Goblin Valley

For spring break we decided to take another trip down to Goblin Valley.  It is such a fun place to explore and play around.  To mix things up, we decided to take the long way down and stop and see some new things.  This meant over an hour on a dirt road, and getting lost for another hour, but I think it was worth it.

We saw an actual dinosaur footprint!

And lots of Native American pictographs/petroglyphs.

Eric started climbing this rock all on his own.  He was determined to follow Brinn to the top.

Our detour/getting lost made us get to Goblin Valley after dark.  I hate setting up camp in the dark.  It was a stressful evening trying to find a place, feed the kids, and set up camp in the dark, but we did it and we survived.  The stars were beautiful and everyone slept well the first night.

It make look like he fell, but this is Eric lounging in the hole Brinn dug.

The next day we spent at Goblin Valley.  Eric LOVED being able to just run around and climb on everything.  He loves dirt and rocks and threw many of each.  He even took a nap after lunch in his pack.  We explored a new area of the park and played sardines.  So much fun!

Friday we decided to check out a new slot canyon called Ding and Dang.  The goal is to go up Ding and then down Dang.  We made it part way up Ding and hit some water we didn't feel like swimming through with the youngest kids, but the slot was cool and I would love to explore this more another day.  That afternoon we went up Little Wild Horse Canyon and set up a little rappel. Meg was so brave! and Brinn did it ;)  Dave even tried going commado style.

After another nice evening of star gazing, we headed home Saturday morning.  It was a lovely camping trip and a new record for our family.  This was the longest we have ever camped as a family and we did it and had fun!

Easter 2013

The Rockwoods had a wonderful Easter.  I participated in the Lamb of God musical production again this year, so we got to listen to that great music that tells the story of Jesus Christ's atonement and resurrection.  It was a great way to start the Easter holiday, but remembering what it is really about.

The night before, the girls and I decorate a LOT of sugar cookies.  Brinn and Meg decided that for their service project for Faith in God they wanted to make cookies for the nurseries in our ward.  We have 4.  We had a great time frosting cookies and they had fun dropping the cookies off the next day.

Easter morning, the girls and Eric found their baskets and eggs.  Meg and Brinn were eager to teach Eric what it was all about.  I'm pretty sure they woke him up because he was awfully groggy the first bit.

That afternoon we went up to Dave's folks for Easter dinner and round 2 of eggs and baskets.  By now, Eric knew what he was doing and LOVED finding lots of eggs.  It is so fun to see him get excited about new things.