we got to Utah, we stayed a night with Andrew and Rebekah and we got to see a lot of family that day. My mom, dad, Julia and Jonathan were all in town and they all celebrated Felix's birthday. Below is part of a lovely rendition of Happy Birthday. Sadly, by the time we started dinner and cake Felix was already in bed. 

The house we stayed in in Layton was really nice and we are so glad we got to stay there. Phil mowed the lawn, I watered plants. It gave us a good peek into what it will be like to own our own home and we loved it! 

There was a large play room for Felix to play in, which he loved! About a week after we got out there Felix started walking, so we had tons of room to practice his skills. They even had a little tykes car that he rode around in. 

We also had a few deer sitings. Growing up the most exciting things I ever saw in my backyard were wild turkeys, so I love spotting deer.

Rita (Phil's mom) came out for the birth of Dan and Wendy's baby, but got to spend a few days with us! Felix loved having Grandma around. It took him a little while to warm up to her, but pretty quickly they were fast friends. 

The rest of May and June were filled up with lots of playing at the park. 

There's lots more to come from our summer out west!