Tahoe

A couple months before, we planned a snow trip with my family for the end of February.  As it got closer Rich found out he was unable to come and then Elizabeth (my brother's finance) got sick.  Since the condo was booked the rest of us went unsure if we would even have snow to play in.

The day of the trip it snowed.  It snowed as we drove and then got more slushy the closer we got to Tahoe.  We were hopeful for some good snow to play in, but it didn't last long. 

That first day Ava and my brother played in the snow a bit before we went to dinner.  We were excited when we were told it would snow that night.  We enjoyed the evening playing games and talking about playing in the snow the next day.  We all went to bed expecting to wake up to a blanket of snow outside.

The second day it did not snow.  We played in the morning and had a lot of fun.  By the time we headed out again in the afternoon the snow started melting.  The place where we sledded earlier in the day was almost bare of snow.  It was weird and crazy, but we had fun.

Driving to Tahoe.

Ava in the car excited to see the snow.  I made her this hat-scarf before we went.

While my parents checked in we had a small snowball fight.  Ava is coming right at me.

Ready for a snowball fight?

Ava throwing a snowball at Nonna.

Ava throwing a snowball at Papa.

Sledding in the morning.

Ava going down the hill.

Ava and I had fun sledding together.  We went pretty fast.

Uncle Eric giving Ava a push down the hill.

Ava and Uncle sledding.

The sledding hill in the afternoon.  Not much fun!

Tech Museum

In February we went to the Tech Museum in San Jose with my family.  We went to see the Star Wars exhibit.  It was interesting to see the models and costumes up close.  The models were impressive and detailed.  Unfortunately it was dark and flash photography was not allowed, so the pictures are not great.

Our family with my brother.  My parents also came, but took the picture for us.

Ava's favorite was Princess Leia.

Ava taking a ride on a small hovercraft.

Oceanside, CA

After Disneyland we headed to Oceanside for a couple days.  We enjoyed waking up with a view of the ocean and relaxing.  We spent one afternoon at the beach.  Ava told me several times she didn't want to get in the water because it was too cold.  Since she said this I decided to dress her in jeans and a pretty top for a family photo.  I should of known better because as soon as we got to the beach she went straight into the water.  She didn't just get her feet wet, but went all the way in.  She got so wet that her pants kept falling down.  After awhile I just took them off because it was easier...good thing she is still just 5 and it looked like a swimsuit.  Ava had a blast and it was fun watching her.

Papa was kind to hold Ava's pants and all of our shoes.

Family footprints

Family Photo

Back at the hotel.  The cold is setting in.