Elli and Este: August 2013

Saturday, 24 August 2013

How do you like to go up in a swing

Child free day

A fantastic ride above Lake Tahoe on the Nevada side on an old Flume track- beautiful and great riding. Thanks to Ama and Dan for baby sitting.

Family reception BBQ

Some pictures from the family BBQ held on the shores of Tahoe acouple of days before the wedding.

The picture alludes to some of the most important things in life- corn and beer.

Bryce and Gina.

We have no photos of the wedding of Bryce and Gina because our camera battery was flat and we brought the wrong charger. However, believe us when we say it was a great wedding filled with celebration, eating and dancing. This picture is of the fried late night snacks brought out around 11 during the dancing. A brilliant idea only slightly tainted in our minds by the next days experience of the doubled dehydration of alcohol combined with garlic fries.

Home Base, Tahoe

We stayed in a small a-frame style ski house with a loft a short drive from the rest of the fam. We had great access to the forest and lots of running trails.

The golden rays of tri-tip beef being cooked on coals. It was delicious if I do say so myself.

We had our own private beach access. Rock only but still very nice.

The Boys in Pasadena Part 1

We arrived first in Pasadena for a brief stop with Ella, Kirk, Jarah and Hugo. Ama was also there, much to the boys delight.

It was great to meet little [big] Hugo for the first time. Here he is surprised we made it after all this time.

Elliot enjoyed feeding him wood chips.

Jarah and Elliot bonded over cheese sticks...

and gold fish...

... and discussing the in and outs of the new front garden path.

The 33rd Annual Squaw Mountain Run

Zoe bravely took on the Squaw Mountain Run on the morning of the meeting. A 5.8 kilometre running from the ski village at 1890m to 2500m. A tough run at altitude she came third in her age group.