Bliss

We were all set to Camp at Wrights Lake but they canceled our reservation due to snow pack (in mid July!).  So we opted for a weekend at Bliss…. according to Mama it truly was bliss and a good decision.

Here are our camp views…

From the picnic table…

the fire pit…

and from inside our tent…

There are two great things about camping at Bliss… the beach…

and the hikes.  We started with a little hike on Saturday.

This hike had lots of rocks to climb.

Mama said something about it being a blissful naptime too but I guess you’ll have to ask her about that… I slept like a rock.

The next day we did our big hike.

and 10 minutes into it I decided it was snack time…

but then we did some cave exploration…

took in some great views…

This view was one of Mama and Dada’s favorites.

by the end I was pooped!

and dirty!  So we ended our weekend at Bliss with a drip in Lake Tahoe… it was ccccoooollllddd but I loved it!

Forehead Band-aid

For those of you who missed it… I took on a tree branch with a hammer and lost.  But I got to wear cool forehead band-aids for a whole week!

Mama turns 35

Mama officially turned 35 on Sunday.  She opted for a day at the beach, her favorite Muir Beach. 

While there I did a lot of inspecting…. my requisite beach streak…

and the I flew the kite all by myself!It was a great family day at the beach.

Dinosaur Party!

Mama and I celebrated our ages this weekend.  I turned 3.5 and Mama 35.  I love parties!  Mama let out her inner Martha for this one…

We had dinosaur garland, hats, bags, napkins, plates, cupcakes, fossils and dinosaur eggs!

I spent much of the party with my new best bud Declan… we dug for fossils together…

and did several inspections…rode our ‘bikes’, jumped, hid, and ate cupcakes together!

I was very fond of my new magnifying glass… it even helped me find dinosaur eggs…

Inside the egg was a dinosaur too! 

Thank you everyone for making the party sooo fun… I told Mama I want another party tomorrow.

July 4th

We celebrated independence day with a parade and block party.

Both were HOT…. really hot… but that didn’t stop me from having a wonderful time!   At the block party I made a new best bud, Declan.  We started a Strider ‘Gang’ and rode all around the blocked off street, we also were partners in crime. Above you can see the watermelon quarters we snuck away from the watermelon eating contest… so sneaky… and so yummy.  We also did donut on string eating, t-shirt painting, sticker and glue art, and ended it with a little fireworks fun.   It truly was a happy 4th (for me, Mama and Dada said they ‘melted’, but they seem fine to me).

July 3rd

Ah… holiday weekends… time to play… play … play…

We went to Muir beach and did some fossil digging…

Some kite flying…

I even helped launch it… but alas we did not have enough wind to keep it flying.

We spent the rest of our day running and walking in the surf, climbing ‘big’ rocks, and following a stream… I love Muir Beach.

We ended the day with Leo’s first birthday party in Sonoma.  Happy Birthday Leo!