Dillon's Beach, Serene Lakes, and School Begins

Here are some highlights to the close of a fun filled summer.

DILLON'S BEACH:

Friday, Aug 8th:

Annelise goes to the ocean for the first time!!!!!!!!! It was something else seeing her sooooo excited when she crested the sand dune where we parked. She stood for a second taking it all in, then started running, and didn't stop until she was in the water. She laughed hysterically as the first few waves hit her. All of us couldn't stop laughing at her.

Then, Rylan dug a huge hole, Daddy built a sand village, and Annelise threw sand at seagulls.

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ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND

Friday, Aug 15 - Sunday, Aug 17

Roger/Jim and I had a weekend away from both kids to celebrate 11 years of marriage!!!! Thanks Grandma & Papa Roger for spending time with our little angels. :)

- Fri & Sat night, we stayed @ Serene Lakes, Ice Lake Lodge, shhh - what an amazing hideaway where our room had doors that opened to a beach, and the lake was about 25 feet away.

- Sat, we did the Tahoe Flume and Rim Trail on our mountain bikes - we started at Spooner Lake for a change. I hadn't ridden this route in maybe 4 years and enjoyed all the Aspen trees, of course the amazing view at the top of the Flume trail overlooking Marlett Valley on one side and Lake Tahoe on the other, and then the Rim trail overlooking Lake Tahoe. I rode for the first time with tubeless tires and felt good. Roger/Jim road his single speed, of course.

- Sun, hiked on Soda Springs Rd (where it turns to dirt) for an hour. Amazing views. Roger/Jim filled me in on how this road goes all the way to French Meadows, Robinson Flat and/or Foresthill. The dirt section starts about 200 feet from Ice Lake Lodge. Then, we hung out on the beach until it was time to drive home.

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SCHOOL DAYS

Monday, Aug 18th

Annelise started Prep-Preschool today. She wore her little backpack and was excited. After hanging up her bag, she ran to sit at the circle with the rest of the kids. She cried when I told her I was leaving but quickly got sidetracked as Teacher Donna held her and the kids began singing a song with a frog puppet. When I picked her up they said she quickly fit in and was a very busy girl, enjoying all the "Montessori jobs" and playground time. She'll go MWF 8:30-12:00.

Rylan started Pre-Kindergarten today. He's been excited for a while since kids in his Preschool were moving on to Kindergarten and his big cousins are going into fourth grade. He was ready to move onto a different class too. Now, he'll go M-F 8:30-12:00. He's also playing soccor now and will be in a parade and have his first soccor game this Sat in Auburn.

Until next time..................