Stand Up Paddle Board

I ran back up to my car to put the camera away, before getting on mine and Vinny's stand up paddle board. By the time I got back, Vinny was stand up paddling on our board all by himself.

I turn my back on him for less than two minutes, and he goes and grows up on me.

And of course I didn't even get a picture.

Funny Guy

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Gio, screams. "I only have one eye! What happened to my other eye?!"

I think vacation is starting to get to him.

South Lake Tahoe

We can only hope they aren't plotting against us.


We've been on vacation, so long, I'm not sure what day I took these pictures. But I don't think it was yesterday, or the day before.

Seriously, we haven't been doing much except eating and going to the pool the last few days. We even skipped Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) two days in a row.

"Honey, I think you've lost your mojo," my husband tells me.

Yeah normally, I'd be up for SUP-ing it everyday, but for some reason I've been uninspired to be gung-ho. So I'm just being and breathing. When I get home I won't even need a vacation from my vacation.

Besides, since I'm away from the Ocean, I feel like I can actually relax and not wonder if the tide is right. Because in a lake the tide is always right. But the wind, now that's another story.








Lego rock stacking competition underway. I know
the Dad looks nice, but he goes for the jugular
when it comes to winning.


Log dance.


High tide and low tide.


Gio please do not potty in the lake.


Little boats on the lakeside.
Little boats of ticky-tacky.
Little boats all the same.



Biking back from the Lake.

Vacation

I know, I know, this whole vacation thing is getting very redundant, but it's what I've been doing, day in and day out.

Besides, it reminds me of this song. And how much I loved high school, not. "Vacation" brings me back to the days when girl bands ruled. Why did those boy bands have to come along and ruin it?

Did anyone really like the boy bands? Oh yeah, droves of teeny bopper girls loved them. But the girl bands were so much better because the girls, and the guys liked them.



Girl bands provide a little something for everyone. Belinda Carlisle and Susanna Hoffs were so hot. The girls all wanted to be them, and the guys all wanted to be with them, and their girlfriends, too. The guys probably didn't say that about the boy bands, very often. Too bad.



"Vacation, all I ever wanted, Vacation happy to get away........."

Vacation All I Ever Wanted

Are you talkin' to me?


Gio: "Don't worry it's not a real shark."

Everyone else: "Yeah we know."


Gio: "Those are my two pennies!"
Me: Of course they are, you're 3.

Yay!!!!

Vinny modeling the master bedroom jacuzzi tub, he has on his jeans. I know, he's a good model. Makes me want to buy one.


I thought "Yay!!!!" was an appropriate title for today's blog and we're all really excited because we are on vacation in South Lake Tahoe.

We arrived after an 8 hour drive on Friday afternoon.

"Did we go the wrong way?" I text my friend. "It took us 8 hours to get here!"

"It only takes 5, what are you guys doing?!" texts my friend.

Exactly, what are we doing driving to Lake Tahoe the day before the 4th of July? I'll tell you what we're doing, we're doing what everyone else is doing, driving to Lake Tahoe.

And we only stopped once at In-N-Out Burger, which we easily found thanks to my NotAnIphone.

We haven't done much except, stand up paddle board everyday. Think 12 foot surfboard, each with a parent and one child on board. Swim. Nap. Eat. Read. Sleep some more.

The kids are very excited about our room, a spacious 1200 square foot condo, nestled in the middle of South Lake Tahoe. Here are some blurry pictures. My phone was tired from the drive apparently.


The kitchen/living room.



The boys' room. "Stop jumping on the bed!"

The Manual

Last Spring Vinny made his First Communion. Unfortunately, it was one of those things he didn't really enjoy doing, saying we forced him to do it, is putting it nicely.

However, all that churchy business inspired Gio. He's a regular Jesus freak now. He loves going to church, praying, and eating the donuts afterwards. Actually, as I recall that was Vinny's favorite part.

Now that first communion is complete, we have been slacking off of our church going. But Gio is always here to remind us to pray before and during our meals

"Let's say a prayer," says Gio.

"Aye yai yai," complains Vinny.

"Daddy you say the prayer," orders Gio.

"Come Lord Jesus....."

"Daddy that isn't how it goes," interrupts Gio. "I need to go get my Manual. I'll be right back."

"I'm starving!" I say. "I hope it doesn't take him long to find the manual,"