Bar exam resuls

I passed the Utah bar exam. Wow, what a relief. Well, I'm going to celebrate now.

The zoo

A couple months back we bought a season pass to the Hogle Zoo. It's been a great purchase as Elliot loves the place. We probably go twice a month and he never gets tired of the animals. As intrepid as Elliot is, he doesn't much like the larger primates. I have a feeling they scare him a bit. Thankfully, he's an adaptive kid; he'll get used to them quickly enough. In any case, it was a great morning.

Two lakes, one day

Elliot and I went up Big Cottonwood Canyon today. Way up the canyon. We took in two lakes: Silver and Solitude. Good hike, pretty level. Elliot walked most of the way. In fact, he's started climbing and jumping off rocks. Oh, and the colors have started to change in the valley. It makes things incredibly beautiful.

An afternoon at the park

We went to our park this afternoon. I say our park because it's the one we go to all the time. Elliot loves the jungle gym, and there are a couple baseball fields and tennis courts as well. What made this afternoon special was the weather. It was absolutely perfect. Dem was studying for her recital, so Elliot and I laid down and looked at the clouds for a while. We found one that looked like a flounder, and one that looked like a snake. After the clouds, we played on the baseball fields with a yellow ball Elliot found while we were chasing birds. Then home it was. What a great way to round out a beautiful Sunday.

Faces. So many faces.

We decided to photograph a favorite family activity: making Elliot make faces. Here are a few examples.




And our personal favorite.

Dog Lake

Dog Lake: what can I say. It was okay. Pretty easy hike with not even one switchback. The lake itself is a simple basin reservoir. Pretty place though. Calm water. Nice breeze. Beautiful vistas.

Doughnut Falls

Being Labor Day, Dem didn't have school. We took advantage by going on a family hike to Doughnut Falls. Nice thing about this hike is it's fairly easy and popular, so the trail is level and wide. The actual falls are only mildly impressive, but it is neat to see the water cascade through a hole in the rock. And now it's off to Ikea to populate our study with furniture.