Beautiful Day!

We've had a beautiful and wet spring out here!  These pictures are from a walk that Oscar and I took right outside of Blue Diamond.  It had just rained and everything was so vibrant and smelled amazing.  I wish Blogger had a scratch and sniff option!

 I love the vibrant green with the black branches.

  Flowers are emerging. 

 Misty, wet trail.

 Speed racer.

 I just love the tiny cacti.  I didn't do a good job of capturing the scale, but these guys are mini.  The top one is about the size of a baseball and below, the size of a golf ball.

Magical tunnel fort.

Spring Break

I'm not sure what's up with this gap at the top - I posted the pics from my phone so maybe that's the prob??

We had an awesome spring break two weeks ago with a little trip to Bishop and a visit from old friends.

Everyone was happy to be on the road!

The wise wizard.

The drive to Bishop is one of my favorites.  So beautiful

Camp spot wasn't too shabby.  The first day was the warmest, least windy day.  We apparently always bring the gale force winds with us when we come to Bishop.  

We even had creek access.


One day we went bouldering up toward Mammoth at a beautiful, forested spot.  Oscar made himself at home.

We ended up climbing in some snow!  Oscar, king of the forest.

Poor Oscar is truly built for the snow, not the Las Vegas desert.

Having a blast catching snow.  Adam doing a jig!

Impressive moves.

The Eastern Sierras are amazing.

Back at lower elevations, Oscar surveys his domain.




Can you tell how windy it is!?  Look at Oscar's face!

Moon over the Happy Boulders.

My boys snug as a bug in a rug.

You know it's chilly when Oscar stays under a blanket.

Back in Vegas, the old crew plus a few new additions from when we knew Michele, Brandon, and Dan back in Ohio.  L to R: Jessie (she's a new addition, Dan's wife), Michele and Izzy (also a new addition), Brandon, Dan, Oscar and Adam.  It had been about 13 years since Adam had seen Dan and about 9 for me (he and Brandon came out on a climbing trip one time when Adam was gone).  It had been about 3 years since I had seen Brandon, Michele and Isabelle, and probably about 6 or so for Adam.  We had a super nice time catching up.

Isabelle sending.

Adam sending (with a butt spot).

We were exhausted by the end of the week, but it was totally worth it!

New Old Post

I was about to start a new post when I saw that I had this one already started from who knows how long ago.  I'm not sure on dates but all the happenings happened within the last 8 months or so.

 Adam got me a Petzi (pet treat cam) for christmas.  The pictures are in reverse order but you can see the progression from when Oscar hears it turn on to when he's chasing after his treat.  It's pretty fun :)

You can kind of see our new coffee table in the above pictures but we also just got matching side tables (the coffee table is the same style as the side table).  The living room is slowly coming together with real adult furniture!

Adam installing our new side door.

Red Bull Air races out at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  It's amazing what these guys can/are willing to do!

Adam help rig at a childhood cancer event called Cirque Couture.  It was a mix of a fashion show and some acrobatic acts.

Happy Oscar!

Replacing our well....

Went to my friend Kim's wedding in September in Colorado.  The old Kent State roommates all together.  Susan now lives in Georgia.

Instead of a cake they had a cake piñata filled with little liquor bottles and candy :)

Amazingly beautiful venue.