Keep Chasing that Ball

So we are still in the middle of soccer season for the boys and I thought I would show you some more pictures of the boys chasing after that ball. M is a key component to the team and has really built up his endurance this year. He rarely leaves the field and usually shakes off any falls, hits, or shots he may take. Wish I could really show you all the moves M does on the field...I think he can outplay a couple of the coaches some days :) J is catching on and has been improving as well...he is about 2 years younger then most of the team so as long as we can keep him from sitting and playing in the grass we are happy! He knows what he is suppose to do for the most part, he just doesn't have the endurance and confidence, but he is a really great defender!

Day Two of Tahoe-Afternoon

After our "hike up the Mountain", that barely got past the foothills we came back to enjoy a wine tasting that was going on at The Village. While we enjoyed the wine the boys got to have fun doing some bungee jumping and playing mini golf.

It was N's first time getting to jump and he was so excited...just like the zipline the day before, he wasn't scared one bit and walked right up and was ready to go.

M has done this before and was super excited and wanted to master his flips.

The first jump he went right into a back flip.

He didn't stop until his five minutes were over.

J had a harder time, even though he had tried this before as well. We think they had to many bungee hooked up to him, he couldn't touch the trampoline to get the bounce started. I pulled him a couple of times and had fun just flying around a little.

After the boys got their jumping in we went and checked out the mini golf. This worked great for our wine tasting as well...every hole had a vendor close by to get a refill ;) N needed a little assistance getting started but got the hang of it pretty fast and had fun hitting the ball around.

J also needed a little help learning how to hang onto the club, and got a little lesson from daddy.

M took charge and managed to hit the bridges and obstacles correctly 90% of the time.

After the round of golf we headed back for some more bungee time. This time J was able to get going on his own and had a blast.

M worked on his front flips (much harder) this time.

Squaw has this giant char...of course we had to get a picture of it!

As we headed back to our room we finished the day with some ice cream for the boys. They were so good on the trip, as they are on most trips, it makes it hard to go back home and have it all end.

Day Two of Tahoe- Morning Fun

We started off the day by going into Tahoe and finding some breakfast at one of the local diners. We were able to eat right across from one of the entrances to the walk paths around the lake and so we enjoyed a scenic morning walk.

From there we went on a drive out to some of the scenic overlooks. We were planning on stopping at the waterfall stop, but ended up one stop earlier due to all the traffic going to the same location.

We hiked up the Mountain....

And peered across the ridge to the waterfall below. (Upper middle of the picture)

And took in this section of the lake.

From there we headed back to our resort and stopped at their Olympic Flame memorial.

We then decided to try to hike up the 4 mile trail that we had taken the cable car the day before. We didn't get too far before having to rest and then decided to turn around and hike back.

This guy really didn't like the hike...it was pretty steep even for being a regular path.

The Village from our vista we stopped at.

We hiked past the Olympic House, the place were all of the athletes from the 1960 Olympics came to eat at. It was closed due to the off season, but in the winter it is still being used as a dining and shopping venue.

Day One in Squaw Valley

After checking into our wonderful room (and getting over how wonderful it was) we headed for a quick lunch of pizza. The great thing about staying at The Village is that there a ton of options for eating, we chose pizza since it pleases everyone.

The food was delicious and they had some great games to play with while we waited.

We then headed up to High camp via the cable car...much easier they the 4 mile hike up the hill that climbs 2000 feet.

We decided to hike around and try to find some snow...yes snow in September left over from the following year!

N was born in NJ and was only a couple months old when we had snow, so this really was the first time he has seen snow...he called it ice...can't blame him, it wasn't that pretty powder you think of.

We then headed to the zip line where the boys took turns going for a ride.

We hit the pool and hot tub for an hour and then headed back down to find some supper.

Just in awe of the terrain!

This guy is still talking about how fun the zip line was!