Tahoe

Annie and I just got back from a long weekend in Tahoe.  I was hoping to introduce Annie to the snow, but there wasn't really any snow!  There was a little bit of old snow on the ground, but it was too iced over to be made into snowmen or snowballs.  We did find a groomed hill to go sledding on, and had a fun time flying down the hill on our huge innertube.  I didn't get a picture of that part of out trip, though - I had my hands full carrying Annie and the tube while walking on the ice, and figured it was a bad time to pull out my phone.  Annie only wanted to go down the hill twice before she said she was done, but she seemed to have a great time on those two runs and keeps telling me that sledding was fun.

We went up to Tahoe with a group of my old rock climbing buddies.  Annie was the only child on the trip, and she really enjoyed all the extra attention.  When the rest of the crew went on a snowshoeing adventure without us, she kept asking "guys?" and looking around for all her new friends.  She loved eating dinners with the big group each night.  Our house was located in a neighborhood with a private beach, and we all walked down to the lake each day to say hi to the ducks and play in the sand.  I wasn't sure if it was a bad idea to take a toddler on a trip with a bunch of friends who don't have kids, but it all worked out fine.  Here are a few pictures from our weekend:

My little traveler was even a good sport about helping me unpack the car after  the long drive home.