Tahoe Sunday

Day 2 we got a late start and did a few things closer to home. The other family (The Griffins) came up Saturday night and so we spent most of Sunday with them swimming, hanging out at the lake and then packing up to go home. Here are a few snapshots of the day:

30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 7

Day 7: Something New

This photo I took at Squaw Valley is an awesome example of new life. These flowers bloom every summer after the snow (as seen in the background) has finally melted off. It just amazes me that new life can grow from under something so seemingly bleak and dense, and a good reminder that changes and opportunity can hide just beneath the surface of where you least expect it.

30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 6

Day 6: Childhood Memory

One of my favorite childhood memories is swimming. I have been able to swim for as long as I can remember, it started with taking lessons during preschool. During my tweens and teens we either owned a pool, or belonged to a neighborhood that had a pool association, which was an awesome thing growing up. I've recently re-discovered my love of swimming with trips to the lake and swimming in the pool with Andrew in Tahoe. So great to see that he is picking up my love of the water.

30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 5

Day 5: Someone You Love

Picking just one person you love is ridiculously hard, but I chose my Andrew. As much as he challenges me, I love that little booger with all my heart. I'm a better person by having him as my son. Love you buddy!

(pic was taken on the gondola up to High Camp at Squaw Valley today)

Tahoe Saturday

This morning we got up and headed out to Squaw Valley to do some hiking, always a ton of fun! We took the gondola (cable car) up to High Camp and hiked for a good 2+ miles. The scenery was gorgeous! Such an odd sight to see both snow and flowers flourishing. Here are some pics from our day -

30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 4

Day 4: Your Favorite Color

My favorite color is teal/turquoise. This is a picture from the outer bay exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I love how the sunlight is coming in highlighting the beauty of the water.

Honestly? (aka Tahoe Friday)

It's been a trying day.

We drove up to Tahoe (North Shore) today and had a great family drive in the car. Everything was going very well until we actually got to Tahoe. Once we landed and got unpacked A just started running amuck. Granted, he was excited for his friends to arrive (turns out they had major car problems and won't be arriving till tomorrow) but he was off the hook crazy. Not listening to anything we told him, excited talking to the point of panicking, wasn't paying attention to where he was going walking to the car and smacked his head into the door so he got a HUGE knot on his forehead, and the list goes on. We finally got him semi-calmed down to go swimming but then once we were done he was whining about what fun thing he got to do next.

BREATHE

Something I think we all forget to do from time to time is to just step back and breathe. How do we get our kids to do it, if we often have times modeling it ourselves? Looking forward to a better day tomorrow and praying for renewed mommy patience with the new day.