The rest of Tahoe.. and boy did we rest. I know I know, I fail at posting about vacations afterwards. Two weeks after we got back I finally posted about Day One and now two weeks after that I’m finally sharing the rest of the weekend. It’s hard! And that’s my excuse, take it or leave it.

After we got back from our day on the boat, we dragging our sunburned selves upstairs to recoup on the couches. My dad made sure we were well fed for dinner, and I made sure to eat almost the entire container of Red Vines. Exhausted, I headed to bed nice and early while Cale played a hand of canasta. That shows you how tired I was; I could not even make it through canasta, my favorite game. Of course as life would have it, the dogs had other things in mind that night. Both came down with a nasty tummy bug one after the other. I managed the first shift, letting Maisie outside everytime she whimpered, staying awake to make sure bears did not get her while she was outside and then letting her back in. Only to have to let her out again twenty minutes later. Once she was feeling better and I got a hour of sleep, Brodie started up. This would be when I begged Cale that “I need sleep..” and he took over. People have compared this to having children, but I promise I will not just put our kids outside when they aren’t feeling well. Especially since the next morning when Cale let the dogs out again, he saw a nice big bear run up the side of the mountain behind the house. Good thing we didn’t just leave them outside.

The next day, Cale and I were of course not up to doing much of anything besides eating and sleeping, so that’s what we did. Thankfully our cabin had a pool table, so there was entertainment to be had indoors. That evening, we took a trip to get ice cream, and then the kids (us, along with my brother and sister) drove down to South Lake Tahoe for some entertainment and shopping. The next day we had a nice lunch to celebrate my mom’s birthday before heading back home.

Pre-haircut Cale kicks my booty at pool.

And so did my mom. It really wasn’t fair.

My way of getting back at them: hijacking the jukebox and playing three hours worth of The Beatles.

We also brought our Wii along for some Wii Fit competition.

Brodie enjoying the new location for excellent bird-watching.

That evening we did make time for some cuddling.

And Maisie even squeezed into the little dog bed the owners of the cabin left. I’m not sure how long she stayed in there. I was already in bed by then.

Once they were feeling better, the pups got to sleep in bed with us.

And they continued to nap all day long around the house.

This was Maisie’s way of helping in the kitchen.

The result was super yummy.

My sister’s boyfriend Thomas joined us on the last day.

We had a fun lunch at one of the local places.

And then we were on our way home.

Cale made me take a picture of the awesome gas mileage we got on the way out of Tahoe.

So there you have it. Our trip to Tahoe. Finally all wrapped up. It’s hard to believe that was a month ago. It was a wonderful relaxing vacation that may have to become a tradition, minus the dog diarrhea.