Monday, July 22, 2013

Stockton Island, Apostle Islands July 2013


Ready to board the ferry

Pete with Donovan and Gavin

Mark with Pie

Mike with Jake and Nick


Donovan realizing the iPad is still in the car...



Trail of tears...lugging our gear to the campsite

Wonder Woman!


The kids barely left the beach the whole trip



Gavin practicing his paddling stroke?





The canoe was a big hit - lots of tipping going on.




Donovan dancing on Ben's grave


Nice catch!

Off the noggin

Several sailboats docked in Quarry Bay overnight

Tuckered out after our hike to the other dock



Sean and Gavin making their mud bath



Chow hall


True camper




Hmmmm.  Several pics of Jugs sleeping...
The intertubes were like barcaloungers

Naturally, Sam caught a snake!

Bullshit!


Pete and Gavin go for a float




Saturday, June 29, 2013

Arizona June 2013

 21 June: Flying Out

Decided to go to Arizona for our summer vacation this year.  The boys hadn't flown on a commercial plane yet, and Grand Canyon was on our bucket list.  It didn't dawn on me that this was the absolute worst time to visit a desert, but off we went...
All smiles after passing through security
Walking with the boys on their first trip through an airport terminal was cool - everything was a wonder.  "Look, a Starbucks!" Their first trip had a bit of everything - crying and horribly coughing girls in the row behind us, turbulence over the rockies...
Sam got the window, but Sean stepped on the plane first...
We landed a little after 7 and got to the Mavoides by 8.  The kids started playing immediately, including a nice night swim in the pool.

22 June: Phoenix

Spent the

Sam, Megan and Morgan ready for their bike ride

Above Sedona on Schnebly Road



Sean peering over the edge of the Grand Canyon






The boys at Hoover Dam


Arriving at Paris Las Vegas

This is as close as I could get the boys to posing with the showgirls


Did Caesar live here?

Volcano show at the Mirage

Great morning swim

In search of Chumley


Sam 'helping out' by moving cart from parking lot

On the Colorado River out of Lees Ferry







This little guy crawled out of Pete's stove.  We had to cut it in half to finally kill it.

Our campsite at 9 Mile






Sam driving




Nice rainbow!

Slide Rock State Park