Good thing there are 31 days in August - we needed and used every one of them for all our visitors and fun!
In no particular order....
Grenside family in from London!
Max.
Monkey see, monkey do.
A little shade on the hot beach.
Kenzo and Lola, hand in hand.
Dinner at the Grenside/Morris home.
"Swimming" at the pool. The lifejacket gave Kenzo all kinds of self confidence. Perhaps too much?
Pretty much the same photo from this time last year!
Lola and Nick.
Yes, Lola was again jumping off the diving board!
Warming up after their swim.
We celebrated Jen's birthday, complete with a cake that was kid approved!
Met up with Kacie, Nick & their adorable Quinn.
Scarlet and Quinn born just two months apart.
The iPad is a great babysitter...
Taking the kids for their first hike up to Eagle Rock.
Phew! We made it!
Snack break time!
This was one of the last clear days on the lake.
The American and Rim fires brought a lot of smoke up to Tahoe, and we have had our windows closed for almost three weeks now.
Nick kept the kids occupied so they didn't notice how long the hike was!
A dip into Meeks Bay.
Note the smokey haze on the east shore...
Nick and his girls.
A little putting practice at Dollar Point.
We took the kids to mini golf earlier in the week - hot, but fun!
Lola was more into decorating with the flags than actually putting.
A little pre-birthday celebration on the Grenside's last day in Tahoe.
Silly Lola!!
It was an amazing three weeks with the Grenside family. We'll have to visit them in London soon!
After leaving his jobs and apartment in the Bay Area, Takemi came up to chill in Tahoe for a few days before his move to Portland!
Breakfast at Firesign - note the dense smoke and the fire truck parked in front of the cafe. We actually sat right next to the fire fighters, which had Kenzo on his best behavior!
Water line work in our neighborhood.
The guys are so nice and friendly and even let Kenzo "drive" the excavator!
A free score from the Grenside/Morris neighbors!
Just needs a little TLC and some extra bolts and we're good to go - sweet!!
We have been thoroughly enjoying our time with the Grenside family, in for a few weeks from London!
It's great to see the baby buddies together again and to be joined by sweet Scarlet too.
One highlight was water skiing the other morning - what?!
Fearless Lola had gone a few days before, and after watching the video, Kenzo was ready to give it a try!
Wetsuit on - ready for action!
Lola, Max, Jen & Kenzo loaded up and ready to go!
It was a grey morning at the Sunnyside Marina, but the water was flat and it was warm enough.
With a quick run-through, I drove the boat while Lee coached the kiddies. He was so sweet, gentle & encouraging with everyone!
Lola was first to go, of course. Comfortable and steady - this girl's got it down!!
Despite the nervous look on his face, Kenzo was eager to try after watching Lola.
Here he goes!!!
Max went last & did awesome too! Jen and I were so proud of our little rippers!
Max and Lee headed for home.
Successful morning on the water! What a fun adventure for our little buddies.
Will try to upload the video of Kenzo skiing - it's pretty cool!
Monday we met up with Noah, Jessica & Baby Morgan and went to our first dentist's visit!
Dr. G calmly explained what he was going to do to, and showed the boys each instrument. He was so kind and gentle with the boys!
Kenzo got his teeth cleaned with the "funny brush that tickles!"
Let's count those teeth!
Kenzo was such a good patient, listening to Dr. G's requests and doing everything he asked. Yay for small victories!
The family descended upon Lake Tahoe last week! Mom & dad from Portland, Takemi & Rocko from Richmond, and Kara, Henry, Naomi & Maya from Portland. A full house!
We checked out the 1960 Olympic Museum after dinner one evening - great stuff and lots of memories for dad!
Cool old skis!
Popsicle time with cousins!
Yummy chicken enchilada dinner outside.
Naomi (9 years old) kept looking for bears and did a fabulous job of cleaning up after dinner so as not to leave any food for any bears!
Dad & mom...
Maya - 7 years old.
Takemi, Eric & Henry at Meeks Bay.
So many photos, and not one with everyone looking at the camera!
Nice BBQ dinner at Meeks Bay.
Pretty stoked on his marshmallow!
Very stoked.
Mom & dad moved out of the Matises B&B and to a condo in Squaw. A great excuse to go over, swim in their pool, and have a turn on the "jumpoline!"
Super fun & super cute!
We found a great loader on the side of the road with a "FREE" sign on it....luckily we know the perfect little person for this great find!!
Mom & dad's friends: Joanne & Bob, Irene & Ray, and (they left early) Sybil & Jerry came up to visit and have lunch together!
We had an early celebration for their 50th anniversary with a DELICIOUS seafood paella dinner - holy yum!
Mom and dad drove back down the hill, and stopped for lunch at D'Lish with Ray & Irene, before flying out from Sacramento.
The Alvarez family stopped by D'Lish too on their way to the Bay Area!
It was a fun week and we are POOPED! Back to our quiet lives....for now!
The mother of all tourist weeks hit us hard. Lots of people, lots of traffic, and lots of heat! We did get to visit with friends Michelle, Tim & baby Axel, as well as go to the Dietz's annual 4th of July party. Unfortunately, our neighbors kept us up until 2am with their partying ways....oh summer people!
On our way to the annual pancake breakfast at the Meeks Bay firestation!
Noah and Kenzo, hand in hand.
The boys and Smokey. They wanted so badly to see him, but didn't want to get too close!
Pancakes, sausage, applesauce, milk and fire hats! We got to eat inside the fire station which was nice and cool on this hot morning.
Brad the volunteer sausage server!
We hit the beach after breakfast and the boys had a great time splashing around.
After naptime, we went back to Meeks for the afternoon session.
Besties!
Noah's family met us at the beach for a pizza dinner - we didn't leave until 8pm!!
