Chocolate World

It's great to have family close by. We did a spur of the moment day trip with the Walker clan to Pennsylvania. We discovered Hershey, PA is exactly halfway between us. How convenient.

The world of chocolate

Why wouldn't you smile when you're surrounded by chocolate?

The dad's were in charge of the little kiddies. It appears Connor is already a chocolate fan.

I'd say the highlight was the ride. We went on it twice and got candy both times.

6 Month Update

Where has the time gone? I can't believe it's been six months already. I took Connor in for his 6 month check up and he's doing great. He's made it into the 5th percentile for height (25in) but is still not on the charts for anything else. Apparently most 6 month old babies weigh more than 12lb 10.5 oz.

He still LOVES to stand and jump. He could do that all day long. Every time I try to make him sit he just tries to stand instead. If he's not standing he's wiggling. A recent discovery for him is his voice. He loves it and is becoming quite the chatter box. Let's just say I think my days of sitting through all three meetings of church are history. Jared is especially sad about this but is generous enough to offer to take Connor out when he makes the slightest noise.

He has started solid foods and is quite enjoying it. He's not a big fan of green beans but he loves pears and squash. It gets a little messy as dinner time now.

There is a bit of sad news to to report though. Connor's eyes are crossed and they're not going to get better on their own. We've taken him to the pediatric ophthalmologist twice and determined that surgery is the only way to fix his eyes. So on November 10th our little boy is having eye surgery. It's an outpatient surgery and it should be an easy recovery for him.

On a brighter note, he's getting some hair. Some very blond hair. Can you see it?

And his smile is just as cute as can be. It's been said he's "tight" with his smiles and a little on the serious side (Wade nicknamed him Stonewall Bench), but his smile sure does melt my heart.

Utah Visit

Oh how we love Utah. Don't get me wrong, Virginia is great, but there is something about going home that is just so nice. We had such so much fun. We spent part of our time in Fairview and then Jared flew home and I stayed a week in Salt Lake. It was so nice to be with family again. While we were there...

Connor got blessed


Connor got to know his Grandpa's better




we played with cousins


we went to the cabin


we celebrated birthdays


we went to Thanksgiving Point with cousins




we went to my favorite restaurants and just had a great great trip.