Vacate to Lake HoTa!

So with my new venue I have to update you on so many things! I would be remise if I did not mention our summer vacation to Lake HoTa.....and for anyone over the age of 5 it is known as Lake Tahoe. The twins however, hmmmm, not so much they could not get that to come out right so for the duration of the vacation the large mass of water in NorCal was affectionately known as Lake HoTa.

Anyhoo, a great time was had by all. We have never seen water so blue. You can see straight to the bottom, truly amazing. We rented a cabin up there for a week and had a ball. No bear sightings to report but we did entertain a fox on the back deck of the cabin the final morning that we were there. Now mind you , by entertain a fox, I really mean we watched from behind a locked door and window in the dining room. We may be tourists but we are not dumb tourists! :) We lost a kid or two in the sand but somehow they managed to resurface, must have something to do with the tide coming in and out.

To cap off our visit we took a 4 hour raft ride down the Truckee River. 5 of us managed to stay safely in the raft at all times and 1 of us managed to launch himself out of the boat when we hit a big rapid....that person shall remain nameless as I wouldn't want to embarass Justin that way.....ooops! Now in order to fully capsilize this traumatic event you must picture a beautiful picturesque day with most of the family on the raft, one kid in the water, one dad holding on to said kid in the water by one ankle, one mom standing and screaming with horror as said child also is freaking out trying to get back in raft while said father is still holding on to one ankle. And yes, there sit the other 3 children probably becoming traumatized from the event watching the whole episode take place silently from their wet seats. Justin may never look at an oar or a big blue boat the same way ever again. Poor little dude.