Czech Christmas dinner and Holiday party 9. - 10. 12. 2017

It has become a tradition to host early Czech Christmas dinner and Holiday party at the same weekend. This time it was even a little bit earlier, since I was 38 weeks pregnant at that point and we weren't sure when the little girl will decide to show up.
We had 12 adults and 9 children for our Czech dinner and 11 adults and 6 children for our party. It was a lot of fun!
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Uz je to tradici poradat ceskou vanocni veceri a vanocni party ten stejny vikend. Tento rok to bylo i trochu drive nez obvykle, jelikoz jsem byla uz 38 tydnu tehotna a my jsme nevedeli, kdy se mala rozhodne ukazat.
Na ceskou veceri k nam prislo 12 dospelych a 9 deti a na vecirek 11 dospelych a 6 deti. Moc jsme si to uzili.
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Thanksgiving - Soda Springs 23. - 26. 11. 2017

This year we went with three other families to Soda Springs area, close to Truckee/Lake Tahoe. There was a little snow in the area, but not too much. We did a few walks around the area and also managed one trip to local swimming pool. It was nice and relaxing long weekend.
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Tento rok jsme jeli se tremi dalsimi rodinami do oblasti Soda Sprins, blizko Truckee/Jezera Tahoe. V oblasti bylo trochu snehu, ale ne prilis. Vysli jsme na nekolik malych prochazek v oblasti a taky jsme si vyrazili zaplavat do mistniho bazenu. Byl to pekny odpocinkovy prodlouzeny vikend.
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Baby sprinkle 19. 11. 2017

With my due date approaching, we wanted to celebrate the occasion in similar way as for Adam. Our friend Amy organized for us baby sprinkle for our baby girl.
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S prichazejicim terminu porodu jsme chteli oslavit tuto prilezitos podobne jako pro Adamkem. Nase kamaradka Amy zorgnizovala pro nasi holcicku "baby sprinkle".
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Yosemite 11. - 12. 11. 2017

Yosemite is place where I love to go and we managed to find one weekend even this busy fall to get there. We stayed at Half Dome (Curry) village again and on Saturday we hiked around Mirror lake. It was quite cold and since we stayed in the valley it took long time to warm up. After the hike we went to Majestic (Ahwahnee) hotel for hot chocolate and then for dinner to Yosemite lodge. Usually it would be relatively short bus drive, but there was construction going on in the valley and the busses were late, overcrowded and it took long time to get to the destination.
On Sunday we drove to Glacier point where we took a few family and pregnancy photos, enjoyed lunch and relatively early head home.
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Yosemite je misto kam vzdy rada jezdim a i tento nabity podzim jsme nasli vikend, kdy jsme se tam vypravili. Znovu jsme prespavali v Half Dome (Curry) village a v sobotu jsme vyrazili na turu kolem jezera Mirror. Bylo docela chladno a jelikoz jsme byli v udoli, tak to chvili trvalo nez se oteplilo. Po vyslapu jsme jeli do Majestic (Ahwahnee) hotelu na kakako a pak na veceri do Yosemite lodge. Vetsinou je toto pomerne kratka cesta autobusem, ale protoze v udoli probiha rekonstrukce cest tak autobusy jezdi se zpozdenim, jsou precpane a cety trvaji hodne dlouho.
V nedeli jsem vyjeli na Glacier point, kde jsme udelali nekolik rodinnych a tehotenskych fotek, uzili si obed a pomerne brzo pak vyrazili domu.
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Boca Spring camping 1. - 4. 9. 2017

