Blanche Lake

Yesterday we hiked the Blanche Lake Trail in Big Cottonwood Canyon and we took our little 3 month old! We had no idea how he would do in his hiking backpack or the heat. We also had no idea how intense this was! Turns out we are the only ones we should have worried about!

The trail was gorgeous! It starts our following the river and everything is so green! There are some openings where you can look over the whole canyon! So stunning! 

Well, it took us 3 grueling hours and one time getting lost, but we made it to the lakes! Trev was a trooper. That hike has a ton of steep elevation and is a good workout without an extra 30 lbs on your back! 

Liam was perfect! He seemed to enjoy the pack and looking around. He ate about 20 minutes in then slept til we got to the top!  He ate at the top and slept almost the whole way down. He was one happy camper!

Suns Out Guns Out

We are loving this 80 degree weather! It gets pretty hot in the house though so Liam always wiggles his arms out of the swaddle and airs out those pits. 

Trev had to work in Denver last week so Grandma kept us company! 

We also visited her house and Liam loved the tramp. I would hold him and jump and he would just giggle! 

We also took some mommy and me pics 😍 

Our days lately have been running outside, 

sucking our thumb,

sucking our toes,

hitting the pool, 

being a cool kid,

hanging with Emmett,

a little Dubsmash to make us laugh,

and a fun activity when dad gets home from work-either tennis

 or golf 

and if we are lucky we get snow cones :)

Aren't my boys so handsome? It doesn't get much better than this!

 

3 months and oh so charming

So much has changed since this little guy was born, that it makes it seem like he has been with us longer than 3 months! 

He went from aimlessly flailing his arms to grabbing anything in front of his face and shoving it in his mouth. He used to fall asleep anywhere and everywhere and now he fights it because he is so alert and doesn't want to miss the party. He used to wake up every 3 hours to eat and now he sleeps, drumroll please...7-8 hours most nights. He used to smile and coo and now he still does that plus he loves to talk to us! And he is loud! He has laughed twice and it is the sweetest thing I have ever heard! 

Our pool just opened so we took Liam swimming! He didn't make one facial expression haha. We aren't quite sure what he thinks yet. 

It's the small details about him that I love. When he wants to nap he will bury his face into your armpit and his eyes just roll back. He also strokes your chest when he is falling asleep or nursing. He has quite the grip and loves tangling his fingers in hair and pulling. He gets the biggest grin when we stand him on his feet. He LOVES watching TV. He loves the tag blanket I sewed for him. He covers his face with it to sleep sometimes.  He loves sucking on his fingers. Sometimes so hard that he gags himself   Oh and he can almost fit his whole fist in his mouth 😆

Amber got married! Liam loves uncle Trev 

The hard things:

He went on a nursing strike and wouldn't eat from me for about a week. It was so sad for me! He would scream and flail his arms anytime I would get him in nursing position. It would honestly break my heart. Luckily a little ice and silicone shield did the trick and he is back to nursing. 

I love that he sleeps so long at night, but he hates to nap and I feel like I get nothing done during the day!  I love playing with him but I feel like if I check one thing off my to-do list then it was a successful day lol. 

Trev and Me:

Our favorite time is in the morning when he is getting ready for the gym or work and Luam is awake. He is always so happy in the morning so we send dad off with smiles. 

It is mountain biking season! My mom watched Liam one night so we could go for a ride. It is so green and gorgeous!

 

I am kicking my photography businesses up a notch. I am revamping my website and going to put a lot of focus on it to really get it going. It is something I love and am excited to start doing it more!