Trip to Tahoe!

For Christmas the boys present from us was a trip to Tahoe! They both have been talking about seeing the snow for such a long time and were so excited! We bought all of our snow gear, gloves, hats, snowball throwers, boots and packed up. Mimi and Papa even came along for such a great trip . We all got to the airport which was VERY busy. I guess everyone else was going on their Christmas trips too. We had a fast layover and were finally there. It seems like it took forever to get the luggage and car rental but when we did we were on our way to FUN! We drove a little bit to get to Tahoe and started seeing the beautiful snow! The boys were soooo excited . We got into our rooms and put on our snow clothes right away. The boys could not wait to get out into that snow. They had so much fun and love the snow. They were sinking into it, making snowballs, and laughing so hard. The next day we rode up to the closest ski school to see if we could get the boys in and they were all booked!! It was a very busy time and we had no anticipated the crowds. ooopsy. We headed down the road a bit to go sledding. We checked in and all got our sleds. Daddy and Nate got their own while me and Nolan decided to stick together in one. We climbed up and slid down what seemed like a million hills. The boys were cracking up and Nate even figured out how to get it to go backwards. At one point he even flipped over a barrier! We were worried he was done after the crash but got back up and on it again. When we were leaving the boys talked Kyle into buying them a sled to take back to the hotel with us to play with. The next day we had made reservations for them at Snowboarding school! This school was so cool because it was Star Wars themed! The boys got to wear special vest and helmets the were like R2D2. While they were in school Kyle and I went up to the mountain to ski. I am not even going into that long story. Lets just say it was the worst part that ended with altitude sickness. We headed down to spy on the boys . They were doing so great! Nate had already moved over to the hill in the kid area to learn how to stop and go. Nolan was doing pretty good and had all the girls pulling him around on his snowboard! ha ha a. When it was time to pick them up I could not wait to hear what they thought about it. They LOVED it. Nathan was so excited about how great he did and Nolan was so tired he could barely keep his eyes open. We asked them if they wanted to go again the next day and they quickly said YES! We went and signed them up again. The instructor working the counter let us know it was much cheaper to buy the three days instead of two and we didn't have to use it. We bought the three pack with no intentions of putting them in all three days. They went again the next day and had a great time again. I spent the day spying on them and watching their new skills. Both boys did such a great job . Nolan had the balance down and his only problem was waiting his turn :) Nate was learning all kinds of new moves and was doing such a great job. When it was time to pick them up both boys were exhausted but had such a great time again. The boys spent the night with Mimi and Papa while Kyle and I went to the Casino and had a yummy dinner. The next morning everyone met us to eat lunch and play in the huge arcade at the hotel. We all had so much fun and even Papa was playing the games with the boys. We got so many tickets that we cashed in for tons of "fancy" toys. We headed back to play in the snow a bit more while daddy grilled us dinner. That night when we were talking about what we were going to do the next day Nathan begged to go back to the Snowboarding School. There was no way I was telling him no. When we asked Nolan he said he wanted to go too. Poor Nate wanted to go so bad and had been doing so good at it so we woke up early the next day to put them back in. Kyle didnt plan on skiing anymore so we just hung out eating breakfast and watching the boys. By the afternoon Nathan had move up to the BIG mountain and even got to ride the chair lift!!!!! I was so proud of him and how far he had come in just three days! Back at ski school Nolan had also moved up to the big kids hill! He was so funny and having such a blast. We made sure to tape them so they could see how good they were doing. Nathan watches the video over and over. When we picked him up that day his instructor said he did such a great job and was such a great listener. Nolans instructor said he was such a blast and so sweet. That night was a sad night because we had to pack up to go back home :( Nathan begged us to just move there. ah ah ah. He was so serious and I feel so bad. He loved the snow so much and even to this day we talk about Tahoe and how he just wants to move there for "100 thousand days". Nolan tells him its okay because we have a house there????? ah ah aha. We had such a great time and I think it is by far one of the best vacations we have ever been on . It is so nice to be able to spend and share these moments as a family together with Mimi and Papa. For the pictures Nolan is in the orange :)