Camping at Meeks Bay

We went camping at Meeks Bay at Lake Tahoe. It is amazing at how blue that water really is!! It water gets choppy fast so it was hard to wakeboard. We had to do it early in the morning. Anyway, we had a great time!

We went camping a lot. Here's some random pictures.

Portland Temple

We got the chance to visit the Portland Temple. The kids loved the little "pool". We had to make sure that Lauren didn't get in the water, that would have been crazy!! We really enjoyed our trip to visit the Smiths. They are such great friends!!! We love them!!

Multnomah Falls

When we visited the Smiths they took us on a hike to Multnomah Falls. It was very beautiful but was a tough hike with three stollers!! I wish that we took a picture of our group. We had four adults, three kids walking, and three strollers which one of them was a double stroller. I don't remember how long the hike was but the kids did great. We went all the way to the top. Man, if I did that hike once/ twice a week I'd be super skinny!! :)

At Canon Beach in Oregon

We stopped for some ice cream and to hang out at the park.

Haystack Rock at Canon Beach in Oregon

The beach was really fun to go to. I liked the fact that the sand was silky but hard but it was easy to walk on it. I thought that the weather was perfect, we have a great time!! It was a lot of fun hanging out with the Smiths!!

Aubrey takes great care of Lauren!!

The Girls Playing at the Fountains

Chad's Talent

My handsome husband decided to flip off one of the cliff at Frenchmens Lake. He's such a kid at heart! I love him!!

Hailey Belle is three months

My baby is getting too big too fast!!! She's three months in these pictures! She loves playing in her jumperoo. She is the first baby to suck her thumb. She's very easy going and loves to be held. AND she sleeps through the night!!!! My other girls didn't for a long time.

Jackson Meadows

We had a chance to go camping at Jackson Meadows with some great friends. The weather was a little cool and it rained a bit but we had a great time. Doesn't Hailey look funny with her lifejacket on?! She was a good sport about it though. I tried a new recipe which was dutch oven ribs; they were awesome!!!! They were so soft! We brought the boat with us to wake boarded and knee boarded. It was pretty cold but it was great.

My little family loves making faces in pictures!

Sorry this is sideways, I wasn't thinking!! :)

Driving to San Diego

On our way to San Diego, I wanted to stop and let the girls run around. So I thought that it would be fun to walk down one of the orchards and check out the trees. While we were looking at the trees ( we think they were plumb trees) Lauren started screaming!! She had tons of red ants crawling up her legs biting her. She had about twenty bites and we got bit a couple of times while trying to take off her clothes and get rid of the ants. They were really mean!! After we got back to the car, I said that we had to stand by one of the trees and take a picture. We had to document our trip! I know I'm mean, but we checked for ants first. :)

Little Rest Stop

We decided to stop in LA and find a park or somewhere for the girls to get out and run. We were so lucky because the exit that we took lead us straight to this place where we could ride ponys, trains and have lunch. We had a good time.

Beach

Our hotel was a block away from the ocean. So we went down and saw the seals come up to the beach area. The water was cold and very salty. Duh- I know but I guess that I am use to Lake Tahoe's water. Nice and clean!!

Legoland

While Chad was at his meetings, the girls, Lisa (Chad's sister) and I went to Legoland. The girls had a great time! It was a perfect place for little kids. All of the statues were made out of legos which Lauren had a kick with. We only got about half way around the park but we rode on a lot of rides and by the end of the day the girls were so tired! It was great!

San Diego Temple

We had the chance to go to the San Diego Temple to take some pictures. I just love this temple!! The girls thought that it looked like a castle.

Drive Back

On our drive home, we kept noticing these yellow signs that the "Congress created dust bowls" and we didn't understand what they meant. So at a rest stop we asked and they said that Congress had to pull some of the water rights or I guess how much they could use so A LOT of their crops died. I felt so bad that this was going on that I had to take pictures of it.

Aubrey's performance

Aubrey performed at UNR again with the Sierra Nevada Masterworks Chorale. Even though they only had a small part at the end of the program, it is so fun to see her on stage. She is a very outgoing girl and it's cute to see her developing her many talents.