Spending the night at Grandma's is great.

Surprise! It snowed while we were at Grandma's!

Having fun in the snow.

Somebody got Eric with lots of snow!

Eric spends some quality time in "time out"

Puppy dog eyes!

Deb tries making a glass bead.

Deb quickly learns: It's not as easy as it looks.

Kim coaches Deb throught the bead making process.

Deb's bead comes out a little lopsideded.

Aunt Kim shows Audrey some finished beads.

Watching Aunt Kim make beads.

Aunt Kim shows us how she makes glass beads.

Kim carefully applies the glass.

We all watched intently!

Eric was impressed

Careful craftsmanship goes into making each bead.

It takes a lot of patience and practice.

Aunt Kim fixes Eric's motorcyle (the handle bars came off)

Audrey and Ashera share the same expression.

Ellie and Kyle watch for fish.

Ellie plays with Aunt Kim's action figures.

Kyle sets up a scene with the toys.

Mom and Ellie admire Ellie's new necklace that Aunt Kim made for her.

Ellie sits in Aunt Kim's "hand" chair.

Audrey's turn to sit in the "hand" chair.

Ashera loves the kids and they love playing with her!

The kids had fun with Ashera

Aunt Kim can pick up Audrey.

Saying goodbye

Eric gets a hug!

Eric correctly identifies the exoskeleton of a spider Aunt Kim found.

Kisses from Ashera

More Kisses!

BUBBLES

MORE BUBBLES

EVEN MORE BUBBLES

This is fun!

Eric poses on the hill above the cabin.

Audrey crashes on the couch.

Playing games.

Eric finds the cork to the champane bottle.

Mom takes the children's orders for a restaurant style meal.

Audrey and Kyle play tic tac toe

Building with blocks

Hi Ellie

Audrey heads upstairs.

Ellie and Grandma relax and watch some television.

Climbing on the rocks

We stopped by the river to stretch our legs.

Climbing over the rocks

Family fun by the river

Smile guys!

Audrey by the rocks

Kyle finds a great spot.

Kyle and Eric hang out by the rocks

The kids by the river.

What a beautiful day.

After a long drive up the mountain, freedom feels so good!

The George Bush Sequoia.

What a majestic tree

A family pose by the huge tree.

Daddy's turn to be in the family picture.

Audrey and Eric pose by the tree

The plaque acknowledging George Bushes proclamation saving the sequoias

Check out the view

Lovely scenery!

Another great shot

The kids found a frozen spot in the rock.

Gotta break the ice.

What a rock!

Driving back to the lake

A park in Randsburg, California

Anything is a park is a plaything, right?

Hey kiddos!

Eric and Kyle enjoy a rootbeer float made using an old soda fountain!