Vacation Part 1

First three days on vacation.



Daddy and Skyler walking hand in hand. Aren't they cute? We stopped at a rest stop to look at the salt flats. Bad idea if you don't want salt all over your van. My van is going to need a serious bath when we get home on the 24th.



Dan is running toward Skyler on the salt flats



Here is my 4 month old son. He weighs 16 pounds. He is such a chunk. I have never had a 16 pound baby at 4 months. I think he weighs as much as some of the 1 years olds in my ward.



This was one of the coolest things ever. We had been driving for about 2 1/2 hours and the kids needed a break from their carseats. So we drove into Elko Nevada looking for a place to make a picnic. We noticed all these bounce houses and green grasses near it. Well we pull in and start eating. Kaitlyn wanted to go jump in the castle so we decided to go over and see how much it would cost to jump. It turns out that this function was the Mining expo and every year they host a party, free food and free entertainment for the kids. The kids loved it. There was a slide and Skyler wanted to go down it all day. They got so mad when when we left. It was the coolest cheapest thing we have done so far on vacation.



He was every where in this bounce house. He was jumping into people and the walls. It is a good thing he has a strong head. He is fearless.



We found this beach in Lake Tahoe. It is called Regan Beach. The kids had so much fun. They got really mad when we left but it was so cold. It was raining off and off all day. The kids didn't mind much until we pulled them back to the car and then they realized that they were cold.

Yes she is throwing the wet sand back into the lake. She wanted to build a sand castle but got distracted. We had a hard time finding the right ratio for sand and water. We will have to try when it is warmer.

Aaron was very interested in what was under his feet. He just kept staring at his feet.

Kiddos are ready to get into the pool.

Skyler loved the water. He was dog paddling every where in the pool. I would turn around to check on Kaitlyn and then turn back around and he would be off on the other side of the pool. He took to the water very nicely. Kaitlyn is so timid. She only made it as far as the steps in the pool. She doesn't trust very easily so we can't get her to let us hold her. She had fun though. Skyler likes to climb out of the pool and jump back in. I can't believe how different Kaitlyn and Skyler are. Skyler is not afraid of anything which has me very worried. He is such a hand full. But we love him. We love all our little kids.

The kids are blowing bubbles off the end of our balcony. The bubbles lasted about 10 minutes before they dumped them all over the place. Luckly the bubbles were less then a dollar or I would have been upset.

Look at Kaitlyn blow a bubble.

Skyler is demonstrating how to blow bubbles. Keep watching for updates. I will try to post while vacation but I can't promise much. I have no idea what hotels will have internet. We are having so much fun. The kids have been wired since we got here but we are doing a pretty good job of wearing them out.