J.N.W.T.: August 2014

Monday, August 25, 2014

Jack the builder

Recently Jackson starts to build things from his Lego. He would sit quietly for half an hour to stack the blocks. We are thrilled for this change of character -- our floor no longer looks like a mine field now.

Friday, August 22, 2014

Lake Tahoe, Summer 2014

In mid-August we escaped the Dallas summer to meet the Randolphs in scenic (and cool) Lake Tahoe, CA. We filled the long weekend with camping, hiking, boating, beach activities and a little early morning photography.

On the Beach

Enjoying the Water

Barb in Charge

They're going to feed me what!?!

Who me? Yes, you - you who screamed from 1-2 am in the campground!

Buddies

Emerald Bay

The Intrepid Photographers

Trip Itinerary

Friday: Left Dallas late Friday evening, arrived really late in Tahoe
Saturday: Made camp at D.L Bliss State Park
Sunday: Boated and beached, hike to the Tea House on the island of Emerald Bay
Monday: Hiked about 6 miles from D.L. Bliss to Vikingsholm on the Rubicon Trail
Tuesday: Early AM photo shoot at Emerald Bay, midday flight back to Dallas

Thoughts

Thanks to the Randolph family for taking great care of us.
Bring a swimsuit! Lake Tahoe is magical in the summer.
Leaving Dallas at 8:45pm is very late; would be better to get an earlier flight.
One more day would have helped the enjoyment-to-travel-hassle ratio

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Jackson's First Birthday

Thanks to everyone for helping us commemorate Jackson's first birthday and for the generous gifts. We had a great time! Here are a few photos from before and after the party. We were running around too much to snap photos during. We're counting on some other photographers to help us out there :-).