The Family in Tahoe 
Our visit to the zoo
Poor Mike had a stomache flu and was pretty sick for the first few days. I doubt he appreciated the pretty drive. :) Luckily he felt much better by Saturday in time for skiing. We also discovered after the fact that at this point in pregnancy I shouldn't have even been in the mountains. The change in elevation triggered tons of Braxton Hicks contractions - every 2-3 minutes. So Robbie and I spent Friday evening at the hospital in Tahoe for a few hours. Abby and I are both ok - I just had to spend the rest of the vacation off my feet as much as possible.
Dotti, Bob, Tracy skiing
We stayed in a great hotel right by the Heavenly gondola with awesome views of the mountains and great access to restaurants, shopping, etc. All the adults (excpet me of course) got some skiing in. Since it snowed hard Saturday night and much of Sunday the skiing on Monday was apparently awesome. Our oldest nephew Collin - who's 4 1/2 - did ski school 2 days. He's never been skiing and it sounded like he had a great time and did very well. Owen LOVED watching the snow and eventually jumping around in the snow. Mike and Tracy celebrated both their birthdays on Monday so we had a nice dinner at Fire & Ice (a mongolian grill style place) and cake afterward. We tried to take the boys sledding on Tuesday, but Owen wanted nothing to do with that. While we were there Carson (who just turned 1 at the end of Feb) also started walking. It was so great to get to share in that!
Owen had met everyone before, but now he's a little older it was really fun to see his reaction. He loved Collin - who was really great with him. He would run after his older cousin just as fast as his little feet could go and laughing all the way. Anything Collin did Owen had to do too. Carson he wasn't so sure about. Usually Owen is great at sharing, but he didn't want Carson near his toys (or any toys that Owen might want). Too much competition? We're a little nervous about how he'll react to Abby after seeing that. Owen has been talking about Nana, Pawpaw, Mike, Tracy, Collin, and Carson since they left.
We miss them tons already and can't wait for the next visit. Robbie's parents will be here when Abby's born - so we'll see them soon. But who knows when the next time we'll see Tracy/Mike and the boys will be. It gets tricky when we're on opposite coasts and with kids. Hopefully soon!
This past weekend we had a wonderful family vacation in Tahoe. Robbie's parents (Bob and Dotttie), sister Tracy, brother-in-law Mike, and their 2 boys (Collin & Carson) flew in from TX and GA on Wednesday. We had some fun together around town on Thursday/Friday including a trip to the Folsom zoo which the kids loved. Friday afternoon we headed up the mountains and into Tahoe. It's about a 1 1/2 hour drive from our house - beautiful views the entire way.
Our visit to the zooPoor Mike had a stomache flu and was pretty sick for the first few days. I doubt he appreciated the pretty drive. :) Luckily he felt much better by Saturday in time for skiing. We also discovered after the fact that at this point in pregnancy I shouldn't have even been in the mountains. The change in elevation triggered tons of Braxton Hicks contractions - every 2-3 minutes. So Robbie and I spent Friday evening at the hospital in Tahoe for a few hours. Abby and I are both ok - I just had to spend the rest of the vacation off my feet as much as possible.
Dotti, Bob, Tracy skiing
Collin & his snowman
We stayed in a great hotel right by the Heavenly gondola with awesome views of the mountains and great access to restaurants, shopping, etc. All the adults (excpet me of course) got some skiing in. Since it snowed hard Saturday night and much of Sunday the skiing on Monday was apparently awesome. Our oldest nephew Collin - who's 4 1/2 - did ski school 2 days. He's never been skiing and it sounded like he had a great time and did very well. Owen LOVED watching the snow and eventually jumping around in the snow. Mike and Tracy celebrated both their birthdays on Monday so we had a nice dinner at Fire & Ice (a mongolian grill style place) and cake afterward. We tried to take the boys sledding on Tuesday, but Owen wanted nothing to do with that. While we were there Carson (who just turned 1 at the end of Feb) also started walking. It was so great to get to share in that!
Carson walking!!
Owen watching the snow
Rob, Tracy, and the boys after sledding
Owen in his snow suit
Owen had met everyone before, but now he's a little older it was really fun to see his reaction. He loved Collin - who was really great with him. He would run after his older cousin just as fast as his little feet could go and laughing all the way. Anything Collin did Owen had to do too. Carson he wasn't so sure about. Usually Owen is great at sharing, but he didn't want Carson near his toys (or any toys that Owen might want). Too much competition? We're a little nervous about how he'll react to Abby after seeing that. Owen has been talking about Nana, Pawpaw, Mike, Tracy, Collin, and Carson since they left.
We miss them tons already and can't wait for the next visit. Robbie's parents will be here when Abby's born - so we'll see them soon. But who knows when the next time we'll see Tracy/Mike and the boys will be. It gets tricky when we're on opposite coasts and with kids. Hopefully soon!
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