Vacation Recap

My vacation is slowly coming to an end.  Ok, not slowly - but rather quickly.  That's how it always seems while on vacation.
After my medical lesson for this vacation - I got to slip away for a little while.

Lake Tahoe was the destination.  Cold crisp air and beautiful views!
This was Sief's first visit to Tahoe as well as his first time hitting the slopes.  As the smart girlfriend, I stuck him in ski school for the day.  He received professional level instruction as well as patience.  :)

Sief getting his rental boots fitted.  Cousin Nate behind him.

Ready to hit the slopes!

Love the view from the top of the hill.  Beautiful Lake Tahoe.  A site that never gets old.  Not much snow though.  

Ski school.  Can you tell which one is Sief?

They no longer have the rope tows I was used to as a kid in ski school.  Instead now, they have moving rubber mats that they can stand on.

The next day we decided not to go skiing again.  The hills were icy the day before and we felt it was better not to push Sief's new skills too far too fast.  Falling on ice is not fun.  Instead we went on a mini hike down the street from my aunt and uncle's house to Zephyr Cove.

The drive home. It snowed the night before we were supposed to leave.  Ugh...we missed a great day of skiing.  I tell myself that it was snowing and windy on the mountain and that I would have been freezing.  

Got in a lot of reading time on the drive back, as well as on the drive to and from San Francisco.  There's nothing like a good book - the kind where you get lost for hours on end.  Eagerly reading, not wanting to wait to find out what happens next.  

Next stop on the vacation trail was San Francisco.  A quick overnight trip, mainly for the opportunity to eat good dim sum.

Penny got to go with us.  Lucky girl.  There wasn't any way she was going to miss out on an opportunity to be pampered in the big city!  Pictured above, is Penny at the little doggie station in the lobby of our hotel.  There was water, little doggie treats, and milk bones.  Penny doesn't like milk bones.  She was polite at only took a treat if I gave it to her.  

Penny was not a huge fan of the city.  Too  many loud noises.  On our first walk, every 3-5 seconds she would turn around to make sure I was still there.  And a man with a shark puppet on his hand asked if he could eat her!  No wonder she was scared.

Dad and Mom at union square - snack time!  The closest patch of grass for Penny to do her business.

Now we can't miss wine hour in the hotel.  This was before a most delicious dinner with my Uncle Russ and Aunt Sharon at a French-Japanese fusion restaurant in Japan town.

Penny got a fancy dinner too!  Dinner in bed :)

And...vacation not's over until I meet the newest member of the family.  Little Ruby Jo.

Edwina got a new puppy.  Ruby with her red dress on!

Isn't she adorable?!

Penny trying to play with her new found friend.  poke, poke - let's play Ruby.

There were more babies to meet!

Baby Trent's cutesy little feet.  Trent is Sara McGrew (formerly known as Sara Hall's) little one.

Trent 4 weeks and Carter Couto at 7 months.  So cute with their matching outfits.

Sooooo cute.

Do you think Penny was jealous?

I fly out tomorrow and am back to work on Monday.  Unless of course you count packing, driving (well riding) to Sacramento, and navigating the airport with 2 dogs in dog carriers, sitting in the plane listening to Buster cry the entire way back to Tucson (hopefully not) as still part of my vacation.