Hot weekends

Its SO HOT HERE!  We escaped to the Aviary this past weekend.

Roc gathering rocks to throw into the river.

"Mom, that weaf is stuck in the yeti (eddy)"

Don't mess with this girl during mealtimes. 

Happy 4th of July!

Unfortunately Dad had to work, but the kids and I got out for a little hike in the am.  We started at the Willow Heights trailhead in Big Cottonwood Canyon.  John said it would be a nice little 1 mile hike to a lake.  Unfortunately the 1/2 mile that we hiked was pretty steep uphill.  Roc did great however stopped every 10 step or so for a water and Ritz cracker break.  He ate nearly a whole sleeve of crackers!  His favorite part was throwing sticks a trees and comparing his abilities to any kids that passed, "that's just a little baby, mommy, she is getting carried by her daddy", "that kids is bigger than me but I'm still the fastest!"  Roc is OBSESSED with racing and being fast.  He 'races' his sister to get dressed in the am and provides very thorough, ongoing commentary of the speed of all the cars on the road when we are driving around the city on errands.  He is a wild, talkative little boy!

Selfie in the aspens at the beginning of the hike.

Sweet Calla.  She spent most of the hike pulling my ponytail.

Peeing in the woods is the BEST!

Roc made sure Cassidy could see where he was going while on our hike.

Post-hike icecream cone.  Roc needs more instruction and practice managing a melting icecream cone on a sunny day.  He was one sticky slobbery mess by the time he got down to the cone! (but he was happy and so excited for this special treat).

10 months! (almost)

This girl just keeps growing!  She is now crawling around the house, eating like a champ (scramble eggs, cheese and bananas are her favorites), and furniture walking.  She still LOVES her big brother, and he is pretty fond of her as well.  

Stats from her most recent MD appointment:

Weight: 19 lb 7 oz (65%ile)

Height: 28" (47%ile)

Not too shabby considering that she was 1% for weight and 6% for height at birth.  

Are you guys twins?

Abby and I met up in the park for a morning run.  We attracted a bit of attention as we showed up in matching outfits!  I swear this wasn't planned!

Family 5K

John signed the family up for his job's 5K 'healthy people' race.  Roc rode his bike and Calla was pushed in the stroller.  Roc did great for the first lap, proudly exclaiming to everyone we passed, "I'm winning the race!"  Unfortunately he got a bit tired and told me that his "arms hurt from running so fast" (I know, I was confused too as he was on his bike!).  After one lap he saw a playground and a large inflatable slide and made a beeline towards it.  

Roc on the slide.  Since we bailed halfway through the race he had this to himself for a good 20 min! He had a blast!

Sillys

Roc's teacher sent us this photo, when I showed it to Roc he said, "I'm so silly, I'm coloring with my toes!"  

Roc helped me plant some flowers in our front yard and got dirt ALL OVER, including on the end of his nose. :)

This little lady has my heart!  

Calla eating dinner in the front yard.

Binkie crossfit.

Aviary time with Calla's buddies, Eleanora and Kai.

Granny Time

Granny and Grandad came out to visit in May.  They took Roc to the Aquarium, spent a day riding Trax (our train system) downtown to the library, and cooked us many delicious meals.  Unfortunately I don't have many photos from the visit (my phone will only take selfies) but was able to capture these two cuties cuddling at a BBQ at the Rideouts.  Aren't they adorable?