Tahoe 2011: Girls Weekend Minus the Girls & Kids!

Well, girls weekend did not go as planned this year with all the kids. Unfortunately, not all the girls or kids could make it. Four out of the five original kids had sibling born in the last year. We are adventurous but not THAT adventurous! NINE kids aged 3 and under? I am exhausted just thinking about it!

Grey, Zoe, and I still headed up to Tahoe with Michelle, Andrew, the other Michelle Wing(Andrew's aunt), Trevor, and Michelle's cousin, Alex. We arrived Friday and played around the condo, went outside to check out the creek that runs behind, and collect pine cones for a project with the kids. Michelle made pinecone bird feeders with peanut butter and bird seed. Both of the boys thought they were delicious!

Zoe trying to sit up on her own...she loved watching all the boys run around and loved playing with the toys scattered everywhere

Grey showing off his pinecones for his project

 Michelle risking her life for a photo op!

 The boys working hard (eating) on their art project!!

 Michelle missed her calling on a preschool teacher :)

 The boys loved playing with the bird seed outside-they had to strip out of their peanut butter covered clothes first though!

Friday night was a little rough. Both of my kids woke up crying and wouldn't fall back asleep until we were all cuddled up together on the pull out couch. Michelle and Alex win big points for getting up and comforting Grey while I tried to get Zoe back to sleep at 2 am...finally, Michelle just pulled out the couch and Grey thought it was the greatest idea to be able to cuddle with Zoe and everyone could get back to sleep.  Zoe was super cranky the next day and wouldn't nap well so we decided not to stay another night and torture everyone :) It turned out she was getting sick and has the never ending runny nose and crankiness that is just so much fun....I seriously have never heard her cry as much as she did this weekend, poor little girl!

Saturday, we walked around the Village at Northstar, played in the sand box, and did the build a bear with the boys. Grey made a cat that he has named " Kitty, Kitty, Nicki." Zoe was loosing her mind so the two of us headed back to the condo for some rest while everyone else headed to the swimming pool and then for pizza and ice cream. Grey was in heaven...thanks, Michelle!!

Grey showing off "kitty, kitty, nicki"

 Trevor, Grey, & Andrew enjoying the kids pool

Silly boys!

Even though it was cut short, we had fun like always but after this weekend, I think Michelle has me convinced to go back to the girls only weekend!! Already looking forward to it!

The boys are going to love this picture as they get older, especially when we have them hold hands every year!!