Our last camping trip for this year was at Boca Spring campground near Truckee. We had about 8 other families joining us. In the Bay area where we live were extreme heats, so we managed to escape a little. It was still hot, so on Saturday we took it quite lazy and stayed most of the day at the camp. We went only for little swim at the lake in the afternoon. On Sunday we all went for a short hike, that we ended by splashing at a creek. We also got a little rain, so that cooled off the air. On Monday we did only very short walks to the Boca spring that was at the camp and we stopped to look at the Boca dam. Because it was a long weekend and people were also driving back from Burning Man, we got stuck in the traffic and arrived home around 6 pm.
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Nase posledni kempovani tento rok bylo v Boca Spring kempu pobliz Truckee. Dalsich asi 8 rodin se k nam pripojilo. V Bay Area, kde bydlime, byly extremni horka a tak jsme alespon trochu tomu unikli. Bylo i tak horko a tak jsme v Sobotu nic moc nedelali a zustali vetsinu dne v kempu. Zasli jsme se jen kratce okoupat odpoledne do jezera. V nedeli jsme vsichni vyrazili na kratky vyslap, ktery jsme zakoncili ochlazenim se v potoku. Taky nam trochu zaprselo, coz prineslo male ochlazeni. V pondeli jsme se sli jen projit k pramenu Boca, ktery byl v kempu a zastavili jsme se u prehrady Boca. Protoze byl prodlouzeny vikend a lide se take vraceli z akce "Burning Man", dostali jsme se do zacp a domu jsme dorazili az kolem 18 h.
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Black Oak Camping 19. - 20. 8. 2017

On our second kid friendly camping came 17 adults and 12 children. Everybody had a great time, even though I think this was one of the most dustiest camping I have done. There weren't many good trails around, so we took it easy and spent Saturday by close by lake and campsite. We did similar thing on Sunday. Before we packed everything it was almost lunch time, so we stopped by the lake again and then drove home. We also stop for early dinner at Czech restaurant in Concord.
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Na nase druhe kempovani s detmi prijelo 17 dospelych a 12 deti. Vsichni si to uzili i kdyz to bylo asi jedno s nejprasnejsich kempovani na kterem jsem byla. V okoli nebylo mnoho znacenych cest na vyslapy a tak jsme nic moc nedelali a stravili sobotu u jezera a v kempu. Podobne tomu bylo i v nedeli. Nez jsme vse zbalili, tak byl skoro obed a tak jsme se jen zastavili znovu u jezera a pak jeli domu. Po ceste jsme se jeste zatavili na brzkou veceri v ceske restauraci v Concordu.
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Bear River camping 28. - 30. 7. 2017

Last year we started a new tradition - camping with families with children. This camping was first out of three that we planned for this year and it was great - great people, great place. The campground was by a reservoir, but unfortunately there weren't really any good hikes close by. So on Saturday some of us drove about 30 minutes to trailhead to one lake. On Sunday we packed, walked to a place with a view of the reservoir, then stop for lunch by the reservoir and after short swim drove back home.
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Minuly rok jsme zacali novou tradici - kempovani s rodinami s detmi. Toto kempovani bylo prvni ze tri, ktere jsme naplanovali na tento rok a vydarilo se - super lidi, super misto. Kemp byl u prehrady, ale bohuzel v blizkem okoli nebyla moznost dobrych tur. Tak v sobotu nekteri z nas vyrazily na turu asi 30 minut autem. V nedeli jsme se zabalili, udalali si malou prochazku na jedno misto z vyhledem na prehradu, pak se zastavili u prehrady na obed a po kratkem zaplavani jeli zpet domu.
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Mammoth Lakes and Channel Islands NP 1. - 13.7. 2017

This year we took our longer vacation locally. By locally, I mean we stayed in California :)
The first week we rented a condo at Mammoth Lakes and spent the week with Eric's dad Roger and his wife Karen. We did a few day trips and hikes in the area. After that we drove down to south California and spent 4 days camping at Channel Islands NP. We stayed at Santa Cruz island, the biggest island. At this island the water was available and the walk from the harbor was quite short, but otherwise it was similar to backpacking. We hiked every day, and took a kayak tour one day. I went in the morning and Eric in the afternoon.

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Tento rok jsme si vybrali nasi dlouhou dovolenou mistne. Mistne, tim myslim, ze jsme zustali v Kalifornii :)
Prvni tyden jsme si pronajali dum v Mammoth Lakes a stravili jej s Ericovym tatinkem Rogerem a a jeho zenou Karen. Vyrazili jsme na nekolik vyletu a vyslapu v teto oblasti. Pak jsme jeli do jizni Kalifornie a stravili jsme 4 dny kempovanim v narodnim parku Channel Islands. Byli jsme na ostrove Santa Cruz, ktery je z ostrovu nejvetsi. Na tomto ostrove byla dostupna pitna voda a cesta od pristavu byla pomerne kratka, ale jinak to bylo podobne backpackovani. Vyrazeli jsme na vyslapy kazdy den a jeden den jsme jeli na kajacich. Ja rano a Eric odpoledne.

