Wiggly Piglet and Bouncy Tigger's Playpen

We took off on Friday afternoon right after Ted got home from work. We wanted to leave early to avoid the Friday afternoon rush hour traffic. We were planning to get there in the late afternoon but didn’t make it to Rancho Cordova until dinner time. The trip up took us almost four hours because we stopped for late lunch in Fremont and got stuck in traffic for a while in Pleasanton/Dublin area. Then, we pulled over for caffeine break again in Tracy because the traffic wasn’t moving. We finally arrived at Daniela/Phil’s house. Since Daniela was on her way home from work and picking Uno up, and Phil just left for the aiport to pick up Debbie, Cary, and Baby Aiden, we let ourselves in their house. As soon as we got in the house, Mckayla immediately ran into the family room towards where the toys were when we last visited. She was surprised by the empty corner since all the toys had been put away. She turned to me and signed “all gone”. Shortly after we got settled in, Daniela arrived home with Uno. The two kids warmed up quickly and went to play with their toys. After Debbie and Cary arrived with Baby Aiden, we finally got everyone settled in and got to enjoy a late dinner at home. After dinner, it was time to bathe the kids and put them down to sleep. Finally after the kids were in bed and the boys were playing their video games, Daniela and I were finally able to chat and catch up (Debbie fell asleep with Aiden). Next morning, we had planned to eat brunch, then head up to the snow as soon as we get ready. But by the time we got in the car, it was already twelve noon. Shortly after we left, I realized we forgot Mckayla’s shoes and my jacket, so we turned back to the house. Then, we got everyone settled back in the car again and hit the road, but the drivers wanted ice coffee. So we picked up the food at the drive-through from Mcdonald’s. Half an hour later, Aiden was hungry and Debbie realized his bottles were in the trunk. So, we pulled over at the gas station again. The short one hour drive took us two hours to accomplish. We all got dressed and finally got the kids on the snow. Uno and Mckayla had a great time playing and eating snow. Little over an hour later, it was time to pack up and head back. Both Uno and Mckayla didn’t want to keep their mittens on and their fingers were frozen and turning red. The trip back was much faster since we didnt’ make any stops. We ate an early dinner in Roseville. After dinner, we drove back to Danila/Phil’s house and it was early bedtime for all the kids. Both Mckayla and Uno didn’t complain much about the early bedtime since they were both exhausted. After the kids went to bed, we watched Ted, Cary, and Phil’s on Playstation’s Sing Star. They were being very silly and danced along as they sang. After four hours of singing, they were finally exhausted and it was time for us to go to sleep. Next morning, we got up pretty early since the kids were up early. Mckayla and Uno started to fight for toys. They wanted to play with the same toy even though there’s a room full of other toys. They even fought for the teether that Aiden had in his hand. But for the most part, Mckayla and Uno played along pretty good. They were in the room playing while we chattted in the family room. Then, all of the sudden, we heard Mckayla crying. She ran toward us holding a doll in her arms. Then, there’s Uno crying and chasing after her. I thought the doll was pretty scary looking but for some reason, they both wanted to hug the doll. Since we didn’t eat breakfast (except for the kids), we decided to head out for early lunch for Dim Sum. After lunch, we headed back to the house again to relax. We let the kids play (and fight) until it was nap time for both Uno and Mckayla. So we packed up the car to head back home. Mckayla was exhausted and slept all the way until we got to Pleasanton. We pulled over in Milpitas for dinner, then drove back home. Ted and I haven’t been to Tahoe since two years ago (the last time I was on the slope was few days after we found out that we were expecting). We missed ski/snowboard and hope we get to get back on the slopes again…maybe in two years, when Mckayla’s old enough to get on the slope, too.