Third time's a charm

We eloped in Lake Tahoe this weekend. This time it's legal! After two previous ceremonies (the big "traditional" one in June 2000 and the "activist" one in San Francisco in February 2004), we thought we'd do something small and intimate, just for us.

The ceremony took place on Saturday at Skylandia Park just east of Tahoe City. It was a lovely private ceremony. Our friend Dannielle, who lives in King's Beach, joined us to witness the ceremony (and also jumped in to play photographer and baby sitter too). The weather was gorgeous!

We started off the ceremony standing on an over look of Lake Tahoe. It was beautiful. Zoe, surprisingly, agreed to sit in her stroller. All was going smoothly until half way through our vows, Zoe started calling, "Help, help, out, out!" She was wrestling with the stroller shade that had fallen down over her so that she could not see. All we could see was her little legs kicking and flailing. After several unsuccessful attempts continue the ceremony with Vera and I trying to hold Zoe while she squirmed to get down, we decided to move and finish the rest of the ceremony in an area that was fenced off so that she could run around freely. Ceremonious interruptus... Yup, basically it reflected our family life these days. C'est la vie...

After the ceremony, we took a walk down to the lake and Ann Poole, the officiant took some photos. Below are some photos that we took over the course of the weekend and Danninelle took during the ceremony. Thank you Dannielle for taking some great photos!