Family vacation pictures!

Last week we went on our first prolonged (i.e., more than a weekend) family vacation! We went to Mammoth, in the Eastern Sierras of California. It's the most amazing place, and a place that we have gone back to over and over again the last few years. Even though it's known for skiing/winter activities, I love Mammoth even more for the summer beauty of hiking. We can't backpack overnight just yet with the babies (a favorite activity of ours), but we are definitely getting them on the hiking trail, as you'll see below! The beautiful lake pictures with the mountains in the back and Nathan and Kenna in front were taken at Heart Lake, in Little Lakes Valley, near Mammoth (up from Rock Creek Lake and Tom's Place if you know the area). I think those are my favorite pictures ever. :)

The babies did great and celebrated their 7 month birthday up there! They also started to sit up for longer periods when we were there (maybe half a minute now). It was just wonderful to share a vacation with them, even if it wasn't exactly a "relaxing" vacation!