We had our first visitors. It was so good to see my dad Garry and my stepmom Bonnie, pull into our driveway on Saturday. We had excited butterflies and the kids watched the clock like hawks. Time seemed to be passing slowly, but then suddenly they were here and our time together started off with a bang.
On Sunday we decided to visit Lake Tahoe. It took us under 2 hours to arrive to mountains and the most beautiful lake I've ever seen. We drove through the Squaw Valley where the Winter Olympics were held in 1960.
We drove through Tahoe City in search of a nice beach to have lunch at.
We found this. It was packed with people (of course), this is Lake Tahoe after all! But we decided to setup camp for a while and take in the view.
Picnic on the lake. Not soon after we ate Bonnie disappeared. I had laid back on my beach towel to rest my eyes and assumed she was using the restroom. But I should have known she was up to something.
Yep, she was off at the marina renting a boat. So our day at Lake Tahoe turned more interesting and even more fun because we actually were going to be out on the water with the wind in our hair!
And we set off on the expansive Lake Tahoe. Breathtakingly beautiful.
The boat traffic was crazy!
Family photo.
The driver :)
Emerald Bay!
Kaleb wanted to climb up this island and check out the rock castle people have built on top. :)
Perhaps next year?
We also got a tube so Eric decided to jump on but first he had to put on his extra small life vest.
I was laughing so hard. The rental place forgot to throw in an adult size vest but that didn't detour him.
And Kaleb jumped in too thinking tubing would be awesome. But then he changed his mind because the tube was too small and he couldn't ride double with dad.
Jaxon jumped in too for a minute but said it was too cold.
Cruising around the lake. I think I had the best spot!
The water was turquoise...... Absolutely beautiful.
We had to be tourists at Tahoe City after and find some ice cream.
I forgot to mention we adopted these two on Friday night. Our friend Meribeth gave Kaleb his belated birthday gift and Jaxon his early birthday gift. So we have Dave and Stuart in our home now and they came along on many of our adventures. "Beee-doh."
On Monday we headed north of our house about 6 miles. No joke.
To the Yuba River. It is notorious for its swimming holes and big rocks and sandy beaches. I had been told about it but hadn't checked it out yet. Not sure why I was waiting.
So we hung out here Monday. Kaleb and Eric jumped off the rocks into the water. I am realizing that though Kaleb is a rather timid child, he's got a daredevil side. His first remark to me when he saw other people jumping from rocks was that we wanted to do that. <Heavy sigh>
Grey hair is in my near future.
Kaleb jumped and jumped and jumped some more.
After he had conquered this small feat, he moved to the bigger rock.
Jaxon thought he might be able to jump and almost did it and backed out at the last minute....but I know he really wanted to deep down inside!
But he did swim like little Nemo. He won't wear a life vest and his water wings nearly shame him. He also hates being able to be in a spot where he can touch. This kid is a water baby! (Guess we're living in the right place for him)
Jax finally took a break from the water to dig in the sand.
On Tuesday we headed west to Yuba City to check that out and show them where Eric works and have lunch and tour the heart of Yuba City. Eric's office is located right in downtown Yuba City and it has lovely shops and a fun pet store.
And we had to feed the fish.
Grandma Bonnie got a little carried away when the food dispenser had a malfunction.
The fish were really happy I'm sure.
I think if you asked our visitors what they thought of Northern California they would unanimously say, "pleasantly surprised." I'm pretty positive it was not at all what they expected, it was much better!
On Wednesday morning, they departed. My eyes were leaking all morning.
Good memories were made and will not be soon forgotten!
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