Davis + rafting

As promised (if not quite a bit later than promised) another vacation post. The first leg of our journey started with a tour of UC Davis in 100 degree heat. We then pushed on to the American River for some whitewater rafting. Class III and IV rapids are available here and to anyone considering such a trip, go with American River Recreation: they're the best of the best.

*Please forgive the quality of some photos. We had underwater cameras.

{Davis!}

{giant hats keep him cool and keep me pale}

{egg 1}

{egg 2}

{waving after a rapid}

{Phoebe in the water}

{oar splash battle}

{Phoebes and Carl}

{Allie}

{Carl}

{river access at our campsite}

{evening swim}

{girls}

{evening fun}

{dad trying to teach us 'whales, tails, prince of whales'...something like that}

{Francis, amused}

{evening libation}

{fireside reading}

{Carl diligently fire-stoking}

{Allie hard at work on sudoku}

weekend

Friday evening I spent some time with a dear old friend. We walked to and through Little Italy, scored a table via more friends at Extraordinary Desserts and had us some decadence.

Saturday the mister and I were reunited after a week apart. After lazily basking in the sun together for most of the afternoon we joined the masses and saw 'Inception'.

Sunday we celebrated with friends at my first ever Jewish/Mexican wedding. We ate, we drank, we danced, we toasted. Every table got a bottle of tequila, and every place setting came with its own shot glass for said toasting (at regular intervals throughout the night). It was a festive night and we finally called it quits after 8 hours of wedding. We didn't stay for breakfast.

{trader joes sunflowers}

{happy house plants}

{evening sun}

{friday evening relaxing}

{shadows}

{walk to little italy}

{some very decadent vanilla bean ice cream}

{friends since kindergarten}

{smoothie}

{our baby carrots}

{iced coffee to smuggle into the movie theater}

{wedding, umbrella}

{wedding smiles}

{my arm is only slightly dominating the frame}

{reflection}

{ballroom lighting}

{yes, people stayed for breakfast. we tried}

{salud!}

{dancing chairs}

{he cleans up nice. real nice.}