Fallen Leaf Lake

One of our favorite lakes that is minutes from Lake Tahoe. Very small but serene!

Our little adventurer

Eli and Kath returning from a toodle around the lake

Joe and Eli feed a family of ducks

Gotta have a sand castle!

T-Ball

Eli started t-ball last week. He really loves it! The only 'lefty' on the team!

The 'Red Devils" pose for the official group shot

Very serious pitcher on the mound

Getting ready to make a bee line for 3rd base

Opening day ceremonies. Joe is helping carry the banner

Cape Cod

Tried to get a shot of the hedges that spell out 'Cape Cod' while whizzing by in the car..

Down at the marina in Provincetown

Eli poses next to one of the many sculptures they have along the pier

Again, upon our arrival home from Cape Cod, Tio Luciano made him a special lobster dinner. Talk about spoiled!

Narragansett, Rhode Island

Auntie Gail, Uncle Tom and Joe relax on the beach

Eli building a mega highway in the sand

Water temperature was a little colder than Hilton Head, by 20 degrees!

A lot of people out on the 4th of July. Most people hadn't seen the sun for a couple of months so they were taking full advantage of the nice weather. While we were at the beach a runner would run up and down the length of the beach waving the American flag. Everyone would clap. It was very cool!

Tom and Eli make a cool sand fortress

Upon our return from Narragansett, Joe's uncle Luciano made this clam, shrimp and crab over rice dish. Talk about a happy camper!

Pretty tasty!

Maine

The Nubble Light house. To get to it you have to go by boat or get in a one person bucket and a pully system pulls you over the channel

Eli, Joe and Kath in front of the lighthouse

Maggie, Kath, Courtney and Liz sittin' pretty!

Eli on the rocks along the mile trail to Perkins Cove.

Eli and Courtney

Where we went to get some tasty seafood

Bring on the lobster!

Perkins Cove

Waiting for the trolley to take us back to Ogunquit. We got tired of waiting and walked the mile trail back. Much nicer trip!

The view of the beach at Ogunquit from the trail

Patrick and Eli very engrossed in thier DS games

Joe's uncle Luciano took us out to dinner at the Amigos da Terceira after we got back from Maine. We got to see a fabulous fireworks show from the minor league baseball field down the road.

Statue of Liberty

Eli on the ferry with Lady Liberty in the background

Joe's cousin Maggie posing in her fashionable rain coat

Eli in front of the Statue of Liberty

The whole family under the Statue

A rainy day in New York city

Joe and Eli under Lady Liberty

There she is in all her glory!

After we left the Statue of Liberty we went to Jersey City to Ferry street where there is a "Little Portugal". We had a tasty lunch at the Portugese restaurant Marisqueira where we all ate like kings!

After 10 hours in the car you would be tired too!

Westminster, Vermont

Took a train ride up to Chester Vermont on the Green Mountain Railway

Kaden and Eli check out the scenery

Guy, Kade and Laura at the train station

Judy and Peter enjoying the ride

Peter teaching Eli a couple of duets on the piano

Laura and Peter playing some beautiful songs together

Oops! Pulled over by Deputy Crowley in Putney, Vermont. We had a headlight out!

Visited Yankee Candle Village in Deerfield, Mass.

Eli dipping a his Giants football helmet candle

Eli, Peter and Kaden pose out front of the Westminster Fire Department which is all run by volunteers. Peter is the back up dispatcher for the station. They have quite the set up!

Laura, Kath and Judy went to shop at Basketville where they have every kind of basket known to man. These amazing animals were all woven with basket material, most of them life size!

Peter took us to his church where he played the organ for us and the boys got to ring the church bell

Laura, Guy and Kaden play the "Banana" game

Eli swimming for a change!

Joe and Peter most likely chatting about their passion..cars

The Ruiz's, Gouveia's, Peter and Judy and their granddaughter Emma pose by the sign Peter made for our visit.