golden gate no. uno

Took the quick jaunt across to the North side of the bay, for a look back at the city on a glorious day. These pics are from the E side of the 101.

bye, bye lakie

Last non-snowy views of Donner this year. A sight Mom & Dad never tire of. So far so good for Natalie too.




"Oooh..."

love is ... a sprinkler

Why it's dangerous to leave Dad & Natalie alone together: life lessons tend to be "sticking your finger in the sprinkler is fun."

Which, you know, it is.

the big donner trip (III)

When we weren't lakeside, lazing in the cabin was definitely the place to be.


The whole crew.


Posh candlelight dinner, a.k.a. Staredown at OK Corral.


Everybody loves Ray. There's just no way around it.

the big donner trip (two)

A representative sample of the go-go-go life at the cabin.

shades

Now if that ain't just the look of a 50's movie queen, we don't know what we're talking about.

slide?!?

For a while there, Natalie preferred to think of the slide as a place for sedentary contemplation...







... and was quite a bit less sure about, you know, actually sliding.

the big donner trip (part 1)

On Labor Day weekend we went up to Donner Lake w/ Ray & them.

Natalie & Dad's favorite part was dipping our toes in the lake.

on my hobby horse

Our friends at the Thai Cottage hooked Natalie up with a sweet rocking horse. The benefits of cuteness never cease to astound - milk it while you can, girl!








This face popped up out of the blue, much to Mom &
Dad's delight...

wagon

Cruising the city sidewalks with Brendan....


Alert face.


Funny face.


"This is serious" face.

a day at the beach, long ago

Natalie just loves the beach...




Don't be alarmed. (This was in August.)