Look at the difference in the size of their heads! We didn't realize how how huge Charlie had gotten in the last five years.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Big Brother, Little Sister
Look at the difference in the size of their heads! We didn't realize how how huge Charlie had gotten in the last five years.
Welcome Baby Cici
Carmen Cecelia Bradshaw
Born July 29, 2011
Weight: 7 lbs 15 oz
Length: 21 inches
Family: Joyful
Friday, July 15, 2011
Young Women's Baby Shower
Marin's young women group threw her a (sort of) surprise baby shower. The girls had all made gifts by hand, and they had spent a ton of time planning it. It was incredibly touching, and Marin can't wait to tell Baby Cici about the girls who made all of her bibs and baby blankets.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Rainbow Falls and Deer in Yosemite.
For seven minutes per day, Bridal Veil Falls turns into a Rainbow falls. These guys were taking pictures of a huge RV, which was much more impressive.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Yosemite Trip Part 2
If you come to Yosemite Valley from Fresno, on Highway 41, you get a pretty dramatic entrance. After a long tunnel, this is your first view of the valley:
Marin's iPhone picture doesn't do it justice, but it's still pretty spectacular, no?
We stayed in a canvas cabin on a cement slab in a camp called Housekeeping Camp. The camp lies along the Merced River. Since September is a pretty dry season in Yosemite, the river was shallow and slow but it was beautifully clear water. Charlie spent a lot of time throwing pebbles into it.
We did a lot of sightseeing on our bikes, and unfortunately, the only picture we got of the camp site was from a moving bicycle. Apparently we had better things to look at than Housekeeping Camp (canvas cabins are nifty places to stay for a pretend camping trip, but they aren't the most picturesque accommodations in the world).
Every night Gil would built a fire, and some of our favorite times of the whole trip were spent in the evenings, sitting around the fire pit.
This vacation wasn't exactly about the food--our family isn't experienced with outdoor cooking. We roasted hot dogs on sticks one night for dinner (something Marin had never done before). Our next door neighbors were roasting a rack of lamb, and we felt like hobos.
We'll post more pictures when Marin can figure out how to upload the stuff from the camera.
Marin's iPhone picture doesn't do it justice, but it's still pretty spectacular, no?
We stayed in a canvas cabin on a cement slab in a camp called Housekeeping Camp. The camp lies along the Merced River. Since September is a pretty dry season in Yosemite, the river was shallow and slow but it was beautifully clear water. Charlie spent a lot of time throwing pebbles into it.
We did a lot of sightseeing on our bikes, and unfortunately, the only picture we got of the camp site was from a moving bicycle. Apparently we had better things to look at than Housekeeping Camp (canvas cabins are nifty places to stay for a pretend camping trip, but they aren't the most picturesque accommodations in the world).
Every night Gil would built a fire, and some of our favorite times of the whole trip were spent in the evenings, sitting around the fire pit.
This vacation wasn't exactly about the food--our family isn't experienced with outdoor cooking. We roasted hot dogs on sticks one night for dinner (something Marin had never done before). Our next door neighbors were roasting a rack of lamb, and we felt like hobos.We'll post more pictures when Marin can figure out how to upload the stuff from the camera.
Yosemite Trip Part 1
We divided the drive to Yosemite into two parts so we could spend some time in Fresno with some of Gil's cousins. We had a fantastic evening meeting people that Gil hadn't seen for years and Marin had never met. Charlie entertained himself with the doggie door.
About two hours outside of Yosemite, we decided to take a break and check out the Sugar Pine Railroad. Charlie freaked out, and we realized that he really had never seen real steam engines. When Charlie found out that we could go for a 30-minute ride on the "jenny car," there was no turning back.
The ride was pretty fun for everyone, actually. It was nice to be out of the car, anyway, and the driver (whom Charlie respectfully referred to as Mr. Conductor) actually knew a lot about lumber industry historical trivia.
Charlie got to ring the bell and sit on the front of the train. This was the highlight of the trip for him, and every morning for the next few days he'd wake up asking if we could ride the train again and ring the bell.
About two hours outside of Yosemite, we decided to take a break and check out the Sugar Pine Railroad. Charlie freaked out, and we realized that he really had never seen real steam engines. When Charlie found out that we could go for a 30-minute ride on the "jenny car," there was no turning back.
The ride was pretty fun for everyone, actually. It was nice to be out of the car, anyway, and the driver (whom Charlie respectfully referred to as Mr. Conductor) actually knew a lot about lumber industry historical trivia.
Charlie got to ring the bell and sit on the front of the train. This was the highlight of the trip for him, and every morning for the next few days he'd wake up asking if we could ride the train again and ring the bell.
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