Playing in the "Wolf Den" (AKA Why We won't have a Tree)

James and I took turns decorating our Christmas tree ornaments while the other played with Peyton in the reception area and "Wolf Den" area.

The reception area was decorated for Christmas as you can see in the pictures below (also known as the "before" pictures).



Cute snowmen!



Gorgeous tree!



Even the bear had a Santa hat!

Peyton examined the tree...



Then, started un-decorating it!



Ribbons, snowflakes, you name it, he took it!







We re-decorated the tree when it was time to go back to our room, so it wasn't so bad. But, I don't really feel like having to re-decorate a tree at home multiple times a day, so we won't get one.



But, how can you get mad at such a cute little guy for wanting to have some fun?

Peyton Meets Snow

It snowed last night! We went for a quick walk in the parking lot this morning to introduce Peyton to snow.



Then, later in the morning, James and I signed up to decorate Christmas ornaments, so back in the snow we went! They had plowed in the mean time.



Peyton really don't know what to make of the snow.



Then it started snowing more heavily, so we hustled inside!



And, here are the ornaments James and I decorated. I chose to do a Christmas tree, and James did a snowman.

Sunrise, Sunset (Lake Tahoe Versions)

We arrived in Lake Tahoe on Sunday and were lucky to get one of our timeshare resort's units that overlook the lake. This gave us plenty of jaw-dropping views which I will now share with you. :-)

December 13th: Peyton took a nap and James went down to the lodge for game night. I looked out the window and saw a mesmerizing sunset!





December 14th: It's snowing!



December 15th: Another beautiful day!



The sun is out, so the lake is steaming.



Late afternoon shot of the lake.



December 16th: We thought we heard one of the kids from another unit playing outside the night before, and we were right!



Another beautiful sunrise.



A storm is supposed to come in tonight, so I wanted to get another clear shot of the lake.




December 17th: Our last full day. No sunrise this morning as a big storm rolled in over night.



We're technically supposed to go home on Sunday, but we'll be leaving tomorrow so as not to get stuck in traffic.

KidZone Museum, Truckee, CA

Today we took Peyton to the KidZone Museum in Truckee. It's a wonderful place for children to go and play!

Peyton walked in and looked around at all the things they had and just zeroed in on an enormous train table built by one of the volunteers. It's a replica of the town of Truckee, with tracks all the way around and through it. And it had great cut outs for kids to climb under to access the inside tracks.









After spending a good half hour with the trains, Peyton decided to climb the enormous play structure set up in the center of the room with different activities.



When he got to the end of the structure, there was a twisty slide and Peyton really wanted to go down. With James' help, he had so much fun sliding!





They had a baby corner with soft shapes and things that were easy to climb which Peyton and a little girl checked out.





Then a ride down a straight slide!



He also played with plastic tiles, but I didn't get any pictures. He had such a great time and took a very long nap this afternoon!