We went on a spontaneous trip to Tahoe this past weekend and loved every minute of this little family adventure. The weather was GORGEOUS, even though Lucca was hoping for snow the entire time and wouldn't take off her beanie. We swam at the (heated) hotel pool, ate at our favorite spots, walked down memory lane and showed the kids where we got married, and even took a walk on the Rainbow Trail at Taylor Creek to watch the salmon spawn. Educational trip! Parent points!
Staying in a hotel was the kids favorite part. Being in the fresh mountain air was mine.
Taylor Creek
Coco looking adorable and loving nature
The spawning salmon. Unbelievable!
They come back to Taylor Creek (where they were born) to lay their eggs and die. Then the young salmon swim out to Lake Tahoe in spring, return to Taylor Creek in the fall and repeat the cycle. Watching them do their thing up close and personal was a-mazing.
(and Jackson only threw one rock at them, so that was a win?)
On our way back down the mountain, we met up with Grammie & Pops at Apple Hill to eat some apple donuts and drink fresh apple cider. And to give Lucca the chance to ask Daddy for her very own horse someday...
I'm already ready to go back! Having kids of good traveling ages is a dream we've been waiting for. We are having fun imagining all the places we want to take our little adventurers. They loved being away, seeing new sights and exploring. And now that they can be well-behaved at nice restaurants, sleep in strange beds, and entertain themselves for hours in the car, we will be doing many more weekend trips. I'm so excited!
