Tahoe

Last weekend, Shawn, Logan and I spent the weekend in Lake Tahoe.  Shawn was in the area for the week for work, so Logan and I flew out to meet him for a long weekend.  Being that Ryder now needs a plane ticket of his own and isn't quite as "portable" anymore, he enjoyed a "vacation" at Nana and Bumpa's :)

Flying alone with an infant was a lot trickier than I anticipated! Simple things like taking off your shoes at security, going to the bathroom and eating on a 4 hour flight become much more difficult with an infant strapped to your tummy!  I was so thankful for the kind people on my flight and in the security line that held Logan for me and helped me throughout the adventure.  So so thankful. By the end of the flight, I think half the plane knew Logan...he was so smiley.  Even people at the baggage claim came up to us saying things like "Oh! There's our happy little guy!"

Because this is our family journal, I want to remember this moment at the end of the flight...After saying "Its okay, I got it" I gave in and literally stood with my arms in the air while a couple and the guy next to me buckled Logan in the Bjorn.  Also, in the security line, a young man held Logan (under the armpits, his arms fully extended out in front of him, slightly shaky) so that I could get my shoes and Bjorn back on.  THANK YOU!

Okay, on to the photos:

Waking up at the base of Heavenly.  Logan's first visit to a ski resort...next time we'll take him when there's snow :)

Showing Logan our favorite spot on the lake: Sunnyside

Martina & Chris's beautiful backyard!

Saturday we went for an awesome 6.3 mile hike.  It was Logan's first hike, but all the credit goes to daddy because he was a rockstar climbing multiple peaks with added weight on his tummy!

In the pic above, the boys are checking out the chutes Chris has skiied...I'm sure all 3 of them were wishing there was snow!

I loved these mossy trees! (There's Martina on the right!)

Chris checks out the view from a peak

Our final peak of the hike.  I know we went there for the view of Lake Tahoe, but this view of my boys gave it tough competition!

Headed toward the final peak (Martina in the foreground, Chris and Shawn up the trail)

On Sunday, I celebrated my 30th birthday by hitting the mountain bike trails at Northstar with Shawn.  Martina and Chris were awesome enough to watch Logan so we could get out for this cool experience.  I highly recommend it and would love to do it again someday :)

Riding the gondola and chairlifts up meant we pretty much only had to ride down the mountain :)

This is how Logan and I traveled - baby on my tummy, backpack on the back.  Then I had two hands free for his carseat and our roller bag! Whew! (Logan, you could have smiled...)

Thanks so much for an awesome weekend Martina & Chris! We loved hanging out at your place and exploring your playground :)