We spent a long weekend just before Thanksgiving up near Yosemite National Park at a rustic spot called the Evergreen Lodge. With no telephones, no television, hardly any internet access, and family activities including a kids’ recreation room, it was a great break. We went on hikes each day, including seeing the fall foliage and having a picnic alongside Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite, which is the source of much of the Bay Area’s drinking water.  Juliet experienced snow for the first time, and Claire threw her first snowball, on our hike down to the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias. Claire also enjoyed her first s’more. For a slideshow, click on either the photo of us in front of Hetch Hetchy or the picture of all my girls playing in the snow.