More Cabin Pics

We got home from the Cabin last night. We had such an adventure, as usual, during our 10 days in the Sierra Nevada Mountains! I must admit, it was a relief to be able to set Hazel on the carpet last night, and see her crawl about with glee! She didn't have many opportunties to do that at the cabin as the terrain is very rocky and DIRTY. :) Here are some photos, not in order as I pooled photos from my mom and Michelle as well. They capture SOME of our fun, though nothing is like the real thing. You can't get the same sense of the icy cold water from a photo as you can from sticking in your toes ...nor can you get the same feel of that high mountain sunshine as you can from lying on a sizzling slab of mountain granite. Home is SWEET, but the Cabin will be on our mind until we arrive again next summer.

Pat & Bonnie basking in the sunshine

Jill and Bonnie on Oasis Island

Cute Cousin Chris

Pucker Up!

On the Rock at Lake Alpine

Kelsey, Hazel, Chris and I resting up at the River

Happy Girl!

The Old Snag

(As we hike up from the Stanislaus River - over a 1000 foot climb in just over 1.5 miles - this Snag marks the top of the steepest part of the hike. Hazel was sleeping in the backpack worn by her daddy through most of the climb. Oh, why couldn't we all be so blessed!)

Family @ the Cabin

Will got this Texas shirt from Michelle & Ryan...we will be trying to pry it from him today in order to wash it!

Slick Rock - a beautiful NEW place we discovered this year - accessible by a VERY bumpy ride in Bruce's Jeep. Here is Beau showing some style in his ability to ride the slide!

I try to keep my hat out of the grasp of Hazel's little hands.

What a Beautiful River!

The gang at Slick Rock

Ryan takes a slide

Kelsey's turn!

Here comes Chris!

Michelle & Ryan

Hazel takes a lunch break/rest with momma during a hike

Michelle gets in a squeeze

Michelle stops to smell the flowers

We stand by "The Monarch" - Beau's favorite tree on the hike to the Stanislaus River

Will relaxes one morning with a cup of cocoa

Will's Fort - Will spent days on this fort and was quite proud of the finished product!

Here is Will on his inaugural dip in Little Falls

Brrrrr!

Where did he go?

Out in seconds!

Beau's Catch

The fish was hungry I guess

Beau takes my mom to Slick Rock

What a good looking group...

...for a bunch of people living in the woods without electricity!

Great-Grandparents & Grandparents with us

Cousin Jen came to visit mom in the "corral" with Hazel

Fishing at the river
More fishing at the beautiful river - note Bruce in the background

Pretty Bella Girl - never has her coat looked so silver than amidst all that granite rock

Hazel and Bella hanging out at the cabin

Beau strikes a pose on Balancing Rock

Will attempts to push Balancing Rock off on Beau...nice try kid!

Bruce and Roberta brought their brand new tent trailor to the cabin - AWESOME!!

Here is Hazel enjoying the space to explore and also sleep!

Nothing tires out Bella quite like a week at the cabin! Yay!!