Labor Day Weekend

Over labor day weekend Brady and I went to our friend's wedding out in Grass Valley and then drove up to Tahoe for the rest of the weekend. It was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! We stayed at the sweetest cottage and enjoyed the gorgeous lake and wonderful weather.

The drive up to Tahoe was so pretty with all of the trees

Scenic Lookout

My co-worker Carly suggested that we stay at these cottages. I'm so happy that she did!
They were amazing!
(They even allowed for Lilly to stay with us)

All the cute little cottages

They had croquet set up in the front and horseshoes in the back:)

We arrived a little before check-in so we headed down the street to the dog friendly
Carnelian Bay Beach

All the pups were having so much fun in the water

Lil and Brady excited to be at the lake

The weather was so nice but Lilly got hot pretty fast

Here she is trying to get some shade from her dad:)

Since it was so hot I decided to take Lilly for her first swim lesson.
She didn't love it, but I think it helped her cool off.

I had never been to Lake Tahoe and I couldn't get over how pretty it was!

So nice being in the sun and relaxing at the beach

After the beach we came back to our cute little cottage

We stayed in the Sierra cottage.
All of the cottages had really cute names and darling little front patios!

After checking in we decided to go on a hike.

The trail was a little dusty, so Lilly got pretty dirty.
Yes we ended up having to give her a bath.

When we got back from our hike our cute little hotel placed late-afternoon treats out on the patio
(Fresh cookies, brownies, and lemonade)
Doesn't get better than that!

Our next activity was a game of horseshoes

I got pretty good after warming up but Brady still won with a
"RINGER"

We decided to drive to downtown Tahoe and walk around and enjoy the sunset.

The sunset was AMAZING! I couldn't stop taking pictures

There was a cute little walking path around the lake

Love this little pup!

Love this HUB even more!

These cute little flowers were everywhere. I really wanted to take some home

AMAZING!

Lilly

Before leaving in the morning, we walked over and took one last look at the beach

Tahoe we LOVE you!

Our Good Fortune

Brady and I are so excited to share our exciting fortune:) A new addition will be joining our family come this December. We just had our 19 week ultra sound appointment on Friday and found out that we will be having...

A GIRL!!!
(We can't wait to meet this little cutie)

Happy 4th of July

We had a great fourth of July! We had our first BBQ at our house. We've been here in San Fran for three years and still hadn't used our patio for a BBQ. The weather turned out perfect. We are so lucky to have such great friends and live in such a wonderful nation!

Brady getting the patio ready:)

Everyone brought yummy treats!

Rice Krispy treats, fruit & dip.

I made these S'more brownies

Cutie Ben

Enjoying the sunny weather

Baby Ella

Baby Elise

Baby Opal

All the girls

Carmel By the Sea

Over Memorial Day weekend Brady and I went down to Carmel. We couldn't have asked for a better weekend. We had a wonderful time seeing all the beautiful sights!

On our way down we stopped by this amazing beach that our friends told us about.
You hike down a little path and then get to this beautiful beach that is surrounded by cliffs that block the wind and keeps you nice and toasty:)

After making a little detour to the secret beach we finally made our way to Carmel.

We stopped in the park for a little picnic.

After lunch we started the beautiful 17 mile drive.
AMAZING!!!

1. Bird Rock

2. White Sand Beach

3. Spyglass Golf Course

Brady was in heaven with all the amazing golf courses.

4. Cypress Point Golf Club

The greens are immaculate!

5. Crocker Grove "Oldest Cypress Tree"

6. The Lone Cypress

7. Pebble Beach

Lookout on the 17 mile drive

After the 17 mile drive Brady and I walked Ocean Avenue in downtown Carmel, stopped by the Cottage of Sweets:) and finished the walk at the beach.

We will definitely be back to Carmel soon!