Summer of Fun

We have actually finally put some pictures up after a few months hiatus. We have been having technical difficulties due to switching to a new camera and horrible dial up service. Very frustrating. Anyways here are the pictures we wanted to post months ago.

We had a great summer with lots of visitors and travels throughout the state. Miss S and grandma feeding the goats at an animal sanctuary.

Miss S enjoyed her first roller skating experience.

We had a special visit from mommy's cousin and her kids.

The weather was perfect for lots of swimming.

Out in the garden...Nothing better than making smores on a summer night.

A group picture at Mt. Lassen National Park.

Enjoying a treat and the warm sun after a swim in the lake.

A red wing blackbird cruising by.

On the island at swim lessons.

We found this little tree frog with a giant smile in front of our house.
Funny faces.

Couldn't pass through Tuolumne without picking up a homemade apple pie at Cover's.

A few resemblances...

Miss S and her cousins having a seat after lots of running around and chasing each other.

Miss S getting her fishing rod ready at Lake Pinecrest.

Miss S and Dr. D near a stream at Kennedy Meadows.

One of our favorite places...Mono Lake.

Miss S and Dr. D after camping out on our way to the southern part of the state.

A bristlecone pine.

Dr. D and Miss S in front of an ancient bristlecone pine.

We were able to stop and check out the Japanese internment camp visitor center at Manzanar.

Miss S was insistent about wearing her life vest while in 108 degree weather in the Mojave desert. We never did see any place she would need it there.

A stop at Calico, where we couldn't miss the train ride.

Miss S helping create a sand turtle at Balboa beach.

All smiles when she is with her Uncle John.

Checking out the wall of Dire Wolf skulls at La Brea tar pits.

Miss S loved putting her hands and feet in the impressions at Mann's Chinese theatre

Miss S and mommy with the big mouse himself.

No trip to Disneyland is complete without the Dumbo ride.

Getting in a visit with Liam over dinner.

Enjoying dinner with my aunt.
Getting close to the end of a fun week with Dean. Here were are after making the rounds at the O.C. Fair.

No road trip across the state is complete without a stop at the Madonna Inn for some pastries.

Miss S visiting with daddy's cousin and her family.

A stop to see and visit with one of mommy's dearest friends and meet her adorable little girl.

Checking out the albino alligator at the California Academy of Science in SF.

A living rooftop.

Miss S on the cement slides that her daddy loved as a child. Actually he still does. He took a few rides down too.

Not sure if this is the best thing to do while you are pregnant. It was definitely a lot of fun and didn't send me into early labor.
Back closer to home Miss S enjoyed the day out with Mom's group going for a train ride. She was even able to sit in the conductor's seat.