Angels Camp

Mom and Dad were here in SF from Tuesday through Friday. Then they left to stay in Angels Camp for the weekend, and they were kind enough to invite us along. It was over 100 there, so our little boy who likes to be outside needed something cooler. Up the Sierras we went!

On Saturday, we went to the 7,500 foot level, up Ebbetts pass, to Mosquito Lake. It was a cool 81 degrees there. We did a hike of 5 or 6 miles out to Heiser lake, and a beautiful view out to the central valley. Here's Susie and Eli by Mosquito lake as it got dark.




We're in Calaveras county, so note that Eli is appropriately dressed in a froggy shirt.

When we go hiking, Eli's favorite thing is to look at the trees. So of course on Sunday we had to go to Calaveras Big Trees state park that has two big groves of Sequoias. Big, fat, trees. We all loved them. We also had a nice time playing in a big river in the park. I made it all the way in to the snowmelt river, Susie got her legs in, and Eli got his feet in, which was more than enough for him.

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Bon Voyage

Susie and Eli left to join her family in Martha's Vineyard for the week. 6 hours later, I walked in to our corner store and the manager looked at me and asked, "Michael, what's wrong?" I'm not sure it was a good idea to let them go for a week. I made Eli promise not to do anything new.




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The Favorite Cousin Competition

We have a very strong first entry in the "Favorite Cousin Competition". As part of a bar mitzvah present, Zach's grand parents gave him a trip to San Francisco to see the Phillies play. Since we just happen to live here, they spent some time with us as well.

I'll be honest. From a teenage boy, I'd be satisfied if they looked at Eli and said, "He's cute. I'm going to check Facebook now." Zach did this, of course, but then he came back. I know he'll deny it, but he and Eli got along pretty well. He held him, played with him, watched him, all on his own volition. Then--and he'll surely deny this most of all--he even sang along to Raffi to keep Eli calm. Ain't it great to be crazy?




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Wiggle Time

Susie and Eli are away for a couple of days. In Eli withdrawal, I have finally tried to figure out how to get our videos to the computer in a usable fashion. Here is my first attempt, raw footage at its finest.

Giants 7, Phillies 3!

I invite all friends and family who like Drumsticks to come and visit.

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