summer road trippin’: truckee

after a great week at the beach we headed up to truckee, ca for a weekend in the mountains. on our way we had the chance to stop and visit with grandpa thelen. coen was a big hit with all the ladies, as you might imagine. and he spent most of the time checking out the wheels on all the walkers and wheelchairs. once we got to truckee we hiked to long lake for a picnic dinner and evening swim. coen waded right into this beautiful alpine lake.

it’s hard to imagine, but long lake is under at least 20 feet of snow in the winter! wes was super stoked that he was in the sierra nevada mountains AND drinking a sierra nevada. coen doesn’t seem to be too impressed.

we had a couple other great hikes. one was up around castle peak. gami joined us for the afternoon. coen was a little restless on this hike, and i recited every song and book i know…ten times. fun and exhausting!

after a few days it was time to keep our adventure moving. on our way out of town, we stopped in reno for a visit with kara and cruz. kara is a good friend from college. her son, cruz is 2 months (exactly!) younger than coen. last year was the first time the boys met. they were such tiny little guys!

then in december, they got to “play” again.

this play date was much different. they are so cute, and such boys. coen took a digger on the tile floor and left cruz’s house with a huge bump/bruise on his forehead. bummer.

it is so fun to watch our boys grow up. i wish we lived closer for more frequent play dates. then again, these picture really show how much they have changed. love them.
play-date 2009

play-date 2010