There is no destination

Our new theme for Andrew is to "enjoy the journey... and plan not to have a destination..." since the little man is very curious, loves to explore, is busy constantly... and takes forever to get anywhere since there is too much fun stuff to check out along the way.

If only I could remember this great life lesson sometimes!

We have been loving our busy and fun days here in Utah so far and we've just been moving at Andrew's pace.

We checked out the petting zoo (and stores) at Gardner's Village with Elise and my mom. The little guy loved the animals. He also liked picking up the rocks on the ground... which were sometimes hard to distinguish from animal droppings. Disgusting!


He liked chasing the animals around and occasionally petting them.



After we shopped till Andrew dropped... then we went to Elise's house to check out the new baby room (so darling!) and play with all of Elise's fun exercise equipment.


He couldn't figure out why he couldn't pick up the 10 lb ball... kept coming back and trying it... very persistent (dare I say, stubborn?) kid. As Kevin likes to say, "The only way to raise a stubborn child is to have an equally stubborn mom, and we're in luck. :)"

I love my little boy who looks like his dad and has some of my temperament!

Checking out the fan with Grandma

Aunt Elise had all sorts of fun things to play with... and Andrew especially like the bubbles.



After we got back from all the fun adventures with Aunt Elise, we went shopping at the University Mall and then explored Grandpa's study at the house. Andrew loves to spin the globe.


He is also obsessed with the Kachina dolls. When he walks in the room he starts making "woof woof" sounds and points at the dolls until Grandma or Grandpa get them down from the top bookshelf. The second they put them back on the shelf, he wants to see them again.


After the fun at the house, the little man went on a walk with Grandpa (Bishop) Smith to go chat with the neighbors and see the dogs. Since Andrew still wasn't tired by that point, we walked over to the Provo River to do some more exploring. By this point mom and I were exhausted and we just chilled in the grass.


Andrew and Grandpa had fun throwing rocks in the river and roaming around.


I'm not sure who was more tired when Andrew got into bed... but I think Grandpa & Grandma and I will be getting to sleep early tonight!