Sand Mountain

Our family had a blast a Sand Mountain. To be honest, I really did not know what to expect. But it was exactly that... a mountain of sand. It really looks like it belongs on another continent. Absolutely amazing and beautiful!

We met some of our dear friends out in the middle of Nowhere, Nevada for this little Labor Day trip. We had a blast. We got to try out our updated Teryx...

New roll cage, new back seat for the boys with 3 five-point harnesses (mom approved), new fancy ostrich upholstery. Thanks John! Love it! He's hoping to have the speakers & roof done by next trip. This talented young guy has been doing the work on it, so if anybody is interested in the Sacramento area, let me know & I'll give you his number. (He's working on a website so in the meantime, you'll just have to call him.) He's really done a great job & in a hurry for us too!

A "no look" shot. This cracks me up because I am buckled in so tight in the passenger seat that I can't always turn around to see the boys. So I would stick by camera off to the side & snap pics when we'd go down a hill. These are the funny faces I'd see when John would drive. Apparently my driving is not as exciting, or so my 3 year old says. He'd tell me that he wants Dad to drive because I drive "too slow." Check out those sand boogers on Ethan! So much fun. They love this thing as much as I do!


Here are some shots of our friend's sandrail when he was giving Nate a ride. This thing is a monster! It could climb that enormous mountain of sand in no time. This weekend was my first time to ever ride in one and definitely my favorite part of the trip (along with our nightly smores & campfire). I am probably the opposite of an "adrenaline junkie," but this was really fun. John couldn't believe I got in! I couldn't let our five year old show me up! Thanks for the ride, Kevin!

Where did last week go?

I lost a week somewhere! This summer is going way to fast. Kinda happy 'bout that. So we were up in Tahoe for 4th of July with some really great friends & their kiddos. It was a good time. The boys went dirt bike riding way too much. They were in heaven! I can't complain... Kim & I had an afternoon "off" mom duty - so went to old town Truckee & had a yummy meal at
Dragonfly. Funny thing happened there... I eat a lot. I love food. When our lunch came, it was amazing. I tried some of Kim's - amazing too! So the next time our waitress came around she asked how everything was & I said "great, I'd like to order one of those (Kim's mahi) too." I So was really hungry/tired of hot dogs and camping food. She laughed & walked away. She must have thought I was joking because she never came back with the rest of my lunch. Don't worry, I survived because she did bring out these Banana Wonton delicious things later. Next time we're up there, I will order TWO! One tempura fried Mahi & One Plantain and Panko Crusted Basa flatbread thing. So good! Lots of fun though. Here's a couple of shots...