We drove 9 hours to Tahoe (it really doesn't take that long, but with a baby it does), spent a week with my two brothers, nephews, my mom AND my dad (they aren't married anymore, I don't think too many exes can share a night at a cabin with each other, I feel lucky) and my cousin and his wife. I can't believe how well Zoe rolled with it. She let her cousins play with her and her uncles google over her and her aunt love on her and her grandma and grandpa squeeze and kiss on her. Our cabin is an old A frame with only a loft, Zoe did remarkably well napping and sleeping without the quiet confines of a room (thanks to really loud white noise). On our trek home, we rolled into SLO with Zoe sucking her fingers, clutching her blanky and listening to white noise in the rear speakers....yep, that's right John and I listened to white noise for the last 2 hours of the 9 hour drive home so our little sweetie could sleep.
I've come away from this week with a rejuvenated love for my family. We've been through a lot together and it's really reassuring to spend a week with them and be the recipient of their unconditional love. There is a long list of highlights here are a few:
- Zoe meeting her cousins Jay and Travis, Uncle Jonah and Aunt Tammi for the first time
- playing May I late into the night
- a day at Sand Harbor beach
- rafting the Truckee
- an adult night out of serious debauchery...including drinking, gambling and dancing to a Johnny Cash cover band
- working out with my brother Jonah, that was a first!
- playing Apples to Apples
- hitting softballs with a view of the lake and sunset colors
- a bear break in....while we were in the cabin!
- having my family together and having a 6 whole days to spend hanging out
In case you can't tell by looking at the 90 pictures (yes, I counted them, there is really 90), Zoe is the center of the universe. Hope she doesn't get a big head!
Don't know what the real name of this game is....but we call it donkey balls ;)
Meeting the Lindemans!!!!
Aunt Tammi
Cousin Jay
Uncle Jonah
He knows how to make me giggle
Cousin Travis
Great Grandkids (missing Mozelle)
Lindeman grand and great grandkids
Great Grandma Greenwood
'what the heck is that fuzzy stuff on your lip?!
Grandpa Jon
go into modeling why don't ya?
intense inspection
Giants fan? Lindemans are makin' their move.
Inspection of Uncle Colton
His arms are long
Hurley knows the people who REALLY like him :)
don't see this very often
vacation
insert both feet in mouth
wowing everyone with the shear amounts of food this little lady can put down
Bath in the kitchen sink, but not before mommy bleaches it
bonk
It'll become very apparent how rare we all get together by all the picture combinations. It rivaled the amount you take at a wedding.
My brothers....awwwww
pops
looking the wrong direction
looking the right direction
mommy's turn
sweet
serious
Rollercoaster...Colton looks like death, wonder if he's afraid of roller coasters?
candid
Giants fan
Like father like son
horseshoes
my parents
Jay giving Hurley extra attention
Cody boy
I thought I set my camera up to give me 10 seconds on automatic timer....instead I ended up with 10 consecutive pictures....kind of funny to see that realization played out in 10 pictures. I only included 3, 90 pictures is enough.
May I, the family game
Grandpa pushes a mean stroller
awwww.....Sand Harbor Beach
Crawdaddin'
no age limit on fishing for crawdads!
one of many tats on this boy
da boys
the life
not a fan of the cold lake water on the toes....this is worth a click to see her face.
Sand Harbor
Batting practice
Colton sent more than a few over the fence
levitation
dork
nice swing....like I know what I'm talking about
serious business
I swing like a girl....nice background though eh?
yep, like a girl
I don't want to swing, I just want to play with the bat
multi talented
#1 fan
No one makes it through a Cobra attack
Exhibit A
Surfers....Hurley and Roxy
You mean the boys aren't ruining the picture on purpose?
Apples to Apples
Photo shoot round #2
The grandkids
the kids and grandkids
the jackass
the Lindemans....with Travis being a butthead
the kids, grandkids and inlaws
what they usually look like
what they look like only rarely
yeah...and this is only a few days worth....notice the Cobra can in there, who's idea was that anyway?!
Hurley loves Jonah
The plate of chicken right next to my daughter having a bath almost makes me have a panic attack....it just seems wrong to have a pile of meat next to a bathing baby.
Sacked out dogs who didn't bother to let out a peep when a bear tried to break it at 3am while we were all there sleeping.....seriously slacking on their dog duties!
Time to raise the mattress
We were gone only a week, but in that week it seems Zoe has catapulted herself much closer to crawling. She is certainly more and more mobile, spending time on all fours and pulling herself up on things. Time to get serious about baby proofing!
Rafting the Truckee will be in the next blog, gotta wait for Tammi to put them on Picassa....hint hint
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