Lake Tahoe!

For the holiday weekend we decided that we wanted to see what Tahoe was all about.  Everyone around our area talks about going to Tahoe in the Summer and Winter so we decided to check it! We found a great house online last minute and headed up to the North Shore of Lake Tahoe in Kings Beach.  The lake was absolutely beautiful and the view from our house was amazing! 

While we were there Ella and Lexi experienced their first encounter with snow - it was pretty funny!  We went sledding (hilarious), went to NorthStar Resort where we rode the gondola up to the Ritz Carlton (even Lexi got to ride) and Brandon went on a snowmobile excursion to the top of Mt. Watson. 

The weather was perfect - sunny in the 50's - but there was still plenty of snow on the ground from all the snow they have gotten this year (they have had over 51 inches of snow so far this season).  We are looking forward to taking some more trips back to ski and will probably look at going this summer so we can enjoy some of the lake excursions.

Here are many pictures from our trip!

Kings Beach just before sunset

Ella and Daddy at Kings Beach

View of Lake Tahoe from the house we rented

Daddy and Ella on the snowmobile

Ella at Garwoods in Carnelian Bay 

Mommy and Ella

Ella eating the snow!

Ella after we told her that she was not allowed to eat the snow!

Ella on her sled!

Sunset view from our deck

Lexi trying to figure out how to get on the deck.

North Tahoe Park

Lexi and Daddy on the Gondola to to Ritz Carlton!

Lexi exploring in the snow.

Lexi running in the snow!

Ella and Lexi at the park while daddy was snowmobiling!

Daddy at the top of Mt. Watson looking over Lake Tahoe

War Eagle!!!

We had a great time watching the Auburn vs. Oregon National Championship game on Monday and seeing Auburn WIN!  It was an intense 2nd half but we are thrilled that the Auburn Tigers are the 2011 National Champions!!



7 months old!

I know I keep saying it but, WOW, the time is flying by and little Miss Ella is getting so big!  She turned 7 months this past weekend!  She now weighs over 16 lbs and is so much more active.  Here are a few of her milestones:

• She reaches for mommy when mommy puts her hands out for her!
• She loves reading (and eating) books.
• She loves Cheerios and puffs and makes the funniest faces when she eats them. Lexi loves when she throws them on the floor, especially the Cheerios and sweat potato flavored puffs!
• She enjoys "drinking" water out of her sippy cup and doesn't mind that she is soaking wet when it's finally empty!
• She still talks a lot, but has added GAGA and other sounds to her vocabulary!
• She rides in the grocery cart and stroller now like a big girl and smiles at EVERYONE in the store and sometimes even squeal's with excitement!
• She loves to play with all her toys and loves it even more when someone plays with her.
• She loves bath time and enjoys splashing around and playing with the toys in the water.
• She likes to stay up all day with mommy and only enjoys naps in the car, but she is still sleeping through the night so we are not complaining!  

Happy New Year!

We had a wonderful 2010 with quite a few big milestones in our lives including having our sweet baby girl and moving across the country.  We are definitly looking forward to what 2011 will bring and are thankful and hopeful for much love, happiness and health!

Happy 2011!! 

Ella celebrated the next morning!

Still not used to the flash on mommy's new camera

She looks so innocent...

Especially here...

Aunt Lorraine and Ella at Brunch

Cousin Maitland and Ella at brunch

Ed, Lorraine, Ella (not sure what she is doing), Mike, Maitland, Lisa, Mommy and Daddy