Outside Utah

My parents have a wonderful house in Park City, Utah. Below are some pictures outside.

Playing with the chair arm on the back deck

Going after granddads' finger

Checking out the cold grass (not a fan)

View from back deck

First Airplane Ride

On Thursday, Evelyn had her first airplane ride. It was so much easier than I expected. With my sister helping, traveling to Utah went pretty smoothly. We checked in with 4 bags (one for me, one for Evelyn, one for Stacey, and the pack-n-play). Afterwards, we went through security and since we were traveling with a small child, we got to go in the quick line.

Through both airports we had the stroller and carseat but didn't buy a seat for Evelyn. Therefore she hung out in Stacey's and my lap. She slept most of the take-off and landings (which was great) and only was fussy when she got bored or tired. Below are a few pictures in the airport.

Happy Baby

Seven months old has turned out to be one of the best months so far. Most of the feeding issues are over (except that she will go meals with out eating alot, but were ok with that). She can sit up and hang out on her tummy to play. Mom and Dad don't have to always entertain her, for the most part she can entertain herself (yesssss!). And she seems to become a happy baby. Just like yesterday, we went to Kinetic Kids Group at Anne's and the only time she cried was wen she bonked her head (and she didn't even get a morning nap). It was awesome.

Last night, Evelyn got a visit from her Perkins grandparents. We all had so much fun hanging out, eating dinner, and trying to make Evelyn laugh. Below are some pictures that Sandra and I took last night.

Normal Evelyn when you try to take pictures.

Happy Evelyn after some tickling.

Evelyn giggling and snuggling with grandpa Clay.

Evelyn loved his shirt.

Peeking and smiling over the couch.

Airplane Travel

I know I haven't posted in a while, sorry! Life has been kind of crazy around here. But I did want to post a quick note that Evelyn and I will be traveling by plane with my sister to Utah on Thursday. So if you have any suggestions on traveling on a plane with an infant....please let me know.

7 months old

Evelyn Jade Perkins is 7 months old today. Wow does time fly by.

All is going well. Evelyn loves that she can sit up on her own. Her favorite thing to do is sit on the couch and bounce up and down. She's begun to roll around to get where she wants to go since she can't crawl. See just about rolled of the bed this weekend...oops. Her appetite has finally kicked in and she is drinking most of her bottle and baby food at most meals. This is a great relief for me who is always worried that she isn't getting enough food.

I don't have any stats on Evelyn since we don't go to the doctor this month. But I do have some new pictures. This week she discovered the curtains and blinds while being in her excersaucer. It's so fun to watch her do new things.

Hanging with Rusty

Over the weekend, we got some snapshots of Rusy and Evelyn hanging out. Daniel very often will put Evelyn with Rusty to test him to see what he will do. Most of the time he just licks her, as you can see in the last picture. We are trying to get him use to little things like this because it won't be long and she will be pulling on his tail and ears. He just loves his baby sister.

Playing with Jonas

Over the weekend, we got together with the Jacksons and the McLeans at the dog park. While the dogs had fun playing, so did the kids. This was the first real time that Evelyn and Jonas played together. Hopefully there will be many to come. (Just so you know, Evelyn is 6 months and Jonas is 11 months).







Thanks Lori for taking these wonderful pictures.