UPDATED...TravelingTogether - Fanny Bridge

We got up Tuesday morning with the whole day stretched ahead of us. My sweetie has been working a ton, but he promised to take us to Fanny Bridge. We piled in the car with jackets and coats; the weather had turned a bit nippy and the clouds were leaking.

It was a short drive; only about 15 minutes from the condo.

The water was beautiful, but the museum was closed, so we went back to the room and we did a painting project.

We painted these cute little piggy banks, then my sweetie went out on the deck to work so I could make dinner. 

We  spent the rest of the evening playing Yahtzee and packing up.

Home tomorrow...

Traveling Together - Winning the Bracket

We got up before 6:30 am and headed into Reno. Baby Doll's first set started at 8:00 and we didn't want to be late. 

They won the first set...then the second set...

It was time for the championship bracket. Only one more set!

They won their bracket!!!!

After pics, we got Baby Doll's stuff from the team van so we could take her with us back to Lake Tahoe. She was fascinated with the lake, all 45° of it!

The girls played on the shore for about 45 minutes.

Then my sweetie made us an incredible dinner and we had a dance party on the deck until it started to rain.

This day was so amazing

Traveling Together - Reno Sparks Convention Center

We got up around 9:00 on Sunday. Church was only about 5 minutes from the condo. For a minute, I thought it was under construction, but then we realized that they must have just boarded the windows up against the deep snow.

Sorry, bad pic.

We stayed for Sacrament meeting and then back to the condo. We had to be in Reno by 3:00 for Baby Doll's next round of pool play.

But we could afford a minute for another selfie by the lake...

Games were brutal, but we came out with a few wins.

Back at Tahoe, tv dinners and bed. Tournament starts tomorrow, 8:00 AM.

Traveling Together - Reno

 Just pictures. It's been a long day.

They won a set and a half!!

Traveling Together - Lake Tahoe

The drive today was long and we only made a couple of stops, but before we even got to the condo, we could tell it would be worth it.

The cabin itself is so cute! Wait, let me show you.

But if you turn the other way...

Yeah, that's Lake Tahoe! Less than 50 yards from our front door!

My sweetie and I walked down to the beach.

This is such a beautiful place!! More tomorrow...

Traveling Together - Elko

Today was busy, crazy, but we finally got out of town around 2:30. Scout drove us as far as Wendover, where we made our first potty break.

Then my sweetie took the wheel and drove us the rest of the way to Elko. We checked into the Thunderbird Motel and my sweetie took a nap while Scout did some homework and I read my Kindle.

But after a while, our tummies were rumbling, so we looked for a place to eat. We finally settled on Italian.

Now to sleep. Tomorrow? Lake Tahoe!

Wordless Wednesday - Birthday Boy!

 

Yumm!!!

April Family Party

On Sunday, we had a lot of fun wishing our little Carnitas a very happy 1st birthday! He opened his presents. 

Then he had his very own cake.

Happy birthday, Little Buddy!!

Saurday Morning

This morning was our turn to clean the meetinghouse. Curly was the only one who joined us, so afterward we treated him to breakfast at Warrens. Yum!!

Guest Blog: Tadpole’s 5th Birthday by Princess

You know in the movies where the parents have a dream for their kid, but it’s not what the kid wants? Like, the parents have spent $100,000 on horseback riding lessons, but the kid really just wants to play the cello? And it’s always so obvious that the parents are in the wrong. 

But it’s not always like that in real life. 

For example, my little boy, Tadpole, was about to turn five. I kept pestering him about his birthday party. He picked a theme pretty quickly, pirates, but I could not get him to finalize a guest list. Did he want friends, family, both? His whole class, kids from the neighborhood, just a few friends? I was relentless. 

Finally, he settled on two families from the neighborhood he wanted over. I made some pirate decorations and bought things for gift bags. We blew up some balloons and everything looked like it was going exactly as I planned. 

Less than twenty-four hours before everyone was meant to arrive, Tadpole told me he didn’t want a birthday party. 

But I wasn’t really listening. “Yes, you do. You just don’t want to clean. You’ll be really sad if you don’t have a party.” 

“I don’t want a birthday party.”

“We’ve been talking about this party for a long time. You’re going to love it.” 

“I don’t want it!”

And then my husband stepped in. “Ok, we can cancel it.”

And I thought there was going to be some sort of blow up, but there wasn’t. Tadpole really didn’t want a birthday party. He was perfectly content opening the gifts we gave him and eating a scoop of ice cream. The dream of a big, fancy party was mine, not his. 

So, I finally asked Tadpole what he wanted for his birthday. The answer? Steak and crepes. 

Happy Birthday little buddy. I’m glad you finally got what you wanted. I’ll try to be better at listening.