Besides keeping Riley and Zoeyanne from killing each other, we spent much of our time at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe swimming and playing in the sand. Biking and home art projects were followed by slip in slides in the backyard and fun times with family and friends.


We had a wonderful 8 days straight of Echo Lake this year. Our time overlapped with the Scott and Leeann and Elizabeth and Jonathan. We did a little hiking, a little water skiing, celebrated Thaniel’s first birthday, and even had another ER visit for a broken limb. Traditions traditions. Our hike with the Adams and Linda was a lot of fun. We could have done with out the last couple hours down the mountain through the bushes and no pathway, but hey, it was an adventure. What an awesome first birthday for Thaniel to have so many cousins and Aunts and Uncles. We made ice-cream with the “camper’s dream” ball that the kids rolled back and forth and Laura’s award winning triple chocolate cake.

Laura and the kids spent a night with friends Bryce, Hannah and Ella at their cute cabin at Buck’s Lake. Although Riley’s arm was in a cast, we all had a blast.

The Schleichers came for a visit in August and we had a great time. Laura and Jen have been friends for nearly 32 years now and they are very much family. Jen is a very talented photographer and snapped some great family photos and awesome shots of just the kids.

After a week of orientation, both kids started school at the end of August. Zoeyanne has the same teacher Riley had for the past two years, Kate. Laura is room mom this year because she just had too much free time. Dan’s parents came in September to help with some projects around the house and we all got up early and went to the Reno’s Great Balloon Race.

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