Yosemite & Bass Lake

We've wanted to do Yosemite for the past few years, but hadn't because things kept coming up. We booked this trip a year ago (before my pregnancy) and even though I only had 5 weeks to go we decided to go anyway. Steve's parents flew in and came with us, which made it that much more fun. We stayed at our timeshare in Bass Lake (only 15 minutes from the entrance to the park.) It was a great spot because we were able to enjoy both Yosemite and Bass Lake. 

It was the perfect time of year to be there. The weather was divine and it wasn't too crowded. This week all national parks are closed because of government issues so we really lucked out. We did as much hiking and exploring as we could with a two-year-old, a 9-month pregnant lady, and a man who just had his hip replaced. Needless to say none of us were in a hurry! Here are a few pictures from our trip.

**Yosemite Valley

 **Bridal Veil Fall

 **The view after the tunnel

**Wildlife: It was amazing how tame the deer were! They would just walk right up to you, not scared at all.

 **Tee Pees

 **Bass Lake

**Lewis Creek Trail & Old Log Bridge

 **Serious Lego building at night. (Well, serious once the boys went to sleep and Steve could build castles without help...)

**Plenty of pool and playtime around the condo. I even got an hour uninterrupted to layout and read. It's been years!!

 **Luke is really into "selfies" right now. Here are a few of many.

**What trip to Yosemite isn't complete without roasting hot dogs and marshmallows?

**Sequoia Forest 

**Whenever this happens in the car you know it's been a good day!

A Blanket from Brother to Baby

A few weeks ago Carson mentioned that he really wanted to make baby sister a blanket. So I took him to the fabric store and he picked out purple cupcake fabric and was so excited to get sewing. 

Ta-da! All done! 

Later that day he informed me that he needed to go do "daddy work" outside and put on his Home Depot apron. He proceeded to nail nails into the fence for a half hour.

Boating at Barryessa

Over Labor Day weekend the Hornfishers took us to Lake Barryessa. It was a perfect day. Carson got up on the wake board with Steve and loved it!

Luke and Olivia 

On a sidenote: Steve bought baby girl a life jacket. So cute.

Muir Woods & A Visit from Chelsea

Chelsea came to town for a wedding and we were able to spend a few days with her. We took her to Muir Woods to see the redwoods, then up to the Marin Headlands for a great view of the Golden Gate Bridge. 

Carson thought the redwoods were way cooler than I thought he would. 

Luke refused to wear shoes that day. I realized later that his shoes had gotten way too small so I don't blame him.

Carson is finally starting to sit still and smile for pictures, hooray!

Yes, he is biting his hair. Why, I have no idea... 

It was too foggy to see the bridge at the headlands, but we did hike up to the old army barracks and check them out. They've been sealed since the last time we were there, so that was a bummer.

Thanks for the visit Chelsea. We love visitors!!