Anouk's 2nd birthday

Delia, our nanny, organized a party for Anouk's birthday in the park with Anouk's little friends and their nannies/moms. Here are some pictures from the fun:

Tahoe snowshoeing

We went snowshoeing in Lake Tahoe a few weeks back. We went on a short 2 hour trip on Friday with Reba close to Sugar Bowl:

The sled seemed great, but we sank in after 10 feet so had to resort to our backpack.


Snow scene

Exploring the snow, no snowshoes needed for lightweights...

Building her first snowman

My favorite picture, mini footprints

On our way back with Reba.

The next day, we went to Sugar Pine Point with the whole group and snowshoed to the Lake. It was a gorgeous day, sunshine and blue skies. For Ed and Adriana, and Patti and Fa, it was their first snowshoe outing. It will be hard to beat:



Arriving at Lake Tahoe, extremely beautiful scenery






After tons of pictures and a nice lunch break, we moved on along the trail.






Fa and Anouk are enjoying the end of the trip. Thanks to Fa and Patti for sharing some of the pictures.

Anouk and Miles Dancing

Anouk and Miles are moving ahead with their romance, and decided to ask each other out for a dance....




Not sure if I still think it is funny when she is 15.....

More pictures

Here are some more pictures that my mom mostly took while she was here. She spent a lot of time with Miles and our nanny Delia. Enjoy!

Oooom
Chilling with Miles, nothing beats a cozy tile kitchen floor

Wrestling with daddy over a dog

Can't start texting early enough


...and calling obviously

At the beach


Drinking like an adult

Sleeping in the Presidio

With grandma on the carousel

Walking around with her own stroller

Biiig slide

Taking the little monkey for a stroll with her boyfriend Miles


Directing traffic in the playground


On the see-saw
With grandma at the Wharf

Checking out the seals

No seals


Going down the slide

Anouk blowing bubbles

Wild Animal Park

We had an extra day to spare in San Diego since it was too cold to go camping in Joshua Tree, so we checked out the Gaslamp District and Coronado. Some great views along the way, and the Hotel del Coronado was very nice:


Sipping a drink like an adult

Love the maple leaf

Nice downtown view


Sand on the feet, such a great feeling


I love this beach





The next day, we went to the Wild Animal Park, which is operated by the San Diego Zoo. 900 acres of wild animal exhibit, with the "dangerous" ones behind a fence, and a gigantic section of African steppe, where the animals can roam free. It is amazing, and feels like you're really in Africa. We also watched the elephant feeding and walked all the trails to see the exhibits. Anouk loved it and was pointing at all the animals.

Giraffes and rhinos crossing paths

Baby elephant trying to steal food from mommy

Overview of part of the African part


Sleepy.....
We took a ride with a train to get access to the other half of the park




We walked around some more and went to some enclosed exhibits


Cheetahs


Flamingos




Since it was Thanksgiving, it would be hard to find a place for dinner, so we headed to Old Town San Diego, and had excellent burritos and margaritas at one of the great Mexican restaurants.


It was a great trip, even the there was a lot of driving involved.