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Yosemite NP 29. - 30. 4. 2017

This winter was heavy on snow, so we expected the waterfalls in Yosemite to be quite big. We drove up on Friday evening and on Saturday we hiked up to the Nevada falls and on the way back to the Vernal falls. The waterfalls were really running, so we got a little bit wet on our way. We carried Adam in the carrier, but he also did some walking on his own.
On Sunday we went to look at the Yosemite falls, but only from the lower part. Reconstructions are going on in Yosemite valley, so we had a problem to find a parking lot and in the end we left for the hike later than we wanted. That also meant that we left for home after lunch. Luckily the drive home was relatively fast, but we were surprised how many cars were still entering Yosemite as we were leaving around 2 pm.
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Tato zima byla hojna na snih a tak jsme predpokladali, ze bude hodne vody v Yosemitskych vodopadech. Jeli jsme v patek vecer a v sobotu jsme vysli k Nevadskym vodopadum a po ceste zpet pak k vodopadum Vernal. Vodopady meli skutecne hodne vody a tak jsme trochu promokli na nasi ceste. Adamka jsme nesli v nosici, ale castecne sel i po svych.
V nedeli jsme se sli podivat na Yosemitske vodopady, ale jen ze dolni casti. V Yosemitech probihaji opravy a tak jsme meli problem najit parkovani. Nakonec jsme vyrazili na vyslap pozdeji nez jsme chteli. To take znamenalo, ze jsme domu jeli za po obede. Nastesti cesta zpet byla relativne rychla, ale byli jsme prekvapeni, kolik au jelo jeste do Yosemite ve 14 h, kdyz jsme odjizdeli.
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Dewey point - Yosemite NP 18. 3. 2017

It has become a tradition to go to Dewey point in Yosemite in the winter. This trip is organized by our friend Josh and it is always fun. We stay at Yosemite Bug hostel, which is about an hour from the trailhead, but it is great for big group. This year we had 5 children in the group. The weather wasn't looking great as the trip was approaching, but in the end it was quite nice.
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Uz se to stalo tradici, ze chodime v zime na Dewey point v Yosemitech. Tento vylet je organizovan nasim kamaradem Joshem a je to vzdy zabava. Prespavame v hostelu Yosemite Bug, ktery je asi hodinu od zacatku trasy, ale je to dobre ubytovani pro velkou skupinu. Tento rok bylo ve skupine 5 deti. Pocasi zpocatku nevypadalo uplne nejlepe, ale nakonec bylo docela pekne.
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Kings Canyon NP 3 - 4. 3. 2017

For a little change we went to Kings Canyon NP this weekend. The weather was very nice on Saturday and we did 5 mile hike to Panorama point, where we had our lunch and enjoyed the views. In the afternoon we watched a short movie at the visitor center about Kings canyon and then we decided to drive home. Even though the sky was completely blue, there was a snowstorm coming in the evening and we wouldn't be able to do anything on Sunday and the drive home would be dangerous.
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Abychom udelali malou zmenu, vyrazili jsme do narodniho parku Kings Canyon. Pocasi bylo v sobotu moc pekne a tak jsme vyrazili na 8 km vyslap na Panorama point, kde jsme poobedvali a uzili si vyhled. Odpoledne jsme se pak podivali na kratky film o Kings Canyonu v navstevnickem centru a pote jsme jeli domu. I kdyz obloha byla uplne modra, mela vecer prijit snehova boure a stejne bychom v nedeli nikam nemohli a cesta domu by byla nebezpecna.
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Tahoe Donner - Cross country skiing 24.-26. 2. 2017

