Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Memorial Day Weekend: Emerald Bay State Park

Charlie and Angie made the long journey and came to visit us for Memorial Day! We've been missing them and it was so fun to have them here. Thanks, Char and Ang! We hung out, went shopping, took a tour of Sean's work and even got to spend some time with him "on-duty". And, we spent some time at "the lake" and went up to Emerald Bay for a day hike. It was beautiful!

Emerald Bay is one of the most photographed places in the world! In 1969, Emerald Bay was designated a National Natural Landmark for its brilliant panorama of mountain-building processes and glacier carved granite. The natural beauty, geology and history of this unique island make it one of the highlights of any visit to the Lake Tahoe area. The park features Vikingsholm, one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in the western hemisphere. The "Tea House" on Fannette Island, the only island to be found in all of Lake Tahoe. Emerald Bay was designated an underwater state park in 1994. It is the resting place for many boats, launches and barges used in the lake before the turn of the century, during the heyday of Emerald Bay Resort and used in the construction of Vikingsholm.






This sandwich was sooooo good! Probably one of the best I've ever had!




























Friday, May 22, 2009

Father and Son's Campout!

For the B-Boy, the Father and Son's Campout is the most anticipated weekend of the year. This year didn't disappoint. Both Father and Son had a super fun weekend!




Cupcake Class!

The Whole Foods Store here has the funnest kids' cooking classes. We went to the cupcake class and had a blast. Life does not get better than this!