Last week was our ski week. The kids had the week off so we went to Tahoe for the week. We all did a lot of skiing (except Jax). Jax managed to find a couple of coyotes and protect us from them. The Waldens came up and skied with us. Margaret started snowboarding, Katy got better at it. Sam got much better at skiing. We also saw the eclipse, and the kids spent a lot of time outside in the snow playing. No one was ready to go home at the end of the week.
Elizabeth and I went to Tahoe this weekend and left the kids and the dog with Grandma (thanks Susan). Katy and Elizabeth went up Friday morning to ski with friends, I came up later Friday night. There was 4+ feet of snow on the deck. Katy and the others left at 2:30am Saturday morning, so Elizabeth and I had the weekend there alone. We got all the snow cleaned up on Saturday to wake up to a fresh batch on Sunday. I leave my snow blower near the front door so it I can use it to get out in the morning (if you look close you can see it). It is a Honda, so with a little digging it starts. Because of blowing, we ended up with about 4 feet of snow in the driveway that morning. Elizabeth wanted me to take out the trash. Needless to say, the snow is over some of the windows on the bottom floor and almost up to some windows on the second floor.
My whole family was in Ocean Springs for Thanksgiving this year. We had turkey on the day before Thanksgiving because Rick had to start work on the next day. We had dinner at Patty’s house so she could show off her new kitchen.
Got back from another great trip to Tahoe. One of my goals for the summer was to hike up to the top of the Lakeview lift and look down at my house. Well, I ended up driving most of the way up, but at least I made it. I got these pictures. We also had a great time out on our neighbor’s new boat. Going out on the lake was much more enjoyable than I thought it would be.
I just (yesterday) got back from a couple more weeks in Tahoe. We had lots of visitors and did lots of fun things. We got our kayak and used it a good bit. We went to Emerald Bay, Baldwin Beach, and Stanford Camp. I cut down a few trees. There was a fire at the end of the street. All in all, it was a good trip. Elizabeth, Sam, and Margaret are still up there. Sam had his final doctor’s appointment today (all is well).
I went to DC for a few days to visit my buddy Karl and to go to my Uncle John Ed’s 70th birthday party. While I was there I went to the Air & Space Annex at Dulles and a quick walk around The Mall.
We just got back from spending about 2 1/2 weeks in Tahoe. We didn’t want to come home. We started out up there with my sister and her family, then the neighbors, then Elizabeth’s parents. The last week, we spent by ourselves. We did some hiking, Katy, Patty and Ceci went horseback riding, went to a laser show at Squaw, went to the beach, found a swimming hole in the river, saw fireworks (and a beaver), Sam broke his leg, went kayaking, saw New Monsoon, played tennis, the kids went to art camp, mountain biking, golf, saw The English Beat, used Bruce’s power wagon, and more. It was really great being up there for an extended period of time. Generally, when we go up, it seems like we are just there for a few days, but this time was more relaxed because we knew we would be there longer.
Today we found Girls Gone Surfing again. These are the people Katy surfed with last year. They put her on a shorter board and took her out where there were pretty much no waves again. Of course, she did just great. I wish I could talk Katy into surfing in Santa Cruz.
Another day in Hawaii. Fewer pictures. Just a few of the kids in the pool.
I took a few pictures of a rainbow this morning. The big news of the day is that Elizabeth, Katy, and I all went surfing. Of course Katy just improved on how very well she did last year. Elizabeth and I really never got up. By the way, if you click through and look at the pictures of me and Elizabeth surfing, you are entering a pay-per-view site.