Monday, April 23, 2012

Yosemite 2012

Off to Yosemite for our annual family camping trip!




The weather was gorgeous for April!!  Sydney and her friends played in the creek in their bathing suits!


Sydney and her cousin Taylor.



Beer tasting on Friday night!


Sydney and her friend Avery.


Right to left: Sydney, Taylor and Avery.


Off they go on a hike to the bridge below Vernal Falls!


Sydney and Daddy walking up the hill to Vernal Falls.


Left to right: Sydney, Simba and Mommy.

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Sydney preferred to travel by Daddy up the steep parts.  Lucky Sydney!!






We made it!  Vernal Falls is in the background.




Pops and Grandma were with us!


Heading back down the hill we stopped for a picture with Aunt Cori and Taylor.


Left to right: Grandma, Sydney, Mommy and Pops.


Later we took the kids to climb rocks in the "Indian Caves" with Alvin, Andy and BJ.


This is what the rest of us did... we climbed a small rock and had some cocktails.



Wine tasting on Saturday night!  


Sydney and Taylor.


Granny and Sydney.


Off we go on another bike ride.  We rode up to Mirror Lake then over to the trail to Lower Yosemite Falls. After that we got some ice cream and headed back to camp.  A very fun day!!


Mirror Lake!


Whitney, Sydney and Mommy.


Alvin and Shelley!  A picture of just the two of us... rare!



The hike to Lower Yosemite Falls.




It was very nice to be at the base of the waterfall on such a hot day!





Alvin's friend Jamie with Alvin and Sydney.





Sydney and I went on a little hike around our campsite...






Throwing rocks in the river.


"You shall not pass!"


Our last morning in Yosemite.  Sydney slept in that morning.  I asked if she wanted to get up and she told me she wasn't ready.  I told her she should sleep in as long as she could because when she gets older we are going to start making her take down the tent with us.  She laughed like I was joking!


Family picture time!!



And one final waterfall picture.