Drive to Tahoe

After two cups of coffee, one cup of tea, one really gross energy drink, a gazillion Dora shows, one viewing of The Little Mermaid (all scary parts neatly edited out by dad), one viewing of Curious George, 1/2 viewing of Cars, one stop at McDonald's, one stop at Togo’s, 2 stops to fill up gas (love the Element, don’t love it’s lack of a gas tank), one Rob Bell sermon and one reading of Parent’s Magazine (with very few interruptions!), we have arrived at Lake Tahoe. Leaving at 4a.m. proved, yet again, to be the solution for the 8+ hour drive to the mountains. Sage pretty much watched TV the entire drive and Aspen took one nap and then just hung out with only a few little outbursts of, “I AM SO BORED!” It is cold but not too cold here. Just enough cold to make it feel like winter is here and it’s actually okay to celebrate Thanksgiving now. A total tangent, but we bought these light-up rubber ducks at the store that can go in water and it is the best $5 I have spent in a long time. Sage and Aspen held one each on the way back from the store, and in the dark our car looked like a disco-teca. Sage calls us back to her darkened bedroom to see the ducks, “glow up,” as she puts it. Needless to say, we are having a blast!