Last Day at the Lake

We had a wonderful week up at Huntington Lake. Although we spent a lot of time relaxing, the time just flew. Kip said, "This is a great place to be bored". The last picture shows Day Sailers at the end of a spinnaker run and about to round a mark. This is the kind of boat that my family has been sailing for years and that Richard and I used to race together. Huntington Lake has always been our favorite place to sail.

Gone Ridin'

Gone Hikin'

Gone Fishin'

Kip got up super early yesterday morning to go fishing with the Viponds. He caught a Rainbow Trout.

Hiking to Rancheria Falls with the Vipond Family

Kip and Thompson with Rancheria Falls in the background.
Kip, Reid and Quinn
The Vipond Family
John, being John.

Tatum, Reid, Quinn, Kip and Thompson at Rancheria Falls

Huntington Lake

Toasting marshmallows for S'mores.
Toasting more marshmallows.
S'mores. Yummy.

We love it here!
Fishing with a stick and a pine cone lure.
Swimming at Huntington Lake
Oops, I fell in the lake.

Uncle Kevin (my brother)

4th of July Carnival

Yesterday was the 4th of July and we celebrated by going to the local fair and carnival. The boys wanted to ride the rides. The suckered me into joining them on the two rides shown. Quinn and Kip had two go 'rounds on the flying ride after which Quinn promptly puked. Nice. Had to fill the empty stomach so we had ice cream and watched the battle of the bands. Stanford University, who are notorious for their outrageous behaviour, and the University of California at Davis, were competing. The boys were enthralled by the music, the dancing tree, the crazy antics and the general atmosphere. Afterwards, Reid said, "That was the best parade EVER!".

8th Birthday, Again!

We had a small birthday celebration for Reid and Quinn. Before Reid opened his presents, he said, "I know I'm just going to love this". As it turned out, he did.

Flying to America

We had a reasonably good flight to America. Here are Reid and Quinn relaxing in the Koru Club at Auckland International before the flight.



The AIRPLANE! Their little excited voices carried throughout the loading area!

No pictures of Kip because he, sadly, spent his flight with an airsick bag attached to his face. Not a good night for my oldest.