Monday, August 3, 2009

Lake Tahoe

We are having such a great time on our Family Vacation!!! We arrived here at the south end of Lake Tahoe Saturday night, after a 9 hour drive. The Kids did amazing in the car and have been getting along great since we arrived, what a miracle!!! If they keep it up we just might want to do the whole family trip thing again in the future! Thought we would share some of our fun pictures from our last few days adventure.


It is so beautiful here! I have never seen anything quite like it. Mountains, pine trees, the lake that has some of the most amazing colors of blue, and then the clear blue sky!


The kids jumped off the boat in Emerald Bay! The water is a little cold!


Riding on the boat! Mark had a great time driving, he was pretty great at it too!



My amazing kids!
They had such a great time on the boat. I am glad they got the love of water from their Dad!




Since swimming lessons, Kaden has become very brave in the water. After watching Tyler and Madison jump off the boat, he wanted to also. He didn't even hesitate. When he came up he had the look of terror on his face. I don't know if it was the cold or if it was because he went down pretty far before he came up, but either way he was so anxious to get back on the boat. Jacob wouldn't jump in because it was too cold. He is definitely my son!




Mark and Tyler decided to do something a little out of the ordinary and try parasailing. Tyler was a little nervous, but Mark was so... excited! Mark captured this great picture of Tyler up at about 1200 feet. They both loved it and thought Madison and I should try it. Maybe next time!



Going out on the boat to Parasail!

Having a great time at the beach! The paddle boat was fun, just a little exhausting. Maybe we are not in the best of shape. Our favorite part of the paddle boats was when we had two 11 year old boys ask us to race. We think they just thought Madison was cute, because when we ended up in a tie they both made sure to give Madison a high five! I think this is just the beginning.

The kids worked on this volcano for a good hour!

We love the place we are staying, it is so family friendly!

9 comments:

Chris and Heather said...

I'm glad that you guys are having a great time. I hope you continue to get along so that there will be more family trips. The scenery looks absolutely beautiful. It makes me want to go right now.

Heather said...

I can't believe that your kids are that big. They are all adorable! We went to Tahoe a few years ago and loved it. Definitely a place to go back to. But I agree with your kids, the water is FREEZING!!! Looks like you had a wonderful time.

THE UDYS said...

Cheree,
That looks like such a beautiful and fun place, I have never been to Tahoe but after seeing all your fun pictures it looks like a great family vacation spot! I still can not believe how big your kids are getting!!

Kristine said...

Cheree..found your blog from facebook. You look great by the way and your kids look like so much fun. It's fun to catch up on your life a bit. I also have a blog: www.kristinesmemos.blogspot.com

nita said...

Wow, what fun parasailing, boating, playing in the sand and enjoying each other. The kids are such a perfect age to enjoy adventures. You all look happy and healthy.
Mom Nita

Justin, Melanie, & Juliet said...

It sounds like you guys had tons of fun! Thanks for sharing all of the pics with us! We love you guys!

Jaclyn B. said...

I don't have your email so I'll post it here- A Farmington friends BBQ will be on Fri. Aug. 28th, 5:30pm at the Callan's home. Bring a potluck side to share. Hope to see you there!

Jenny said...

We live 45 minutes from Tahoe but we've never been to the south side. Your pictures make me want to go do some of the stuff you guys did. Your kids have seriously grown up so much since I saw them. They're so cute!

Wayne and Amber said...

That looks like tons of fun!! Glad you had a great time!