While Elizabeth had a meeting with our designer to figure out stuff that only she cares about, the kids and I went into Tahoe City, checked out where to get Katy’s new skis, went to AlpenGlow, got ice cream, and went to commons beach. Katy was actually more interested in the shopping than in going to the park, but once we were at the park, everyone had a good time.
While in Tahoe this time, we decided to go on a short hike up near Barker Pass. Sam got tired pretty early on, but when we started to go off trail he decided that was better than being tired so he marched on. Margaret was the best hiker of all.
Sam has swim lessons this week. His favorite is “Starfish”, he can float on his back all by himself. He is still having a little trouble if his “eyes” (including forehead) get wet. Besides that he is doing really well.
We went to Tahoe this weekend to check on the construction. The new pictures of the construction and views are here. While we were there with the Schwartz’s, we went to Meek’s Bay. Zeki and Katy rented a kayak and all the kids had a good time riding on it.
We are back from our trip to Maui. Our flight was late, so we got in around 2am this morning. We are all a bit tired today. In the picture are some friends that Katy, Margaret, and Sam made while we were there. Sophie is the older one and Zoe is a little younger.
We did a lot of swimming in Hawaii this year like always. Margaret made leaps and bounds. She is able to swim around a bit and is pretty good with a snorkel and flippers. See the movies.
The kids all had a Hula lesson at Kapalua again this year. This was the day after we got to Maui, so the kids were pretty tired.
We arrived on Maui today. The kids were good on the plane. Once we got here, we went for a swim for a while so Elizabeth could go to the grocery store and get us settled in. We saw a rainbow over our condo late this afternoon.
Margaret is taking a cooking class this week. Yesterday, she had her picture on the front page of the local daily paper. The caption underneath reads: “Margaret Greer, 6, tastes the fresh homemade yeast rolls and “best-friend” soup that she and her classmates made in the kitchen of Sur La Table in Los Gatos during a weeklong Junior Chef Academy Camp. Children 6-8 learned kid-friendly recipes they’ll make during the five-day camp.
Today was Father’s Day. No pictures, but I figure I would write something up anyway. I got up early this morning and played golf with Brandon, Reese, and George. At the end, my whole family was there to have lunch with us. All the children helped us finish up the last hole. Later in the afternoon, Margaret, Sam, Katy, and I rode our bikes to the school then played on the playground and rode around behind the school. Margaret is getting better and better on her new bike. Katy is getting faster on her skates as well (she carried them there on her bike by herself). We didn’t stay long because we had to go to Palo Alto for the Father’s Day celebration with Elizabeth’s family.