Vermont’s state horse, the Morgan horse is a beautiful creature. They have a very distinct body shape, with long curving necks, short ears, and a wonderful temperament. No better place to visit them than UVM’s Morgan Horse Farm. Parker is very used to seeing horses among the Colorado landscape, but doesn’t get the chance to get up close and personal too often. Although he has seen the Budweiser Clydesdales, and has been to the Draft Horse Show.

Parker and I enjoyed a wonderful trip to Vermont. We did many things while we were there, and one day my mom and I took Parker to the Echo museum in Burlington, Vermont located on beautiful Lake Champlain. They provide a wonderful mixture of aquatic creatures, as well as fun scientific displays with a lot of hands-on activities. There was also a playroom for young children and Parker had a blast on the slide. It was pretty funny to watch him running around from one thing to the next, and then back again, and around again. The only thing he didn’t enjoy was the stamp that was on the top of his hand; it really bothered him that he couldn’t get it off.

Since Parker no longer has any hair to keep his head warm, it was time for a new hat. I got it finished just in time for the snow.

I really need to work on posting more often. Even though I’ve been doing a million things, I still can’t figure out what to post sometimes. I am in the middle of quite a few projects and it’s way more fun to post about stuff that is done than show the things I am halfway through. So I will post about Parker’s trip to the new playground that we live near. It’s huge! Almost too big for him because he felt the need to run and hide from the other children that were playing. It was all a little overwhelming for him until the other kids left and he was able to truly explore without worry.

I took a few photos in the backyard of the beautiful light that was blanketing the landscape.

Parker has been really into his toy cars lately. He brings them everywhere now, with a “Beep, beep.” here and a “Beep, beep.” there. So naturally he took them outside to play on our front rocks while I tended to the flower bed. Just wanted to share some cute shots. 

Nothing is nicer than all the wonderful gifts that people give you when you’re expecting a baby. Nothing is more precious than seeing how tiny everything actually is. From the bite size socks, to the miniature onesies, it is all rather amazing. A few photos to show how our lives are magically changing into expecting parents.  

My growing belly, my growing baby.