Lake Tahoe

Well, we survived our first time away from Nick. Last Thursday Grant and I set out up to Lake Tahoe for a weekend away. We missed Nicolas terribly but we had a great time. It was a beautiful place filled with lots of stuff to do. We stopped at REI on the way up to get me a few things so I could join Grant hiking. We had 2 great hikes. The first was up Mt. Tallac to Cathedral Lake. We made it about 2/3 of the way there when we encountered a bear and quickly turned around and made our way down the mountain. It snowed most of the day but it was a great hike nonetheless...

Our second hike started at Lily Lake and was a beautiful hike along several waterfalls. Again, it snowed but it was well worth it.

All in all, Grant and I decided we would definitely go back. Although next time, we'd like to bring Nicky along. It just isn't the same without him :).

Daddy's Helper

Yesterday we shipped out 62 boxes and Nick was ready to help. Here are some pictures of him helping Daddy...

Trying on Mommy's Shoes for Size

It has been so much fun to watch Nick grow up over the last 23 months. Here is one of my favorite recent pics of him. Lately he wants to try on everyone's shoes so here he is trying on my flip flops for size. Anymore, he will always turn away if he knows you want to take a picture so getting pics of him is a matter of absolute surprise :).

A lot to catch up on...

After a few requests to start blogging again, I figured I better get everyone caught up since the last post back in January. So...here goes.

In mid-January, we got Nick a kitchen set which he absolutely loves. One of his favorite things is to put water in the sink and play in it. Whether he's washing dishes or rocks, he's always playing in the water.

Then in February, we visited the Wild Animal Park with our friends, Nicole & Ellie, and we had so much fun!
And then there was Valentine's Day. What a cutie!

Oh yeah, and we can't forget our trip to SeaWorld with Ellie & Nicole. What a blast!

Easter was so much fun this year. Nick was totally into finding the eggs. Since I didn't want to give him candy in his eggs, I filled them with stones (which he collects) and he loved it. He did get an Easter basket with goodies in it but he was more interested in the rock filled eggs than anything else. Also, he had an adorable Easter outfit which he promptly got dirty so all of the Easter pics are in an outfit he totally picked out. Here ya go...

In April, we took a trip back to Oklahoma to visit my parents. We had a great time and Nicky picked up on saying "Nannie" & "Pa" (short for Grandpa) very quickly. Here are a couple of pics from our trip.

So, that about does it. Life is always exciting around here with an almost 2 year old and we wouldn't want it any other way. Until next time...