Because of the THIRTY mosquito bites on my body, we did not do anything involving swimsuits or water. We took the advice of our friend, neighbor, and pet sitter Stephanie, and went to Virginia City – “The Way it Was.” It’s an old, old mining town that is like stepping back in time.
we panned for...
Monthly Archives: July 2009
day 5: no lake
day 4: lake, emerald bay, deer
Back to the lake today for more kayaking and swimming.
lunchtime….life is rough
even Logan tried the kayak on his own
This is right after Logan and I tipped over. Naturally, Logan came up laughing. Not me.
Megan and I snuck away for some souvenir shopping only to get a text from Rob that it was HAILING back at...
day 3: lake and ice cream
Rob and Logan paddled to Emerald Bay. When they got back, Rob said there’s no way I could paddle there and back on my own. I’ll have to see it by car. He took this one:
catching little fish
proof that we were there
after-dinner craft
vacation: day 1
We drove halfway to Tahoe last night and headed the rest of the way in this morning. Here is Megan posing with the M’s at breakfast….
We are actually staying at a resort outside of Tahoe. Today we went to the pool, lounged around, enjoyed the view….
*boys are drinking juice*
view from our balcony
Not sure we can...
basketball
Logan scored one basket yesterday and Nathan scored five. Angela, Dawn, Chris, Kylie, and Keira came to cheer them on,
adult dinner and laptops
Rob’s cousin Kelly is visiting from Florida so we met her and his other cousin Jennifer and his sister for dinner tonight. Without kids. All the way over the hill in Santa Monica.
(The poor bus boy we asked to take a picture tried many times before this shot but ended up not actually...
itty mitty pity poo and heather her mean babysitter
“An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet,
regardless of time, place, or circumstance.
The thread may stretch or tangle,
but it will never break.”
- an ancient Chinese belief
Today was a great day. We got to see Heather. Heather! She was one of my mom’s students who became a friend and then a babysitter for...
beating the heat
It’s over 100 degrees here. We had planned on going kayaking today but the kids and I were sick yesterday (especially me and megan) so we didn’t prepare the night before like we normally would have. To beat the heat, we headed to the beach instead. I usually take the kids to the...