So after a week at home, we got to go on yet another vacation thanks to Jeremy's Papa and his parents. Papa rented this five bedroom cabin at Bass Lake for a week. It was complete with an air hockey table and indoor mini basketball court, that the kids really enjoyed. Wyatt also loved to play hockey and dragged a coffee table over to one side that he could stand on and reach the table.
We drove up Saturday and on the way stopped at a honey farm in Piru and then had lunch at Uncle Peter's Lassen's store. It was very nice. Thanks for the free lunch, Uncle Peter! We also stopped again on the way home the following Saturday.
After getting settled and having a nice Mexican dinner, we went to the lake for a bedtime swim. The water was so nice and calm since it was about 8PM. Our kids are such water bugs and would linger in the water for as long as possible. Wyatt would get out and jump up and down that he was "freezing" until he got his towel around him.
Sunday was a nice day where we had a thunder storm and rain throughout the day. It was fun and smelled so good.
Monday was Atalie's birthday and we rented a boat, mostly for Jerm and Brian so they could wake board. I was very tempted, but due to my size, thought it would be better to not chance it. So I rode in the tube with Wyatt. The kids had fun going really, really slowly in the boat and Wyatt did not like going fast. He was pretty scared when Jeremy and Brian were on the tube and Phil was trying to throw them off. Poor kid. I was worried he might get nightmares! Hopefully he won't have any permanent fears of boats!
I have to say the cake was really yummy. It was two layers of chocolate with homemade chocolate mousse and homemade butter cream frosting!
Atalie and Uncle Buddy! A fire truck puzzle!
Jerm driving the boat.
Tuesday we relaxed and hiked "The Falls". That was beautiful, but Jerm and I were nervous about the poison oak that is everywhere. He's very allergic to it. Fortunately, we didn't get it. Also, when we got to the top, the rocks were very slippery and I was nervous the whole time that Wyatt would slip and hit his head, or accidentally slide down, etc... The water was pretty cold, but we still got in!
Twyla (one of Erin and Tom's friends) Jerm and Tom
Gary and Melanie
Wednesday we went into Yosemite which was beautiful, but a very tiring day. Wyatt wanted me to carry him a lot on our hike through the Mariposa Grove (the trees at Calaveras are much more impressive) and also on our walk at Glacier Point. We enjoyed the gorgeous scenery. We also got to dip in the Merced River in the Valley which was flowing pretty good. Had we gone up further, we could have floated down it, but we weren't sure how far up to go.
Testing out the Merced River. It wasn't too cold. Although Wyatt was pretty shocked when Jerm dunked his head under to get all the sand off that he poured all over himself.
Thursday we took the Sugar Pine railroad out for a picnic lunch and boy was Wyatt terrified when the train left us there in the Picnic area! I had to keep reassuring him that it would come back to get us! He also named one of the conductors on the train "Nice Guy". It was very cute because he kept calling him that every time he saw him.
Friday we spent the day at Willow Cove where Pappy fixed a rope swing for the kids. It was perfect for them and the girls went off it over and over.
Atalie going off the rope swing.
We had a great time with everyone, playing games, eating, celebrating Atalie's birthday! I can't believe she is 6!
Hopefully this wasn't too long and boring. This Saturday we are leaving again to go camping at Carpenteria State Beach! Another favorite place!
Cozette and Jerm before we went into the chapel. The dress she is wearing was the one I got baptized in as well as all my sisters. My mom had been looking for it for a couple of weeks and found it in the attic after I had asked Nancy if she could make one for Cozette. So Nancy made one and Cozette decided she wanted to wear it after she got baptized instead. It was nice for me any way, to have her wearing something a little significant. I'm sure it's probably pretty silly, but I thought it made things more special!
Right after she got all "clean!" We are so excited for Cozette's decision. There was standing room only in the primary room. Most of the people were family, but we had friends there as well. Thank you to all those who came! Even Christian, who wasn't here for more than 24 hours came! Nancy gave the talk on baptism in the chapel for all the kids who were baptized. I even got up to "introduce" Cozette with the other mom's. It's hard talking about your kids because you want to say so much about them and it's hard to narrow the field! I talked about how she likes to do anything active, how she can drive her Nana's buggy and how she is very helpful around the house, kind of how Kirsten was when she was little! Kirsten was proud of me for not crying. I made it all the way through without tearing up until my mom gave her talk on the Holy Ghost and started talking about another white dress Cozette would be wearing in upcoming years! Yikes! It was a very nice service. Audrey, Cozette, Addy, Atalie and Hans also did really well with the song "When Jesus Christ was Baptized". They didn't forget any of the words!
Our family. Wyatt did not want to hold still for these pictures!
Cozette and her Daddy afterward in the dress her Nana made.
Gramps walking the boys around the table at the restaurant as we waited, and waited, and waited for our checks, not to mention we waited and waited for our food, too! Oh well. At least I didn't have to cook or clean for 30 people to come over to my house and eat after we'd been at the soccer field all morning! That's a whole other story! It was a great day! 
Girls are crazy!
We love Uncle Erik!
