Labor Day Weekend: an ode to Steph

Thursday, September 3rd, we packed up our trusty, rather dusty little Honda Civic and drove the 9 hours to Salt Lake City, Utah. Jay slept most of the way. Jeff's sister Steph kindly let us stay at her apartment. When we asked her if we could visit, we merely requested 2 1/2 pieces of her floor-- one for me, one for Jeff, and half for Jay. When we got there, Steph gave us HER OWN BED and slept on the floor herself! Of course, Jay chose this weekend to sprout his first 2 teeth. A teething baby after a long day in the car made sleeping before 1am rather difficult on Thursday night. Jay yelled nonstop for a few hours after we arrived! Steph was a very patient host. Not only was she patient with her wailing nephew, she also made us yummy breakfasts, took us out to eat, and hiked lots of trails with us. THANK YOU STEPH!

Our first hike--Jay LOVED it!

Grandma Kay (Jay's great-grandma) went out to lunch with us. We helped her get started on Facebook, and she needed a profile picture-- so we took one!

Steph took us to Frogurt for some yummy frozen yogurt. mmmmm!

Saturday night was Laurs and Chris Snow's wedding open house. It was SO good to see my best friend so HAPPY and married! It was also fun to see a few good ole SVU friends who were there.

Buddies: Liz, me, Midge, and Laurs

Goofy old roomies

Right before my triumphant Blokus victory

Our little family hiking at Brighton-- talk about lack of oxygen!

Lovely aspens along the trail

It was chilly on our hike-- Jay's little nose got cold and his cheeks got rosy!

On Labor Day, Steph, Jeff, and Justin (Steph's man friend) hiked Mt. Olympus. Jay and I stayed behind because, as you can see, the terrain was too treacherous for a baby.

I slipped in the shower and bruised my shin!

On our drive home, we stopped a few times to let Jay exercise. Look at that strong neck! We put his changing pad on the back of the car. Don't worry, we stood right next to him so he didn't fall off!

Teething bites!