Tahoe Fun

We had an absolute BLAST in Lake Tahoe. After a busy summer and avocado season, we all needed some time to just be away from the hustle and bustle. And what better place to do it in than Lake Tahoe!

My sister, her husband and their two kids were up at the house with us for the first week. It was a great chance for the kids to plan non-stop! We had some fun times at the lake, fun (and crazy) times on the boat (we got caught in some bad weather. Good thing my brother-in-law trained to be a boat operator for the Long Beach lifeguards!!), great times at Squaw Valley Resort, and above all, quality family time!

Maya, Taylor and Teagen looking out to the front yard.

Taylor thought she should do some homework while Maya was doing hers. Thank goodness for a fax/copy machine at the house!!

The kids at Squaw Valley


Best buds!

After my sister's family left, we had some quality Hustead family time.

We also got to stop on the way home to see a friend of our, Josh, from college, and his family! They have two girls, so all four of them had a great time playing. It was a short visit but well worth it!

WAY BEHIND!!

I have been a total SLACKER on blogging. We actually just got back from our family vacation in Lake Tahoe. MUCH NEEDED time to spend with family and just relax. I will post pictures from the trip soon, but we did have MAJOR news about one thing that happened in Tahoe that I couldn't wait to share.

Teagen was taking a few steps before we left, this was about the middle of the trip. Now she is standing up by her self in the middle of the room and walking EVERYWHERE! That's until she realizes that she can still crawl faster than she can walk. It's the beginning of the end, I guess!!

Can you tell who's who?

Can you tell which is a picture of Maya and which is a picture of Teagen?

I found this sleeper suit and put it on Teagen and tried to "recreate" the same pose Maya was in. Scroll down for the answer.

Maya is the bottom left, Teagen is the top right!

IT'S FINALLY HERE!

That's what Maya woke up yelling in excitement. Today was her first day of Kindergarten! She has been so excited about it. Yesterday we gave her "the first day of school outfit" and let her pick what she wanted for dinner. She picked . . . noodles, ribs, and salad. (We have NEVER cooked ribs in our house, so she must have gotten the idea from her grandparents house!) This morning we fought the traffic and got Maya off to her first day of school. She did all the things her teacher told her to do last Friday when we met her. She sat right down in the middle of the rug (probably because the front row was taken or she would have sat there) and waived bye to us! Chad thought she looked SO old compared to the rest of the class, but it's just that our baby is not a baby anymore. I must admit my eyes were a little watery when we left, but no tears running down the face and it only lasted a second! Phew! Well, I will post more about how her first day went, but Aunt Kendra was so excited and asked for pictures early!!

Ready with her snack and folder

In front of her classroom door

Sitting on the carpet in the middle (look at the posture!)

On A Sunday Afternoon . . .

Our boat has been broken for what seems like FOREVER, but really has only been a year and a half or so. After a lot of research, Chad found the part that we needed so we went to go pick it up this week. Chad and his brother have been working so hard every day to get it running and finally today we were able to take it on a test run! What a beautiful day to be on the lake! So here are pictures of us along with Jason (Chad's brother) and his kids at Lake Hodges. (We also met up with some friends and their boat!)

Chad showing Teagen the ropes

Uncle Rob & Uncle Buder's boat

(with our kids driving it!)

Maya with her cousins, Kohl & Kaden

Captain Chad

Chad playing peek-a-boo with his nephew, Brady

The front of the boat

Maya chillin on the front

Catching Up To Do

We have been SO busy lately. Chad has finished avocados (we think) so we've been craming in family time along with some last minute summer activities. So . . . here's what the fam has been up to!

Teagen's 10 months Old

Teagen is 10 months now! She is a Daddy's girl through and through! Now that Chad has more time off, Teagen is ALL ABOUT DADDY! She also LOVES to be doing whatever Maya is doing. If Maya is in their room playing, Teagen wants to go. If Maya is watching TV, Teagen is playing right there. And Teagen would LOVE more than anything to run around with Maya outside.

Teagen just started waiving hi (and sometimes bye) at the beach this week. She is giving kisses and to Mommy she gives Eskimo kisses, shaking her head and all! And as of today . . .

. . . apparently standing by herself! Chad has been practicing with her behind my back. I know it won't be long, but when I'm around, there's no standing-by-herself allowed. We're going to stretch crawling out as LONG AS POSSIBLE!!