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Showing posts with label Vacations. Show all posts
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Monday, July 4, 2011

Hume Lake (6/25/11 - 7/3/11)

The arrival at the campsite!

Chloe exploring the campsite and already picking up rocks and sticks

Chloe LOVED this hat and always wanted to wear it - she does look pretty darn cute in it :)

Chloe eating breakfast with Auntie - Chloe was famished each morning but Auntie knew just how to fix that!

In the kayak with Daddy at the Cove - Chloe even learned out to say "kayak"

Grizzly Falls - we've never seen it with this much water pouring down it!

Our favorite hang-out spot down at King's River - there was so much water, we almost didn't recognize it. Normally there is a sandy beach below where Jeremiah is standing and you can hang out there with a floaty and each lunch, but not in June!

Another great Falls (can't remember the name) with water just shooting out of it - it was incredible!

This is a picture of the Falls that are behind us in the above picture.

A view on our walk around Zumwalt Meadows.



A very cool tree we saw on the walk.

Chloe was given a couple of willow sticks to play with on the walk - she loved whacking people with them - she thought it was the funniest thing, especially when she got to sneak up behind Mommy and give her a whack or two :)



The campsite

If anyone was near water, Chloe had to be there too! Her favorite phrase was "Wash?" She wanted to always have water on her!

Where we relaxed while looking at baby names for Little Monkey #2 - we got a little closer but still have a long list.

Up 10-Mile Creek - even though the water was cold, Chloe had no problems splashing around in it next to Daddy.

Little Monkey #2's first time on the log!


Last year, these bear boxes were installed while we were camping. We put Chloe, who was 9 months at the time, in it so we wanted another picture of her in it this year, except we didn't have to put her in there - she gladly climbed in to explore all by herself!

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Catalina Island (5/15/11 - 5/16/11)

Our "free" trip to Catalina Island for sitting through a Time Share Presentation back in October 2010 (they sure did make us jump through a lot of hoops to get this trip - we'll NEVER sit through one of those again, no matter how enticing the prize)

Chloe enjoying the boat ride while her poor preggie mommy was feeling the effects of both morning sickness and motion sickness :(



The Glass Bottom Boat Tour

It's hard to tell, but this is a picture of a HUGE fish - a black something or other (can't recall the name) that is protected. We were told this thing weighs at least 500lbs and this guy was feeding it a fish to put on a show for us on the dock.

This was actually Chloe's first time to go down a slide all by herself without any help!


Inside the beautiful Casino (read as Entertainment Center, not gambling center) - this was an incredible place to see and we would recommend it to anyone visiting the island. Totally worth the money (make sure to get a BYGO coupon from online before you go, though)



Thursday, April 21, 2011

Maui (4/13/11 - 4/20/11)


Our very nice Condo

Chloe testing out the snorkel gear :)

First Family Portrait on the Island - on our way to walk into town

This tree is really old (can't remember the name right now) and in the middle of town - very cool place to eat some ice cream on a hot day!

The whole group minus the prego.

Daddy and Chloe enjoying the nice warm Maui waters.

Couldn't resist a picture of those gorgeous curls (that's Daddy in the background)

Chloe LOVED her floaty (and HATED the sand)


Our very cool ride!

The North Coast


At the Aquarium

The South Coast

The West Coast

The Prego!

The view on top of Mount Haleakala (it is so tall you are above the cloud line)

Inside the Visitor's Center

Chloe with her Maui shirt :)


On Top of Mount Haleakala

The very pretty bush/flower that grows up there.

Chloe with her new necklace on