Dress for Taylor

I never thought that I would enjoy sewing like I do! Just ask my old Young Womens leaders. We needed a new dress for Taylor and so I decided to tackle the challenge. For my first dress, I'm fairly impressed with how it turned out!

My Little Mover

My Husband ... The Chef

So Rob decided that he wanted to make some banana bread. He insisted on making it himself...because he wanted to make me a treat. The recipe that I have isn't very specific; it's just a list of ingredients. I told him kinda what order to do things to make the bread turn out. Well, the bananas were frozen and he defrosted them a little, but added them to the mix still fairly frozen. Because the bananas were frozen, the shortening started clumping up and wouldn't beat out. Well, this is my brilliant husbands solution...
You notice that the mixer bowl is sitting in a plastic bowl. Rob had me fill the plastic bowl with warm water while we mixed. I was a little hesitant at first...but we did it, and I'm proud to way it worked. The shortening smoothed out and the bread turned out amazing!! :) Why do I ever even doubt him?!?!?!
Oh...and I had to include a cute pic of Tay. She loves her new backpack, even though she's still a little small for it. I tried to take her out of it and put her in her walker, which she loves, and she threw a fit. She sat in the backpack for about 5 minutes before she would let me take her out!!

Johnny Jump Up

Our awesome friend Katie lent us her Johnny Jump Up...I don't know if Taylor is just older or that she likes this one a whole lot more than the other...but she definitely has gone wild!! Check her out!

Squaw Peak Trail

Ok...by far the hardest hike so far this season!!! I had no idea how strait up and then strait down this would be. There was literally almost no flat spots. But in the end, the colors where beautiful and the view was definitely worth it. You'll notice Tay's awesome shoes...her actual shoes wouldn't stay on....so we improvised with Aunt Jen's gloves.
Taylor thoroughly enjoyed the hike. Jenna carried her for the steepest parts and I am very grateful. I probably wouldn't have made it!
I felt so bad, but Tay's diaper definitely needed a change. I tried to do it as fast as possible to keep her warm. We'll have to remind her when she's older that she was bare bummed on the top of Squaw Peak...I'm sure she'll love it!!
I think this picture gives you the best idea of the amazing view...but still doesn't do it justice!!

Hobble Creek

Gotta love camping in the fall! We headed up Hobble Creek Canyon with some friends for a quick overnight camping trip. We drove for about an hour to get up past all the crowded campgrounds...and oh boy was it worth it!! The guys got the tents up just before dark and we pigged out on some 7 layer dip, burgers, and brats.

As you can see...it was pretty chilly. The fire kept us fairly warm in the evening and morning. I tend to freeze, even in July, so I worry about Tay being warm enough...So this is how I got her ready for bed...

We started with her long sleeve onsie and sweat pants...oh and of course socks and booties. Oh and mittens. Then we put her in her normal footed sleeper. Next, I put her little hoodie on and another pair of mittens. Then came the sleep sack and hat. Finally I put her in the sleeping bag and topped it off with a blanket...do you think she slept warm?!?! :)

Fall Colors

So Angie and I headed out for our weekly hike and we didn't even make it into the park before we had to pull over and take a picture. I hadn't even realized the the trees were already changing, but our hike probably took twice as long because we were busy taking pictures. Here are some of my favorites.
You can tell that it was kinda a chilly morning. Taylor was decked out in her mittens and hat.