Off to Camp.

Luke is packed and ready to go! He has

been waiting for summer Scout camp

for weeks and is finally off for a

week at Camp Fleishmann in

Chester, California about 130 miles

away from Reno. Luke is so cautious

and meticulous. His backpack is packed

perfectly and he has checked his list a

bazillion times over the past week

readying himself for his first

week-long camping experience.

Now, for the hard part! What am I

to do without my sidekick all week?

Read, study, and quilt . . . That should

take some of the edge off.

Miss.you.already.

The Shiz.

Our Tim had a gig last night in South

Lake Tahoe at "Fresh Ketch", a trendy

little restaurant.

Sam was the resident photog and

took some pix and video to show

what an awesome job Tim did.

We have had so much fun since Tim

has been home. Let me just say that

there is NEVER a dull moment with

our #1 at home. We love him so much

and are so proud of him!!

A-C-T-I-O-N.

. . . just a little pic of the forklift that

hit my car . . .

Yep, we now have windows. I did not

think that I would have to do windows,

but I guess that I will be doing quite

a few.

. . . as always a shot of the

"Dissertation Room".

Front door view . . . love, love, love it.

This is a little view of some of the

back of our house . . .

. . . more back views, as I am always

excited to take pics of the front of the

house. Pretty exciting as everything

is starting to take shape and the plywood

roof is on and the windows are in.

Packin' for Camp.

Luke is getting ready to head to

Boy Scout camp for a week!

He is really excited! His troop is headed

to Camp Fleishmann in Chester, California.

Our troop leaders say that the camp is

be-a-utiful.

Luke is going to earn seven merit

badges while he is at camp, including

the Eagle required swimming merit badge.

Luke has lots of great friends in his troop

and he already has bunkmates.

Off to camp for a week, what am I to do?

Happy, Happy Birthday Luke!!

After a week-long of celebrating,

my Luke turned 12 today. His day

started off early with winning a golf

tournament, floating the raging rapids

of the Truckee River, and eating cheesecake.

Luke is an important part of our family

and we are so thankful that he is ours.

Thank you for being who you are.

Happy, Happy, Birthday Luke

and a trillion more!!

Sand Harbor.

Fun, fun, funnest family day with my

boys!! Tim knows all of the awesome

places to go around Northern Nevada.

Today we headed to Sand Harbor.

We played music and laughed and

joked THE ENTIRE day.

It is hard to believe that it is so HOT

right in the middle of the forest, but

it was hot!!! We got in Lake Tahoe to COOL

off.

There is something so relaxing about

putting your tired piggies in the sand.

My BIRTHday boy enjoying his

ROOT beer!!!

Sam had fun taking pics with his

"old school" camera as well as

his SLR with his telephoto lens.

(Boys and the beach . . . there is

NOTHING like a telephoto lens!!)

We are so glad that Tim is home and

is our tour guide.

The beach sand is amazing at

Sand Harbor and is pretty darn

hot on the tootsies. I could not

believe how hot it was there . . .

TOTALLY BEACHY!!!

Thank Heaven for our resident photog.

Seagulls were waiting for crumpets

of food!!

The boys jumped off of the rocks into

Lake Tahoe.

My be-a-uuutiful Sand Harbor.

The boys had fun climbing on rocks,

swimming, eating, and sunbathing.

. . . after a jump.

Of course, our Tim knew the PERFECT

spot to stop on the way home for

some yummy beach food.

Authentic Mexican food is one of our

family faves and T's did not disappoint.

After being at the beach ALL day, what

could be better than soft tacos, burritos,

guac, salsa, and chips.

Day at the beach with your very favorite

peeps: a win!!

Celebrating the 4th.

We had SO MUCH fun celebrating the

big 1-2 with our Luke.

What more could we wish for? Luke

is an awesome son and brother!! We

love him so, so much!

Red, white, and blue . . . the bestest

way to celebrate a birthday.

Luke loves cake and ice cream and

there is NO better way to celebrate

than with a three-layer doozie such

as this . . .

More sweets for the sweet.

Luke waits ALL YEAR long to celebrate

his birthday. He loves birthdays more than

anyone that I know.

Packages containing Luke's very

favorite things . . .

All week long, Luke wanted to go

in my closet for just a "peek" at the

presents and cards . . . The anticipation

was killing him.

Luke loves to make s'mores right in

the microwave at night.

One happy, happy birthday boy.

Awesome bros to celebrate with.

Tim always has the best ideas on

how to put Luke's birthday funds

to good use.

The wad.

One of the birthday cards said, "What

could I possibly ask for other than a

grandson like you", Sam replied "A

grandson like me".

Tim had an awesome idea to go to

this burger joint that made burgers

almost as big as Luke, the "Awful,

Awful". Truthfully, I have NEVER seen

such a big burger and TONS of fries.

Gramps was along to celebrate!

Luke you are 1-2, not 2-1.

We had a great family day celebrating

the 4th and one of our very favorite peeps!

Happy.Birthday.Luke.