Thursday, August 13, 2009

Redding/Tahoe trip**LONG Post!

****WARNING****
this is a really long post filled with TONS of pictures. So..sorry, but scroll fast if you don't want to be bored..:) I might be long-winded here. I am just trying to make up for all the NON-blogging I have done this summer...I guess! :)

Our trip to Redding, CA to visit my awesome friend Gretchen and her family was a blast! The boys were so excited to have so many boys to play with all weekend. Gretchen and Ryan have 4 sweet boys and we all had a blast. They got a long great...not too many fights even! Here are some highlights from that weekend.
The boys playing their bakugan after a swim in the pool

Sweet little Chase! Love him!

Matthew catching toads!! They were pretty tiny, but all over her backyard that night! I say EEWW! :) But obviously the boys didn't! We love our bucket full of toads!
Nathan at Shasta Lake on the tube- Love his expression!! Too funny
Matthew was laughing so hard because he said he was bouncing off the water the whole time! He said it was a "Butt-ride"Tube
Matthew & Daddy having fun!
Nice Air Scott!!
Riding the Waverunner...Doesn't Blake look cool?
K, so I love this shot! (and my new camera!!! )
Hanging out at the lake!
Gretchen, Chase, Blake and me
Love our Lake Time!
Matthew trying to show off a bit! Thanks for teaching him the moves Gee!


Elizabeth and Gretchen


All our boys!! Wow! What an awesome day camp!!


After Redding, on sunday we drove down to meet my cousin and her family for a week at Lake Tahoe! We stopped by Kristen's house to stay the night before making our trek up to Lake Tahoe. Thanks for the yummy dinner and S'mores Scott and Kristen!
Here Matthew is checking to see if it is done enough ....I think?


Blake found his first "pinecone"...he is saying, "See Mommy? its an Ouch!"


Roasting S'mores with the cousins!


Scott and Blake enjoying our hike at the Donner Pass Memorial


Matthew found craw-dads at Sand Harbor Beach in Lake Tahoe! It was his highlight!!( but he kept saying...I wish I. Z. could see this!!)


Love our little Blakers




Matthew on the lookout for more fish and crawdads

Love my boys!!


Nathan and Matthew taking it all in at the beach...Sand Harbor Bay


Happy 15th Anniversary Honey!

We loved spending time with you Aunt Billee! Thanks for the memories


Elizabeth and Elizabeth (Bitsy)


Hanging out in Truckee...in the rain!



Beautiful Lake Tahoe!

At the Top of Squaw Valley Ski Resort..North Lake Tahoe...brr..it was a bit chilly!



Scott and Kristen and family


Love you Cous!

Nathan and Matthew at Kings Beach

Blake loved to play in the water...although it was too cold for me!
Thanks for surviving that LONG post! If you made it this far to read...:)
We had a great time making so many wonderful memories, renewing friendships, and making new ones...the boys just loved having a nonstop play date for 10 days! Thank you Kristen & Scott, and Gretchen and Ryan for a wonderful trip! Now it is your turn to come and see us!! :)

5 comments:

Unknown said...

You guys are doing so many great things this summer together! Lots of fun in the sun and family time! Just the way to spend it if you ask me. :)

Jenny said...

You are so beautiful Lizzie! Your so blessed with your handsome boys too!

Gretchen said...

We had such a great time with you guys. Loved having you here! Liz the picture of you and Blake at Shasta Lake is beautiful! Love you!

Haley L said...

Too bad you had such a boring summer. ;)Your kids will have great memories of all their summer trips.

Anonymous said...

We loved to see you and had so much fun...even in the cold! The kids loved seeing the blog post too. Miss you already. Love you all.