Stephens' Stories: Trip to Tahoe

On Wednesday morning, I ran while the others entertained Austin. Then we all (except Ed) took another drive over to South Lake Tahoe and Sierra at Tahoe (a ski resort). It was a very pretty drive (Austin slept the whole time); looked similar to Colorado mountains since it was away from the gigantic lake into the mountains. The one other time that David and I have been to Lake Tahoe together was in March 2005. We had been dating for 6 months and I agreed to go on a trip with him (and his mom and sister). I guess that is when I learned he liked to gamble because we stayed at Harvey's in South Lake Tahoe and he was at the casino every night. I tell him it's fine as long as he wins :). We also skied at Heavenly and Sierra at Tahoe that trip. On the way back, we stopped to eat at the Red Hut (a recommendation from my friend in Denver, Veronica, who was born and lived in Lake Tahoe for a while growing up). On Wednesday afternoon we swam again. Austin loved the pool each day; I think it really wore him out. He took long afternoon naps so that he could be up at night a little later (like 8 or 8:30), and he slept in (til 6:45 or 7) each morning, which was nice since his pac 'n play was in our bedroom. That night, Mary and Ed were so nice to put Austin to bed and stay with him while David and I went to a nice dinner at the Lone Eagle Grille (just across the street from the Hyatt hotel). We sat outside on the patio overlooking the lake at sunset. Beautiful!

On Thursday, we hung around the resort during the morning. I ran again along Lakeshore Blvd. Mary and Ed treated me to an afternoon at the spa for my birthday gift. I got a massage, pedicure and manicure - so relaxing! David kept Austin busy by taking him to the pool (all by himself - super dad!) and putting him down for his afternoon nap. That night Austin, David and I went to a local pizza spot and grabbed a bite to eat. David and Mary spent time at the casino after Austin went to sleep (as they did every night we were there). I am not complaining since they both came out on top for the trip.

Friday was our last full day (sad). I did a 6 mile run in the morning while the others so kindly played with Austin. During Austin's morning nap, David and I rented kayaks for 1 hour. It was so fun (and a good arm work-out), and so pretty!! It's a good thing we did it in the morning because the winds picked up that afternoon. We took a drive over to King's Beach (about 15 minutes) to eat lunch at a hamburger spot. That afternoon we went swimming again. Austin loves "jumping" off the side. We would sit him on the side of the pool and he leans forward to "jump" and we catch him, of course. I think we have a dare devil on our hands. That evening we drove back to King's Beach to eat at Jason's on the patio. We enjoyed a view of the lake while eating. After dinner while I was getting Austin ready for bed, he escaped and crawled to the other side of our king sized bed. He crawled right off the edge! I ran around the bed to scoop him up and found him laying on his back. I am not quite sure how the fall played out, but he ended up on his back. He cried, which is a good sign. He had what looked like a carpet burn on his forehead but no other signs of bruising. He was scared. He appeared to be okay although David was not sure and quickly got on the internet to research. I assured him he was okay and not concussed. Stressful though!

The next morning we got up and packed up. We headed to the airport when Austin was ready for his morning nap so he could sleep in the car. So sad to leave....until next year!

Sorry the pictures are not in chronological order (I couldn't figure out how to rearrange them).