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Relaxing now in a lovely air-conditioned, creekside motel in Bishop. Here's some snapshots of our time at Tahoe...

cutest bottom on the beach:

cousins:

watching Shakespeare's Tempest - scared of the fish monster:

Who remembers and loves climbing the rocks at Sand Harbor???

Liz and I making empanadas:

It's definitely a different experience being at the lake with a child - gone are the days where Igot super-tan reading on the beach from 9-5, taking care of just me :)  I did get some reading in - first The Joy Luck Club and then I started The Fountainhead - both really really good and mostly enjoyed under the umbrella.  However, the best part of the trip [as usual] was watching Vera interact with family.  The first few days she was a little overwhelmed by everyone and therefore extremely clingy and whiney.  She slowly warmed up though to everyone and ended up having a great time trying to keep up with the cousins.  "Hey cousins!!" she'd call as she joined them on the beach or in the street to play ball.  She's the youngest by a couple years but thankfully didn't seem to notice even if she wasn't really part of the game :)  On the beach she was a bit of a girly girl and spent a lot of time "sweeping" the sand off her toes, but did let herself get dirty and was more comfortable going "steep" (deep) in the water as the days went by.  I loved the moments she just sat quietly scooping sand or letting the waves break over her legs.  The other highlight was obviously hanging out with everyone, especially dinner on the deck - though it was hard to exclude myself from the bottles of wine enjoyed, sigh.  I wish family get-togethers were much more frequent.