Since they had the trenches all dug, they were able to start fitting the pipes and all that entails.
Before long they were cruising along and we had the beginnings of a sprinkler system.
They tried to explain to me how the pipes all worked and what did what but really, all I needed to know was that when the timer was set, the water came on, hit the appropriate areas and then turned off, and that my grass stays green.
Now there is a proud man and his yard!
Inside the house we were all just relaxing and taking it easy.
Nothing too exciting but Thierry seemed to have a good time.
Day 5 started with all of us getting up and taking our time getting ready. We had breakfast and coffee. Since we hadn't gone to Tahoe as earlier planned we thought this would be a good day to do that. Diana had never been to Tahoe so it was a great opportunity.
We all got ready and drove up to the shops at Heavenly to walk around and browse.
It was pretty busy up there. It was Labor Day weekend so everyone was trying to get that last summer trip in. The weather was nice. Slightly breezy but not hot or cold.
There is a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Company there. Dwayne and I love the caramel and chocolate apples they sell. The above picture is us picking out which apple we wanted to have and me on the phone taking orders to bring back home. The apple was so yummy!
We were gonna see about taking a ride with all of us on the Gondola, something Dwayne has wanted to do for a long time but, it was just too much to pay for so many people for something so simple. Maybe someday.
Here's a pic of the gondolas taking the people to the top.
Like I said, it was really nice up there. Beautiful day!
We took the scenic way back down. We decided to head into Reno and head over to the new shopping center Legends and look around there. To get back we came down the Mt. Rose Highway and had a really nice drive. Great scenery, good music playing, and the sunroof open the whole way down. Perfect.
After all the walking we went to one of Dwayne's favorite places to eat: Outback Steakhouse.
We were able to get seated right away and the food was great! Thierry really wanted some of the dessert.
The family does this game with the coasters where they progressively add coasters to a stack and try to flip them a few times in the air and catch them in the same stack before they all go flying.
Dwayne was able to do it but I think he may have lost a coaster on this try. It's kinda fun to watch and a way to pass time while we wait for food. After dinner it was time to drive back home. It was pretty late by this time and we were all getting tired.
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