Taylor Creek

At the suggestion of a friend, Dave, Delaney, Elliot and I headed to Taylor Creek at Lake Tahoe to see the spawning run of the Kokanee Salmon. It was absolutely beautiful-the lake, the salmon, the trail, the creek, the trees, everything... We're so fortunate to live so close to Lake Tahoe, and every visit amazes me.
We put Elliot in the backpack carrier, which he tolerated fairly well, and Laney walked on her own. For a little girl, Laney has quite the stamina.

However, about halfway through our little hike, Delaney decided that she needed a water bottle and then proceeded to stop and take a sip about every two feet. Of course, she wouldn't use a 'little' bottle, and insisted on carrying an adult-sized water bottle, using both hands and having to concentrate very hard to make sure that she didn't spill any water. She was so preoccupied with carrying and drinking water that she kept veering off of the trail! But she was super persistent (as usual)!

She really behaved at the creek, resisting the urge to try to catch a fish and throw rocks in the water.

Elliot flirted with the older ladies (meaning older than 11 months), smiling and babbling away. He's so precious.

On the way home, we stopped to eat at Chili's (one of the few restaurants that we would dare to take the babies)-it was pretty much total chaos, but at least we didn't have to do any dishes when we got home!