Monday Aperture in Lake Tahoe [Theresa Le Photography]

Happy New Year!

This weeks "Monday Aperture" was done in Lake Tahoe while we were on vacation. What a fun week. Now to put Christmas away and get back to reality.

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Nothing like two giggly girls in the snow.

Gypsy Tour of the West

It has been a busy few months. I'm so sorry for not being good about posting to my blog.

The day school got out my husband, two daughters and I headed out on a road trip. We call it our "Gypsy Tour of the West." Seven states in two weeks! Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

WOW! What a trip. We had so much fun. We saw some of our beautiful country, the Salt Flats, Fort Bridger, Grand Canyon, Petroglyph National Monument, Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West and much more.

I chose one image from each state to share with you. Except California. I had to add a few more. You'll see why.

Nevada

Nevada was just beautiful. I couldn't believe there was still snow on the mountains. IN JUNE. It did make for a beautiful drive. Note: I took this while my husband was driving at 75 - 80 mph.

Utah

Another beautiful state. Actually, we didn't see an ugly state. We loved them all. Again, I took this while my husband was driving at 75 - 80 mph. Oh, and I did drive some of the time. I actually drove from Reno, NV to Salt Lake City, UT.

 Wyoming

 This was taken at Fort Bridger, Wyoming. I have never seen dandelions look so beautiful.

Colorado

My husband was the photographer for this image. This is at the Garden of the Gods. So beautiful!

New Mexico

I just had to take pictures of these beautiful cactus flowers. These happen to be at Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque.

Arizona

None other than the Grand Canyon. So absolutely beautiful!

California

Can you guess our last stop on our road trip?

Do you know where we went yet? One last image...

Disneyland! Did you guess correct?

We surprised our girls. It was their very first trip. It just about killed me to keep the secret, but I wanted them to enjoy the entire trip. We saw so much. It was worth it. My older daughter had tears of joy in her eyes when we asked them, "Do you want to go across the street and go to Disneyland?" We must be the only family who has walked into Disneyland crying.

Our road trip comes to an end. We didn't really want it to. Again, I took this while my husband was driving at 70 mph.

A trip of a lifetime. Spending time with family and friends. Showing our young daughters our beautiful country and teaching them about our history. We loved it all!

Look for more images from the "Gypsy Tour of the West" in future posts.

Let's Go Fly a Kite

I spent some quality time with my two daughters today. I took them to Capitola Beach to see the sand castles. What a beautiful day! Their favorite part of the day....flying their new miniature kites.

What a relaxing day!

 

  

  

 

Coyote Point Museum

I'm the co-leader of my daughters Girl Scout Brownie Troop and this past weekend we took the troop on their last field trip of the school year—Coyote Point Museum.

What a fantastic little gem. If you have not been to this place and you live in the Bay Area I highly recommend it. You could easily make a day of it. You could even do a mini vacation or a staycation. Spend the night in a hotel and the next day tour around San Francisco.

Well, now that I've planned your vacation...let's continue with my post. Not only am I co-leader, but (big surprise) I'm Troop Photographer. The girls are fun and this field trip I got some great shots. Here area few of my favorites.

Kauai

We spend Easter break on Kauai. We never go away for the holidays, but had the opportunity to go and took it.

We had never been to Kauai. Both my husband and I have been to other Hawaiian Islands, but neither of us to Kauai. Our girls had never been at all. It was the best vacation we have ever taken. The weather was beautiful and it was so relaxing. Just what we all needed. We did not want to come back home. Which explains why I have been absent from my blog.

I, of course, took my camera. It took up half my suitcase. You don't need much when traveling to Kauai. I took hundreds of photographs. Here are just a few of my very favorites.

Happy New Year from Lake Tahoe

Happy New Year! I would like to thank all my wonderful clients. 2008 was a great year and I look forward this new year.

My family and I are ringing in the new year in beautiful Lake Tahoe. Here are some images and fun portrait images I wanted to share with you.

No one is safe in a snowball fight with this one.

GOTCHA!