Sunday afternoon walk by the Folsom wetlands

Mommy and Elise spent the day with grandma & gramps

One of the wetlands on our walk 

 

A duck enjoying the water

Thistle flower

 

Elise by the water

Bullfrog

She had a wonderful day out

 Ivy

Elise was captivated by this leaf

Beautiful wetland preserve

 Elise, by the cottonwood covered ground

The white, feathery cottonwood seeds 

Feels a bit like Christmas in May :)

 

The huge cottonwood tree painting the ground white

Lovely view

 Butterfly

Butterfly closeup

Pierce family tile at the park

 

Play area art

 

 Having fun on the swing!

Mother's Day Weekend - Lake Tahoe

Enjoying our first Mother's Day together

Beautiful Lake Tahoe and the snow-capped mountains

Daddy and Elise walking by the lake

Family shot

 

Tallac Estate by Lake Tahoe

Elise, touching snow for the first time

She tried her best to catch the seagull :)

Grandpa and Elise

Great view from Harrahs

On mom's side, Elise is the fifth generation first-born girl!

  

Smiling for the camera

View of the mountains

Staring intently at mommy's frozen yogurt!

 

Our spectacular dinner view

Stockton Asparagus Festival 2010

Elise with daddy and mommy at the 2010 Asparagus Festival

The overplumped chicken balloons

Stockton Auditorium

Velocity Circus ringmaster

More circus performers

Our group by the Stockton waterfront

Daddy and Elise in line to meet the sea lion

The sea lion with his trainer

Mommy got a kiss from the sea lion, Elise was a bit unsure

Wacky Shack

Enough photos already! :)

Velocity Circus contortionist

Velocity Circus acrobatic performer

Asparagus sidewalk art

Just say no to chicken plumping

Elise reaching for the deep fried asparagus

Asparagus shoots ready for harvest

Full grown asparagus plants

Elise is daddy's #1 fan

All of us after the concert

Eddie entertaining Elise

Patriot Jet Team flyover