We've been very busy of late. Well, always. Lets see, a few weeks ago we went to Lake Tahoe for a visit with my family. It turned out to be a good weekend for us, and it was just a few days before David's 3rd birthday. 3 years already!

We planned on heading up after school on Friday, which we did, but it was a little more after then we had hoped. We got to about an hour away when we needed to head the call for dinner. So we stopped and at an OK meal at Denny's. The rest of the trip up went fairly well. There was a bit of road work which slowed us down, and we had tired children scaring themselves with the shadows on the ceiling from the headlight behind us, but we got there around 10. I set up the bedroom for the kids as they visited with Grandma Jeanne and Aunts Susan and Joan, and Uncle Greg. The kids were super tired by the time they went to bed 30 minutes later, but they still wanted to be all crazy and wiggly. But they can't beat exhaustion, and soon were quiet. That pretty much goes for us too, just an hour later.

Saturday we went to a beach and pool complex, and the kids had a great time playing in whichever body of water they were near. Incredibly, the lake was pretty warm, I think it was 66/19 F/C. We had to go for lunch and naps, which, of course, David and Isabelle both denied needing, and while they slept, I put up decorations around the living room and kitchen. I just love seeing those eyes when there are signs of a party after nap. After David got up from nap, it was present opening time! David loved just about everything he received, as did Isabelle. He got some new matchbox cars, a kids animal flashlight, some clothes, and what turned out to be his favorite, a guitar designed just for kids to learn to play guitar. General mayhem ensued until dinner, and even during dinner, David wanted to finish as soon as he could so he could get back to the new toys.

But then there was cake! That got David to sit down at the table again.

The trip back from Tahoe took a long time. First we had to make a potty break, then we had our picnic lunch, which is the one stop we planned. Then we had a lot of slow traffic down the hill, mostly due to only one lane of the interstate being open. Then we had a sudden awakening incident which led to another rest stop. So in the end, the trip home took about 4 hours longer then is should have. But the kids had a great time, and Isabelle even said, "I don't want Tahoe to end!"

We didn't plan as well as we should have, and forgot to bring the charger, so we don't have any pictures to put up yet.