The Start of a Great Weekend

Levi and I started off this three day weekend with a great trip up to Tahoe today with two of my friends and their dog, Aedan.  We went to Echo Lake, one of my usual snowshoeing locations.  The snow was the nicest I've seen so far this season, and the dogs (and humans) had a blast.  We were even able to snowshoe across the frozen and snow covered lake.

Levi is ready to go!

Aedan says that his dad makes him wear silly clothes

He thinks he pulls it off well though.

Levi retrieving the dropped hat

Snowshoeing across the frozen lake

Levi rolling in the snow during picture-time.

What a cute little family :)

It even started snowing a little bit on the way back.

Tomorrow we're headed in the opposite direction to the Marin Headlands for a hike with more friends.  I feel so lucky to be able to be in Tahoe one day and the beach the following day.  Living in Davis has its perks!

Outtakes

So this idea came to me from a comment that was made on a picture I took of Levi about how he always poses so nicely for me (thanks Christine for this idea!).  I realized that I usually only post the pictures that Levi looks good in, but I have so many pictures that didn't turn out quite so perfectly.  Here's a little peak at some of our outtakes:

 

Ok, maybe in these last two he has a reason to be upset with me ; )

Fallen Leaf Lake

A week with no exams means a weekend full of fun (plus some studying still).  Today Levi and I went up to Tahoe to go snowshoeing on a new trail that we hadn't done before.  It was a gorgeous day, sunny and 45 degrees.  We went to Fallen Leaf Lake which was so beautiful with Mt. Tallac in the background.  It was a little bit rough going at first because there wasn't a marked trial so we were just following other peoples' paths.  A lot of them didn't really go the right direction though so we ended up just making our own trail for part of it. It was so nice to finally have snow after our semi-failed attempt at snowshoeing earlier this season.  Levi loved frolicking in the snow and he even ran down into the lake a couple times.  Can't keep that boy out of water if I tried.  It was a great day snowshoeing with my favorite doggie in my favorite place on earth!

Enjoying a good roll in the snow

Levi never smiles when I try to take pictures with him :(

Much cuter without me in the picture

Cerro Alto Hike

Two weeks ago I went home to go wedding dress shopping with my sister.  While I was home for the weekend my sister, our friend Nicole, and I went hiking at a trail near my parents' house called Cerro Alto.  My mom and I had hiked part of it this past summer but it got too hot and we had to turn back early.  This time it was nice and cool so we were able to make it all the way to the top.   It was a good hike, 5.5 miles with a 1900ft elevation gain.  Cerro Alto, at 2,600 ft  is one of the highest points in San Luis Obispo County.  The views along the way were beautiful but they were nothing compared to the views from the top.  Thankfully it wasn't foggy so we were able to see 360 degree views of the central coast including Morry Bay, Cambria, and San Luis Obispo.  At the top everyone was exhausted except Levi who was running in circles like a crazy boy.