Sailing in the Bay

After reuniting with her second Cousin Eddie and his new wife Westy in New York, he kindly invited us to go on an evening sailboat ride on the Bay.  It was awesome.

  The kids check out the boat we get use.

  Excited to set sail.

 Happy guys.

Eddie prepping for our trip.

Maya gets to use the air horn as we head out.

Eddie, Westy, and more of his friends head into the bay.

A perfect evening out on the bay.  The wind was strong enough we didn't even need the mainsail. We just used the headsail.

 Dexter is loving looking for dolphins.

The whole fam.

Dexter on the bow.

Maya has her Titanic moment as we motor back.

Dexter learning navigation.  What a wonderful evening!

At Home With Vegetables and Meat

Dad took a little time off work and Mom and Dad decided to do a 30 clean eating challenge (basically Paleo eating).  We had fun hanging around the house and attempting like cave people.

 At the very windy Sausalito Art Festival.

Kids eating the new clean breakfast.

 Here we go.

First completely solo poop (Wipe, lid down, flush, wash hands).  It took a while to get him to wipe on his own, don't judge.

Welcome to the world of kale.

Chicken Nicoise Salad.  Impressive.

  

Venison Stew being prepped by Daddy.

Dexter's thoughts on meeting a dinosaur.

"Dexter and the Pool" video

Dexter knows that you learn from repetition...

Two Kids, Same School

This has never happened.  Today Maya and Dexter went to school at the same spot.  Dexter is starting Kindergarten (for real) and Maya is starting 5th grade.

Obligatory shots in front of the house.

These two.

Dexter gets to shake Mr. Harvey's hand as a student.  He made sure to look him in the eye.

You can see the excitement.

 Proud Kindergartener.

Dexter is in class with his friend since birth, Owen.

After his first day.  (You may be wondering why there aren't more pictures of Maya.  Being her older 5th grade self, she didn't want photos.)

Dexter says hi to his 8th grade buddy, Matthew.

The Last Day Before School

A little time in the yard before we are back to school...

 Reading under the tree.

Hello young lady.

Dexter gets useful.

The Last Day

We had a great time with Marimar, Santi, and Kalea, but they had to leave a day before us.  

 A quick trip to the top of the Grey Eagle waterfall before they left. Sadly, Dexter was sick that morning so he stayed in the room.

Big kids enjoying the view. 

 After the cousins left, Momma returned with Maya.

Checking out the motor boat at Sardine Lake.

The boat is not exactly speedy.

Too many beautiful spots.

Dexter is feeling better!

The next morning we were heading home.

Lake Hike

Another day, another hike...

 Heading down the trail.

Lovely.

Finding rocks to climb.

Cool dude.

Thumbs up!

 Big Bear Lake.

Overlooking Long Lake.

Lunch at Silver Lake.

A fine spot.

Quick swim.

Nature calls.

The walk continues.

Our hiking team.  Gotta get back before the rain!