Vacation!!

We just returned from our annual family vacation up in Bass Lake (central CA, just south of Yosemite). What FUN we had!! Every year we go with our close family friends the Gabourys (who are now Gabourys, Rileys and Perdomos) and our family (mom, dad, Ian & Amy). It's SO fun to have a house full of people, to have no agenda, and no cell service. Although sadly, the ratio of laptops to people was about 1:1. Oh well. It was so refreshing for us as a family-- We did lots of reading, laying in the sun, swimming, playing Scrabble, boat rides, walks, cooking, and of course EATING. We always have fun cooking, (and eating). This year the culinary highlight was Adrienne making the BEST paella for Claire'sbirthday. Delicious, and such a treat!
The day before we left for Bass Lake Nate FINALLYstarted walking, so it was really fun to see him mastering the "art" of walking by the time we left a week later. And little Miss Rylan was happy as a clam, just running free and busying herself with anyone who would play with her, and riding on the boat with "Crappa." If you were to ask her what the highlight was for her, she would say water skiing. That's right-- Rylan got up on
skis for the first time! Or more accurately, "ski" (singular), as they are attached on the top (like an upside down "U") for the little ones.

Regardless, she got in the cold lake, held onto the rope behind the boat, and was dragged until she stood up. Perfectly commendable. It was awesome-- and hysterical all at the same time. She is for SURE my daughter-- as she was skiing, she would look at the other boats and take one hand off the handle... to WAVE at them. Hilarious. And then as hair would get blown in her face, she risked letting go AGAIN to "adjust" her hair back behind her ear.

So funny. My family would always give me a hard time for adjusting my suit, or "doing" my hair while skiing. My girlfriend Claire and I would ski behind the boat together and ham it up, performing "routines" we had choreographed right then. And we ALWAYS aimed to entertain the passing boats.
Like mother, like daughter!! ;)

Here are some pictures from the week...I'm already ready to go back!

Sunset cruise on the barge

Rylan driving the boat

Rylan eating it "gracefully" with a smile

Driving with grandpa

Nate playing on the beach

Such a brother/uncle-- splashing us all

Fun on the tube-- Rylan LOVED it!

Nate was SO ticked he had to wear this vest. maybe he didn't like purple??

Down on the dock before dinner

On a little hike in Yosemite