South Lake Tahoe

We managed to squeeze in a couple of family trips in our summer. We originally planned a little camping trip with our "besties," the Pierces, to South Lake Tahoe. Unfortunately, the weather didn't know it was summer time and temperatures in the mid 30's at night doesn't work for tent camping for us girls, and some of the boys. So, we walked Sparky over to our neighbors, packed up the Pilot, bikes and all, and headed out of town. Although the drive was long (9 hours) we got to pass by the Salt Lake Salt Flats, through Scott's hometown of Elko, and saw real missiles. South Lake Tahoe was beautiful. We stayed in a little cabin we found through VRBO and had all the amenities of a well stocked home. Watson was a trooper with sleeping and he loved, loved, loved, having someone to play with at all times. Chandler totally had a ball with the Pierce boys. He rode his bike all over the place and did some exploring in the forest near our rental. Scott had a blast, too, of course. He and Bill rode everyday, sometimes twice, and had great bonding time together. I got in as much "Sadie" time as possible. I love this friend. She is one of the kindest people I know. And understanding. And forgiving. Luckily the little M&M incident didn't damper our whole trip together. Hee hee.

Bryson (17) Scott (16) Alec (14) Chandler (13) Zach (10) Lindsey (7) Watson (3)

We did brave the cooler temperatures one day to hang out at the lake. The water was an amazing blue. The sand bar was so big you could walk really, really, far into the lake before you couldn't touch anymore. Watson loved playing in the sand and the bigger boys played touch football too. We enjoyed great family meals together and just a great time all around. We're so grateful for this friendship and the chance we have to spend time with Bill and Sadie and their family. Although our kids are getting bigger, this is a tradition we plan to continue each summer. I look forward to many more family summer trips together!