Family Hike

We decided to go on a new hike as a family to Big Springs.  The hike was pretty, the springs was disappointing.  It had already pretty much dried up for the year and it was only June.  I can imagine in May it would be pretty.

How Eric would have preferred the whole hike to go. 

The girls helping Eric hike.

Meg and Buddy up ahead.

Everyone else...

The Birthday Boy

The first week of July means lots of birthdays in the Rockwood house.  Eric turned 2 just a few days after Meg's birthday.  He definitely got into the birthday thing this year.  He loved opening presents.  He loved cake.  He loved all of the attention he got and he loved all of the cars.  Notice that in all of the pictures below, his cars are present.  This boy loves anything with wheels, particularly cars, trains, and tractors.  He is a ball of energy.  Always running and on the go.  He loves playing with his sisters and loves when his dad wrestles with him.  He is learning more and more words everyday.  Some of my favorites these days are "thank you, mama" and "what?"  He says "What" anytime you say his name.  He is such a sweetheart, we love him to pieces.

Notice the cars on the seat...

This is an old lawn mower that doesn't have the mower attached that Steven fixed up.  It goes really slow and Eric loves to drive his "tractor" all by himself because he is a big boy.

One of Eric's very favorite people.  Steven wouldn't take a picture with him (imagine that), but he loves "Teve" too.

Helping himself to seconds.

The Birthday Girl

Meg celebrated her 12th birthday this last week.  Yup.  That's right--12.  She is now officially a young woman.  Earlier in June she got to go to Girl's Camp and Sunday got to go to Beehive's for the first time.  It is all very exciting!  Meg is an amazing girl and a great big sister to Brinn and Eric.  She did so well in school this last year and is getting ready for junior high in the fall.  She is still playing the piano and is enjoying having her own room now.  We love having Meg in our family!

Meg and her awesome 6th grade teacher, Mrs. Sumsion.

Visiting the Farm

The kids and I went to the Baby Animal Birthday Party at Thanksgiving Point at the end of May.  Having grown up in real farm country, I wasn't super impressed, but I think the kids had fun.  We even got to ride in a wagon and on a little cow train.

Dance Festival

So this is really late, but here are some pictures from Cherry Creek's Dance Festival at the end of the school year.  It was a lot of fun to watch.  Each grade learned a dance and then they all performed the last week of school.  If I remember right, Brinn's dance was to the Beach Boys, "Surfin' USA," and Meg's was the "Electric Slide."