Tahoe

We spent a wonderful week in Tahoe. We rented a great house with a huge fenced in, level yard, that was just across the street from the lake. It was perfect. The only bummer was that the week we were there the weather was unseasonably warm, so each day there was less and less snow. We spent a lot of time playing games, reading, watching movies and just hanging out at the house. We also got in two days of skiing, went sledding, ice skated twice at Northstar's outdoor rink, and took a walk next to the lake.

Bryce and Mandy played non-stop, although they also fought like brother and sister. We rented Bryce skis and took him to Homewood to try them out. He never got on a lift, but we did pull him back and forth in front of the lodge. He enjoyed it, but wouldn't let go of us. I'm glad we tried, but I think next year we'll have better luck getting him to really go for it. Bryce really enjoyed the ice skating. Again, he wouldn't let go of us, and for some reason really only wanted Daddy to hold on to him. I think he probably sensed how unsteady I was on my feet and thought he'd have a better chance of not falling if Daddy helped him around the rink. He also loved sledding. We built mini snowman so that he could go fast down the hill and crash into them. Before we left for Tahoe he kept telling us that he was going to, "go fast and crash into the snowman and knock it over."

Faith was an excellent traveler. I was a little worried since Bryce used to not travel well (refused to take naps, awake all night long, digestive system problems, etc.), but Faith had non of these problems and either did Bryce.

Thanks again Nanny and Pawka for such a wonderful trip. You are so very generous!