The Morse Family Hits the Road!

And crashes in Dinky Creek. Unable to get campsite reservations in our beloved Yosemite Valley, we went with what proved to be an awesome alternative. Dinky Creek is a quiet little campground outside Fresno about 20 minutes from Shaver Lake. We shared a few relaxing, dirty days with happy campers Katie, Logan, Laney, Leo, Kristina, Ayva and Sophia. :)

Eli drove the last leg of the trip


Dirty, dirty boys


Keeping up with the big kids really wears a boy out


Chubby Bunny


As Finn gets fishing lessons from Uncle Leo, Eli throws rocks in the lake....so helpful


The whole kid crew


And the whole Morse Crew

Finn Turns 5!

Time flies when you're having fun with Finn. Our not-so-little monkey celebrated his big day at school (complete with teacher-made glittery crown) and with a bug-theme party at our house with all his buddies.





Digging for the secret, winning bug

The caterpillar crawl

Spring is Here!

We were busy bees this weekend trying to spring-ify our front yard. While Scott and I pulled the weeds and planted the new additions, the boys found, captured, documented and released all kinds of fun creatures.

The "Before" picture above.
The "After" picture will be posted at a later date when we showcase all the fruits of our labors....probably never or maybe in a couple weeks...we'll see how long we can keep the momentum up. :)

Finn & Eli - Buddies

While Finn has always been a very attentive and loving brother, he's finally started to realize that Eli is a super fun playmate.




(Note the "thumbs-up" sign Eli gets for pushing His Majesty.)

Yosemite Snow Trip!

Forever the most peaceful place in the world for me - Yosemite! And even more calming and wonderful in the winter. Last weekend we piled into a Dwyer-filled cabin to enjoy the snow, the sun and each other's company.

Here's Scott catching Eli at the bottom of the "Eli Bum Run"


Finn ready with the first snow ball


Eli and I at the base of Lower Yosemite Falls


The whole Dwyer/Nunes/Morse crew (minus camera-shy Finn)


The cousins getting one last little tromp in before loading up and heading out.