Staycation

A few weeks ago we dog & house-sat for some dear friends who live up in a remote canyon about 20 minutes from our house.  They have a beautiful house with an amazing view.  Our week was very relaxing (even though we still had to go to work!), I even picked up a book for the first time in about 8 months!   It was a wonderful escape from the heat and busyness of the city.  Their dog, Aven, was great with Roc.  Roc loved hanging out with her almost as much as she loved cleaning up scraps from Roc's super messy meals!

Roc and Aven sharing toys.

Aven patiently waiting for clean-up duty.

Roc enjoying some sunshine on the porch.

Beautiful view!

Roc gets very tired climbing peaks all day.

It was a treat to break out some fall/ winter gear for the cooler nights up in the canyon.

Dinner with friends.

Thug life

Roc came home from school with a bruised forehead and an incident report.  Rocks only comment was, "You should've seen the other guy."  Unfortunately in this case the 'other guy' was a wooden bookshelf.  

Recent pics

Post hike pears with Popsicle

Tummy time!  Rock is scooting and rolling  all over the house, he rarely stays on the blankets we lovingly place out for him. 

Smallest helmet in REI was still too big.  

Couch porch time with baby bunny.

Porch snacks.  He only looks like he ate all of his vegetables.  Most of the broccoli was tossed behind him.  

Dinner with the boys

Family Visit!

Granny Tutu came to play for a whole week!  She timed her visit well and got to spend two whole days with Rock while his daycare was closed for Pie and Beer Day (Utah Mormon day).

Zak and Whitney surprised us with a weekend visit as well.  It was great to have (almost) the whole family together!

Granny showing some experience feeding some real food to Rock.

While waiting to be seated to breakfast at the diner across the street, we decided to do a little family photo shoot at Liberty Park

Rock wasn't quite sure about this guy but he trusted Whitney

Then Zak flew him around the woods and they were instantly bonded

Wildflower hike up by Twin Lakes

Resting in the shade

Rock is proud to be a Steelers fan, and his Grandma would've been extremely proud too. No doubt this picture would've been framed and displayed prominently in her living room. 

New favorite family photo

Apparently hiking is exhausting.  And totally adorable. 

Blueberries

Meal time is pretty fun- and usually requires a bath afterwards.