Cheyenne's 1st birthday

On Sunday, we went to Vacaville to celebrate Cheyenne's first birthday. Since it had been 107 degrees on Saturday in Vacaville, it was nice to know there was a swimming pool at our luau party. When we arrived the wind was blowing, but it did calm down later and we had a great afternoon - about 88 degrees, just perfect for swimming. Cheyenne greeted us with her Hawaiian attire and never onc touched the flower in her hair.

The 3 kids sat together and we all grabbed the cameras fast - they don't stay still too long....

Uncle Eric had fun trying to feed Cheyenne and Haylee and eat his own lunch...

Cheyenne laughed every time Uncle John threw her up in the air in the pool...






Haylee would rather sit in the shade than be wet in the pool - she did not like the water at all...

Uncle John made Cheyenne's cake and she started out slow, BUT it didn't take her long to figure out what to do...

She ate quite a bit of that cake (some she pushed down into her lap), and when some chunks of cake fell on the grass, Haylee would go pick it up and eat it...

Bathtub time...THE END......

Truckee/Family picnic

After our 2 weeks vacation, the whole family (and I mean the "whole family") headed back up to Truckee for our annual "Fraschieri/Lavezzo" picnic. Our family dinner night was Friday when we hosted 47 people. Bob and Mike Silvestri did their famous deep-fried turkey which turned out delicious and also some trout caught the day before fresh from the lake. Even with the 3 tri-tips, 4 loaves of garlic bread, a big salad, and sauteed zucchini, we still ran out of food.

The next morning, Bob, Becky, Alyssa, Chris, and Matt got up early and went fishing. Eric and Sarah met them with Tyler, and Cheyenne so Tyler could catch "a" fish 3 times. When they all got back to the cabin, the 2 girls decided they wanted to fish, too. So Nono gave them their fishhing poles and you can see how excited they are to be fishing.

After lunch, we all met at Ron, Dave, and Uncle Al's cabin for the picnic. For the 1st time, we took individual family pictures and one of the whole gang of cousins at "3-lizard" rock (so named because Chris saw 3 lizards when they were walking by this rock about 20 years ago).. After much running around, Tyler took a little breather and fell asleep on top of some shoes in the cabin. Peyton really wanted to play with Tyler and kept checking to see if he was awake yet.

After dinner, the big bonfire was started up so everyone could have s'mores. It was a first for the little boys who had a great time climbing every rock they could find. All in all, a great weekend.

Vacation visits

Two weeks in Truckee started and ended a little shaky but was very relaxing and enjoyable. Bob drove me to Peninsula Hopsital before we even left town because of a pounding heartbeat (everything was found to be normal after all the tests, and we went on our way the next day). Our first week was very laid back - just Bob & I - we did a lot of swimming and shopping, preparing for compay the following week. Our second week, Eric and Steve & Heidi Silvestrini joined us and we took several little gaunts to Lake Tahoe, Squaw Valley, and the ever-famous Cabelas. We had dinner with Ron & Colleen's group, and Juliane & Bob's group joined us for our travels - and we consumed plenty of good food. Of course, the fishermen did their thing and the freezer is full of fish that Bob won't eat. Eric, Heidi, and I left on Saturday, 8/1, stopped in Vacaville to eat lunch with Matt and Cheyenne and made it home leaving Steve to bring Bob to Tahoe Forest Hospital Emergency with yet another kidney stone(s). Bob has his handy pain pills that make him feel "REAL GOOD", so needless to say, he won't be driving. He will leave that up to his live-in nurse, Steve. Eric and I will be heading back up to Truckee on Thursday for our annual family reunion. Lori, Mark, and the girls arrive Thursday afternoon and the girls will be hitching a ride with us, too.