Tahoe Trip with Friends

We are back....six days in Tahoe and we had a blast. The kids and I went to South Lake Tahoe with two other fellow law enforcement families from Tracy, the Gilkerson's and Eno's. Thankfully we had a great ride up there thanks to Shannen letting us use their suburban to haul the kids and all the loot.

This is just the beginning of all the stuff that got loaded into my car. I still had my boots to add in and the BOB. I wish I would have gotten a picture of how much food we brought up there. Between myself Lori and Shannen we had 3 giant coolers, 5 Rubbermaid bins, a laundry basket and 2 Costco bags filled with food. Believe it or not we actually almost ate it all and made only a few trips to the store.

The cabin was great and had plenty of room for all of us. The weather could not have been better for all the ice skating, sledding in the backyard, playing in the hot tub, skiing and going snow tubing. A few of us were even able to sneak off to the casino one night. I got a ton of pictures and tried to capture all the fun we had. So brace yourself this is a long one.....

I like to call him Bryan's Mini Me

Dani was very excited to have her Camp Rock sunglasses to go with her diva look!

Bubba and Zach were nice enough to take Chris out on the ice for a little skating.

Don't be fooled, he was only smiling for a little while.

Chris would have sledded in the backyard all day if we let him

Me and my babies for a rare family picture

Dani would have been much happier if she was able to ski, but the whole potty training thing did not make it possible to do a lesson.

Maybe later this season we will get out on the slopes

"Mom take a picture of me jumping"

super jump!

Ready to head down the hill

Looking good Chris

I think lack of effort in stopping might run in the genes. I seem to recall that as a kid I did not really have any interest in stopping either.

Alright mom watch me rock the slope

Chris had a great lesson with his instructor and is starting to really pick up on skiing. Hopefully we will be able to get him in a few more lessons this season.

The kids had a blast playing Rock Band. I think Dani is going for a stripe theme, you think?

This girl knows how to work a crowd!

Dani loved having Tori paint her nails

Me and my girl

I think she may be up to something

Chris was eager to teach Dani how to make snowballs

Dani became a pro by the end of the day

Great shot of Dani (courtesy of Shannen).....she watch the kids one day so I could have a break and hit the slopes.

Dani was ready to rock the snow tube

Dani and mom full speed ahead

Chris was lucky enough to ride down with Zach.....

......and then Keith.

Dani just liked to watch and eat snow.....again, just like her mom!

Dani was so excited to have Krystn help her paint the little princess

Her buddy Ireland was nice enough to let her eat dinner with her.

Dani caught in the act with her corn

I think this picture sums up how we all felt at the end of the trip!

We had such a great time and are so grateful for such great friends. Hopefully next year Bryan will be able to join us. Thank you thank you thank you to Lori and Shannen for all the help with the kiddos this week!