This year has great snow conditions, so it would be shame not to take advantage of it. Cross country skiing area at Tahoe Donner rents chariots for pulling kids, so we decided to go there. This trip should have happened two weeks ago, but because Adam was sick, we had to cancel it. We left Friday early morning, arrived to Tahoe around 11 and after lunch we went skiing. We got back exactly at 5 pm, which was closing hour. The cabin, where se were staying was just 5 minutes from the resort, which was perfect.
On Saturday the weather didn't look too good early in the morning, but luckily it changed and we spend most of the day cross country skiing again. On Sunday we planned to go tubing for little bit before heading home early to avoid traffic after President's week. The tubing was $25 per adult, too much for just one hour of fun, so we decided to go home.
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Tento rok jsou uzasne snehove podminky, a tak by bylo skoda toho nevyuzit. Areal na bezky v Tahoe Donner pujcuje vozicky pro deti a tak jsme se rozhodli jet tam. Na tento vylet jsme meli jet asi pred 14 dny, ale protoze Adam byl nemocny, tak jsme to museli zrusit. Vyrazili jsme v patek brzo rano, na Tahoe jsme dojeli kolem 11 a po obede jsme se vydali lyzovat. Vratili jsme se presne v 17h, coz byla zaviraci doba. Chata, kde jsme prespavali, byla jen 5 minut od arealu, coz bylo super.
V sobotu brzo rano pocasi nevypadalo moc dobre, ale nastesti se to zmenilo a my jsme stravili opet vetsinu dne na bezkach. V nedeli jsem chteli sankovat chvili nez bychom vyrazili zpet domu, aby jsme se vyhnuli zacpam po tydnu volna. Vstup do arealu byl ale za $25 za dospeleho, coz se nam zdalo hodne za hodinku sankovani a tak jsem jeli hned domu.
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Lake Tahoe cabin - MLK weekend 13. - 16. 1. 2017

Another our tradition is to go with friends to Lake Tahoe area for MLK weekend. Usually we try to go to the north area, but we got so many friends interested this year, and the only big cabin available was in the south area. We had 17 adults and 10 kids! The weather was perfect! The week before our trip was snowing almost every day, but for our weekend we had mostly sunny weather. We managed to do one day of cross country skiing and two days of snowshoeing.
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Dalsi nasi tradici je vylet na chatu s kamarady k jezeru Tahoe na prodlouzeny vikend MLK. Vetsinou jezdime do severni oblasti, ale protoze mnoho nasich kamaradu se chtelo pridat, tak jedina velka chata, kterou jsme nasli byla v jizni oblasti. Jelo s nami 17 dospelych a 10 deti! Pocasi bylo taky perfektni! Tyden pred nasim vyletem temer kazdy den snezilo, ale na nas vikend bylo temer slunecne pocasi. Jeden den jsme vyrazili na bezky a dva na sneznice.
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Olympic NP - Seattle - 28. 12. 2016 - 4. 1. 2017

Olympic NP and Seattle was our destination for our travel around New Year this year. We flew to Seattle and drove to Olympic NP first. The weather wasn't great, but even with a lot of rain we managed to do a few hikes. The park is big, and has three different areas - coast, rain forrest and mountains. Unfortunately we weren't able to get to the mountains. I am sure we will visit the park sometimes in the summer also.
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After Olympic NP we went to Seattle and spend a few nights there. We rented an apartment in the center and walked to the Pike peak Market, Waterfront, Space Needle and Pacific Science museum. We also managed to meet for dinner with one of our friends from California who now lives in Seattle.
Behem naseho cestovani po vanocich jsme navstivili Narodni park Olympic a Seattle. Prileteli jsme do Seattlu a jeli jsme nedrive do narodniho parku. Pocasi nebylo idealni, ale i pres hodne deste se nam podarilo udelat nekolik vyslapu. Park je velky a ma tri hlavni oblasti - pobrezi, destny les a hory. Bohuzel do hor se nam nepodarilo dostat. Jsem si jista, ze se sem vypravime i nekdy v lete.
Po narodnim parku Olympic jsme jeli do Seattlu a stravili jsme zde nekolik noci. Pronajali jsme si byt v centru a prosli se k trhu Pike Peak, k vode, Space Needle a muzea vedy. Take jsme sli na veceri s kamaradem z Kalifornie, ktery ted zije v Seattlu.
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Colorado - Christmas 23. - 28. 12. 2016

I has become a tradition to go for Christmas to Colorado. This year wasn't any different. We spent the Christmas with Eric's side of the family. Last day we took a trip to Georgetown to ride a old train. We hoped to see also two of our friends who lives in Colorado, but unfortunately that didn't happen.
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Uz se to stalo tradici, ze na vanoce jezdime do Colorada. Tento rok nebyl jiny. Stravili jsme vanoce s rodinou z Ericovi strany. Posledni den jsme se vydali do Georgetown a projeli se starym vlackem. Doufali jsme take, ze se uvidime se dvemi kamaradkami, ktere ziji v Coloradu, ale to se nakonec neuskutecnilo.
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