Madd Max Play PokemonGO

As imagined by the 3 of them.  This continued for 6 hours.  No joke.

Madd Max Heads To Glacier and Taft Point

The fam, ready for today's hike.

Clara dairy-loads.

Half Dome as seen from Galcier Point - this picture doesn't do it even a quarter of the justice it deserves.

A lunch break.

Kids hiking the trail.

3 kids climbing the boulders.

Selfie.

Terror-inducing slack-lining at Taft Point.

The reverse.

4 kids victorious.

Madd Max Swim In The Rainbow Pools

The water was stunning and COLD.

Good for toe dipping.

And waterfall sliding.  That's Uncle Ant.  Jess did it after hearing an older woman say, "Well, I guess I have to, when else am I going to get a chance to water slide down a waterfall?"  When Jess was leaving, another woman came up to her and said, "You know, you are the reason I went down the waterfall."  She had heard Jess saying the same thing to the fam and got inspired as well (BTW Maddie said Jess was very brave).

And after a long day - a little PS3 and some wine, depending on your age.

Madd Max Explore Tuolumne Grove

It was a 1 mile hike all downhill.  And a 1 mile hike all back uphill.  These were the expressions halfway downhill from Sonia and Max.  Aiden and Maddie were much happier.

A giant fallen sequoia that had a hollowed middle that the kids could climb thru.

And out the other end.

And another that cars used to be driven thru.

On the way back - Jess instituted "complain spots" in designated areas where, then and only then was complaining allowed on the hike up.  Max used them profusely.

Madd Max Begin To Explore Yosemite

A stop at the Tunnel View viewing area.

The cuzs.

Bridalveil Falls - this is just the view from the parking lot and represents a lot of Yosemite to Jess.  Her general feeling on touring around it was  - yes, this is pretty, yes, this is pretty, OMFG that's amazing, repeat.

Clara was big into taking pictures.

The Falls.

The fam working their way up the rocks to the falls.  They did not go much further than this as the rocks were very big and very slippery.

Madd Max Head To Yosemite

The stairs to get to the house.

The house.

What the elevation of the house does to Cheetos.

The view.

The nature on the street outside the house (a doe and 2 fawns).

The family,

The dinner.

Madd Max Enjoy National Night Out

With a bounce house.

And a snow cone truck.

And some sharing.