stanley canyon hike

 Last weekend we went for a 3 mile hike up through a canyon to a lake.  Olivia did great considering it was uphill for 1.5 miles.  We also took the 2 poodles with us on the hike.

 lots of climbing.

 a little rest break for her little legs.

 Jon with his dog Punky.  Both dogs were loving the hike.

on the way we found wild raspberries and we ate them  anytime we found some.

Olivia was loving it.

 Olivia is holding Happy.

 The dogs were hot but would not get wet, so Jon helped them out.

And then it was Olivia's turn.

It was a great hike up and a wonderful hike down. 

That night the dogs slept great and so did Olivia.

What a wonderful day for a family hike.

Olivia helped me make home made meat balls and spagetti sauce.  It was all amazing, and she was an awesome cook.

our little cook.

2nd Grade

She is officially in second grade.  First day of school.

Boston

 We had 4 days off together and we headed to Boston.  First stop was to visit Jon's Mom.  She was placed in a nursing home 8 months ago and then on hospice 2 weeks ago.  After a long visit, we checked into our  hotel to get some Zzzz....  The next day we headed to the beach.  Yes it was clouding and raining almost all day.  We picked up Olivia's cousin and her friend.

 These scupltures were on the near the beach.  They were pretty cool.

 The girls had fun running away from the water considering it was only 70 degrees.

 They found star fish, crabs, shrimp, and hermit crabs too.  They had a blast.

 This area reminded me of northern California's coast.  So beautiful.

 Then Olivia had her first sleep over att he hotel.  Her cousin Billie stayed the night with us.  They played in the pool til almost 9pm and then talked in bed till 11pm.  Long night.

 Then we dropped Billie off at the YMCA and went to see Jon's Mother again before heading out. 

It was a short but great vacation/trip.