Saturday, June 11, 2011

Tahoe in June

So this weekend I was at Lake Tahoe with two business associated (founders of Ring-o-Rang).  We had a good time making minor fixes to the cabin, cleaning up, and testing the boat after the winter layover.  The good news, the cabin and boat are ready for the summer.  The lake is really full, and likely to get more full, as authorities are not letting water out of the lake.  Apparently there is so much runoff from other rivers, they are afraid the Truckee river can't take that additional load of the lake spill.  So, we should enjoy this high lake time.  We went in and out of some wonderful coves below Thunderbird Lodge.  One of my favorite pictures of the trip.



We'll need to go to this one and just hang around for the day.


While we were on the lake, I wanted to get a picture of Robert and Brent, but the usual angle was just not good enough, so I decided a shot from lake level would be a more unique perspective.


Of course, the problem with that is that I actually had to be at lake level, so yes, I got into the lake.  This will redefine cold for quite some time!


Yes, it was very refreshing... to say the least.  For the record, Robert and Brent were so excited, they wanted to go for a tube run, which they did, but with wet suits... still did not stop them from getting cold and wet, especially when they fell off the tube - three times.  All in all, a good day at Tahoe.

Northwest Spring - May 2011


Laurie and Ashley came up to Bellevue for a few days before and over Memorial Day weekend.  It gave us a chance to celebrate two birthdays with Braden, Tiffany and Kayla.  Kayla, being the young woman that she is, of course had to have makeup and lip gloss, and fortunately, she has a willing aunt to help her.  In return, she "helps" her aunt Ashley!  How much fun is that!







Kayla loves Cinderella.  So Tiffany made this remarkable cake to celebrate Kayla's birthday.



Tiffany also made this beautiful tutu for Kayla, handsewn.  Is she cute, or what?



Two beautiful girls!  Kayla got to blow out the candles held for her by Cinderella.


Kayla Loves her sunglasses, but is not too good on the two thumbs up, yet.

Bubbles anyone?



On Saturday, we took the touristy trip to Pike's Place market and the Space Needle.  It was a great day for sightseeing.


Later that day, Grandpa got a little silly with the tutu... but the grand daughter loved it, so who cares about the silly.  I can see why older folks get less inhibited, what's not to love about getting that smile from Kayla?


We finished the travel day at our favorite family restaurant, where Kayla was exceeding busy with intense coloring!


That night, we also pre-celebrated Ashley's birthday with a wonderful ice cream cake made by Tiffany.  Another wonderful few days in the Northwest.