Yosemite Day 2

After a very full Sunday, we took our time Monday morning getting going. At least, Pam and I did. Violet was up with the sun, thinking it was time to be out and about since it was light. By 5:45 she was dressed and bugging Stace to take a walk with her. He gave in, and they had a nice, quiet look around our beautiful surroundings at Half Dome Village.

A bit later, the four kids took off on their bikes for an exploratory mission. They had a great time, with walkie-talkies connecting them to us at base camp.
(I ADORE this photo Pam got of the kids on their time away! They didn't know she was nearby.)
After lunch, we rode our bikes to Yosemite Village to check out Yosemite Falls.
Here's another awesome pic from Pam. Those silhouettes!

After checking out the waterfall, we found a quiet part of the Merced River to rest.

Violet, after her early morning, took a nap on a blanket, while the rest of us played in the river. Stace showed the big kids how to skip stones and play the "duck-drake-goose-mallard" game, for how many times your rock kicks up after you throw it.

When we were around our tent cabins, the kids usually were whittling sticks into differently shaped sticks.

Our tent cabins were perfectly adequate for our four-night stay. Beds were fine, and the bear boxes out front held everything with a scent so we didn't attract bears.

We couldn't cook, but we could figure out breakfasts and lunches with food we'd brought. The food in the eateries at Half Dome Village was quite good, and reasonably priced, given the nature of the captive market.

On Monday evening, we took our girls and Wylie to the village amphitheater, where we watched a cool documentary on the park. We also discovered that the ice cream shop offers a fabulous product at a great price. Win!