Mini-Vaca to Lake Tahoe

We stayed up at Tahoe back in February. We love to sit in the hot tubs with the snow falling. It gets pretty hot in there so the boys thought it would be fun to go cool down in the snow.

There is some major steam in there but through it all there are three very handsome boys sitting with me.

Here is Cody being grumpy for some reason.

And obviously Cody was still grumpy and wouldn't get in this picture. We love having Tahoe so close. It is beautiful up there. Maybe one of these times Nate and I could go alone and do some snowboarding this winter. That would be a blast.

Thanksgiving in Nevada

Our Thanksgiving was so much fun! Our awesome friends, the Menlove's, drove all the way out here to Nevada and shared the holiday with us. My sweet parents drove over the mountains to share it with us too! There wasn't enough room in the Munns Motel so my parents shacked up at the Peppermill. I know my mom wasn't too sad about that....can we say slot machines? And yep, she took home some money. Way to go Mom!! So anyhow, our dinner was fabulous. Many hours to prepare and only minutes to devour. Colleen and I tried to make rolls but that was quite the flop. However, Kalin ate them up....thanks Kalin!

One day we headed into Sparks and played at the Coconut Bowl. We all had a blast! The younger kids ran around in the play structure, the older boys bowled, and Colleen and I hung out and visited while we watched the kiddos. This little bowling lane was great for the little ones. Dylan thought it was sweet! He loved to chuck the ball down the lane and watch it come back to him. The best part of this whole play day was the toy crane. Nate and Kent made that game rich. All of us were gathered around it and when the crane would snag a toy, we all held our breath hoping it would make it to the drop. Most of the time it didn't and I swear the whole place could hear our OOOHHH'S, SO CLOSE and all the laughing that went along with it. Needless to say, every kid walked out of there with a stuffed animal. Thanks boys!!!

Here are some pictures of our trip up to Virginia City and Sand Harbor. At Virginia City, we went in their Fire Musuem. Many old things in there. It had snowed up there and was really cold so we didn't stay too long. Afterwards, we headed to Sand Harbor and let the kids run around on the rocks and snapped some pictures. It was cold there too. All in all, it was a great weekend. A little Rock Band, a little Up and Down the River, many pies, good laughs and great memories. Thanks to all who came out! We loved it!

Chesney Concert @ Lake Tahoe

On July 27, 2009 we had ourselves a great time up at Lake Tahoe with our awesome friends, Kent and Colleen Menlove. We went and saw Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, and Kenny Chesney perform at Harvey's outdoor arena. It kicked A*$!!! Miranda is a crazy girl and she put on a great show. But of course Kenny takes the cake. He had the crowd going crazy!! And at the very end of his show, who came out to perform with him? The redrocker himself, Sammy Hagar. That's when Nate, Kent, and the entire crowd went insane. They sang two songs together and then Kenny ended with She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy. What an awesome time we had. Afterwards, we headed towards Tahoe Wabo (along with every other Kenny fan) and knew that we were not going to get in and made our way home. Thanks Kent and Colleen for coming out for the third time to visit. You guys are the best and we can't wait to think of something great to do again to get you and your family to come back.

Kent and Colleen

Kt and Colleen having fun with the camera.

Ya gotta keep your eye on these two!

Kenny

Hagar and Chesney

Cody-Man's Birthday

Happy birthday to our boy Cody!!!! I cannot believe he is 5 now! My how time flies. We spent his birthday weekend up at Lake Tahoe with my parents (it's just about a half way point for both of us). We stayed up at Harrah's and just played at the pool. That's all he wanted to do besides playing games. I couldn't think of actual games to play considering there were not any little kids invited over for an official birthday party. So we found an arcade room and took him and Nolan there. He said that was great. Then on his actual birthday we went to Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe. It's a really nice place to swim. Nice sandy beach, rocks to jump off from, and a boat dock. Hopefully one day we will be unloading a boat into it : ) Anyhow, I'm glad he is apart of our family. He sure tells us some funny stories. He has a very big imagination and is always making us laugh. Happy birthday buddy!

While we were staying up there, my Dad (who walks everyday without fail) was out on one of his walks and saw this mama bear in the dumpster with her 2 cubs. He called us and told us which hotel they were behind and he got in the truck and drove over there. It was awesome. The bears were just hanging out in the dumpster looking for food. So here are some pictures that Nate got of them.

........So I can't figure out the whole slideshow thing. Check back later and hopefully I'll have those bear and birthday pix posted.