Coons Family Vacation 2008

Where's the kitchen sink? We miss you Trevor, Anna, Chris, Kayden and Don!
Maybe next year!

Brad is 19!!!

How Long Does It Take Two Brothers to Light 19 Candles?

Does anyone burn their fingers?

Caitlin on Vacation

Emily and Aaron Enjoying the Lake

Em, Tommy, and Aaron.
Aaron trying the wakeboard.
Em and Aaron enjoying the ride!

Lyndsey Enjoying the Lake!

Ready.
GO! (Notice the smoke)
Ready. (Notice the smoke)
Oops!
Happy parents!

Matt Enjoying the Lake

Ready.
Set.
GO! The smoke isn't bothering him either.
Julia, Caitlin and Lyndsey are enjoying the show.

Brad Enjoying the Lake

Getting ready to wakeboard on Wednesday. The smoke is not bothiering him!
He's up!
Jump'in
Em and Aaron enjoyed the show. Brad enjoyed the boat!

We love the Lake!

Tommy is not scared of this. I am.
This guy has no fear...Tommy fishing.
Lunch time. This is the life!
Visiting on the deck.
I love vacation!

A Lake Vacation and MORE Smoke

Caitlin waiting for her mother to return from the lake.
Uncle Steve and Jake doing some fishing off the dock. Brad speeding by on a jet ski.
Julia and Alyssa joining Brad for a ride.
Speeding off. It's burning near here too. Some days we couldn't see this other side.

Jake, Tommy and Eliza Kate taking the hard way up, or is it the fun way and I'm just old?

Quilts

Ingrid started her 1st ever quilt. She picked a hard one.

Alyssa is done, except we need to add a border. But we have to go home!

Tory finished. I received this email pic on July 18th. We just needed a longer vacation!

Too Smoky to go Outside!

Thursday, July 9th it was so smoky on Ingrid and I went out to the quilt store and everyone sewed.
Alyssa was finishing the quilt she started last summer and Tory was just beginning.

This is Tory's design.
This is Alyssa's.
We were busy.

California Fires Continued at Lake Tahoe

Thursday, July 8th Smoky, cannot see the hills.
Same day, this is looking across the Lake.
Smoke can't stop the fun. Tory, Ingrid and Alyssa
This is across the Lake on Saturday. Much Clearer!