Yosemite 2014

When a cancellation opened up a site at Tuolumne Measows in Yosemite, Helene jumped on it and soon we were headed out for a quick camping trip.  This was the kids first trip to "the high country" and they had a blast!  We spent a day just outside of the park at Saddlebag Lake hiking around to the far side for a picnic.  After a lovely lunch we got caught in a summer lightning storm complete with hail.  Luckily we had already purchased tickets for the ferry ride home, so we spent most of the bad weather covered.  The next day Thomas and I went for a two hour mule ride up to a very scenic overlook.  This was Thomas' first real ride and he and I both really enjoyed it.  The kids also had a lot of fun playing in the creek near the camp ground and going to several ranger activities including a star talk, bird walk, and several campfires.  It was a great camping trip!

Week at the River 2014

Nonni and Nono rented a house in Guernville for the week of July 4th and then kindly invited us all to come join them!  There was a small pool in the backyard and we spent most of the time there, with a few trips into town and a short hike at Armstrong Redwoods.  There was also lots of eating, reading, and board games, all in all a very fun and relaxing trip!

Backyard Camping

Spring is here and the kids are itching for camping season to begin!  So much so that they have created a whole campground in the backyard complete with a hand drawn fire.  This morning they packed up their backpacks and took a "hike" around the block.  They even have the neighbor kids involved :)

Winter Moments

A collection of  moments from this winter