Sprinklers

One of Eric's favorite things to do is play in the sprinkler on the trampoline.  He knows how to turn the hose on, so every time he goes in the backyard he comes in wet.

Meg went to her first day of jr. high today.  It was a half day just for the 7th graders.  She is really excited to start school.  I am counting down the days until our little girl decides to maker her appearance into the world, wishing it would be sooner rather than later. :)  Brinn asks me everyday if we can have the baby today.  One of these days she will be right!

St. George Adventures

We took a quick trip as a family down to St. George this week.  And here are the highlights:

• We watched the musical "Mulan" at Tuachan.  So much fun!  Even Eric sat through the whole thing.
• Swimming at the hotel is always the girls' favorite part, even if it is a cheap Econolodge.
• A visit to the St. George Temple Visitor's Center.
• Exploring Red Cliffs Park overlooking St. George.  Meg and Brinn love climbing on rocks as much as their parents, and Eric is not far behind.

Yes, those are cars in his hands. And yes, that is why he tripped and fell moments later...

Dave and the girls in the crack.

New Pictures and Camping

Last weekend we had a fun little camping trip up to Salamander Flats in American Fork Canyon with the wonderful Andelins.  Eric and Jaxon played really well together and it was great to visit with Leslie and Ammon again.  American Fork Canyon is beautiful.  I haven't been there for quite a while and don't think I have camped there for a good 5 or 6 years.  In no time at all, Eric was filthy and loving playing with his cars in the dirt.  Jaxon was a great little frisbee thrower and Eric made a good little retriever.  The girls had fun exploring and gathering firewood, and all in all it was a great trip.

 

Brinn and her little buddy, Jaxon.

After throwing a little fit, Dad and Meg made Eric happy again on the hike.  He just really thought I needed to pack him, and that is getting a lot harder these days...

As soon as we had camp set up, we drove up a little further to Cascade Springs and took pictures of the kids before they were dirty.  I've been wanting to get their pictures done before school starts and the baby comes and life gets even busier.

Love the real smile in this picture, so I blew it up to an 11 x 14 for the wall, only to realize he has boogers in his nose...oops.

Pioneer Day with the Rockwoods

We got up early to celebrate Pioneer Day so that the girls could run the mile Speedy Spaniard race and they did AWESOME!  Meg ran her mile in 7:38 and was the 8th girl overall, and 4th in her age group.  Brinn ran an 8:49 and was 6th in her age group.  They beat their last years' times by over a minute!  It was fun to watch!  Meg even ran with a possibly broken toe and still did awesome.

Heading to the starting line.

Meg's awesome finish!

Brinn's awesome finish!

After the race, Brinn won $10 in the raffle and then we watched the parade.  Eric really liked the police motorcycles at the beginning and then just sat and watched quietly until he fell asleep about half-way through.  My favorite part was the 2,000 Stripling Warriors.  A bunch of the stakes in south Utah county had the scouts/young men march as stripling warriors.  They were dressed up and each had a big stick.  It was really powerful seeing so many of the youth marching together.  It made me think about Eric growing up and going on a mission.  I think the church is in good hands.