June 2021
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Texas, Truckee, Virginia Lakes, Sonoma, San Francisco.

June reminded us of how much variety California has to offer. We went biking around Tahoe, and spent lots of lake time given the warm weather - including an overnight canoe trip with some friends to the boat-in Emerald Bay campground - which was a total highlight!!! Lake Tahoe is so beautiful, and a day paddling from DL Bliss to Emerald Bay is a good reminder of that.

Of course we also spent some quality time at Virginia Lakes, including a day spend in hot springs, rock climbing and followed by a jump into an ice cold alpine lake. We spent a week in San Francisco playing tourists also. The highlight for me was going to Alcatraz (which I had never done!). The kids thoroughly enjoyed the experience (they call jail "the trap", which is hilarious.. and they loved the story of the 1962 escape). During the week, while I worked, Melissa took the kids to the zoo, Academy of Sciences, and did other city things.

The kids also tried their hand at entrepreneurship - by running a lemonade stand in our neighborhood! They made $56, and the coolest part was that a neighbor (that we did not know!) gave them $100 - with the instructions to keep $10 of it, and donate the other $90 to someone who really needs it (they decided to donate it to orangutan and elephant orphanages, with donation a match by us). For some reason, weeks later, that still stands out as a highlight of the month. Thank you, whoever you were, for reminding us of how awesome humans can be.

  Houston airport :) Passed out enroute Houston :)  
  Houston airport :) Passed out enroute Houston :)

   
 

  Lots of laps on this local trail The Hulk is out for the summer Riding back from PJ's  
  Lots of laps on this local trail The Hulk is out for the summer Riding back from PJ's

   
 

  Checking out the neighborhood Volcano science experiments.. not ice cream  
  Checking out the neighborhood Volcano science experiments.. not ice cream

  Cutie :) The kids finally climb into the Hulk on their own Passed out on the way to get ice cream  
  Cutie :) The kids finally climb into the Hulk on their own Passed out on the way to get ice cream

   
 

  Lots of Donner lake beach days  
  Lots of Donner lake beach days

  Baxter checking out the Hulk  
  Baxter checking out the Hulk

  Laps around the hood Yogi's  
  Laps around the hood Yogi's

  Bridgeport from above  
  Bridgeport from above

  Green Creek Crowley lake Rovana/Swall Meadows  
  Green Creek Crowley lake Rovana/Swall Meadows

  Bishop Mono lake, looking west  
  Bishop Mono lake, looking west

  Alden's awesome birthday party at Donner Lake! Flying Ty and Jill down to Stanford Big Blue  
  Alden's awesome birthday party at Donner Lake! Flying Ty and Jill down to Stanford Big Blue

   
 

  Passed out :)  
  Passed out :)

  If the kids don't wake up after landing... does that mean it was a decent landing? Fun fuelling truck  
  If the kids don't wake up after landing... does that mean it was a decent landing? Fun fuelling truck

   
 

   
 

  Such a little patriot  
  Such a little patriot

  Epic hot springs Swimming in the epic hot springs  
  Epic hot springs Swimming in the epic hot springs

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

  Hiking up in the evening  
  Hiking up in the evening

   
 

  That was cold Refreshing  
  That was cold Refreshing

  Hiking down  
  Hiking down

   
 

  Back to the hot springs on the way out  
  Back to the hot springs on the way out

  Total mayhem :)  
  Total mayhem :)

  The military choppers Sweetwater dirt airstrip  
  The military choppers Sweetwater dirt airstrip

  Spooner lake and Lake Tahoe  
  Spooner lake and Lake Tahoe

  Last week of school  
  Last week of school

   
 

  FIrst optometry check-up  
  FIrst optometry check-up

  Followed by a dentist visit, on the last day of school Canoe trip!  
  Followed by a dentist visit, on the last day of school Canoe trip!

  Packed up and ready to go on our first overnight canoe trip  
  Packed up and ready to go on our first overnight canoe trip

  The west shore is so beautiful  
  The west shore is so beautiful

   
 

  The full crew :)  
  The full crew :)

   
 

  Emerald bay  
  Emerald bay

  Arrived in camp! Busy building  
  Arrived in camp! Busy building

  What's with the teenager over there?  
  What's with the teenager over there?

   
 

  The unique tea house on the island  
  The unique tea house on the island

   
 

   
 

  Silly morning time :)  
  Silly morning time :)

  Back we go!  
  Back we go!

  Note the slackliner up high  
  Note the slackliner up high

   
 

  Bodie has been talking about this dinner boat for 9 months, almost every day. At last, we do it!  
  Bodie has been talking about this dinner boat for 9 months, almost every day. At last, we do it!

   
 

   
 

  Sunset dinner on Lake Tahoe.. does it get much better?  
  Sunset dinner on Lake Tahoe.. does it get much better?

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

  Father's day ride in Tahoe Donner  
  Father's day ride in Tahoe Donner

   
 

   
 

  The kids LOVE the small kayaks!!!  
  The kids LOVE the small kayaks!!!

   
 

   
 

  The Tannaci's visited!!! Zoe and Piper cruising Farm camp!  
  The Tannaci's visited!!! Zoe and Piper cruising Farm camp!

  Lemonade Stand. $56 made + $90 to donate to someone who needs it!  
  Lemonade Stand. $56 made + $90 to donate to someone who needs it!

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

  Bouncy House time in SF  
  Bouncy House time in SF

   
 

  Gotta drive Lombard St!  
  Gotta drive Lombard St!

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

  The Alcatraz tour was a hit!  
  The Alcatraz tour was a hit!

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

  Hilarious  
  Hilarious

   
 

   
 

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