Our Family Getaway

It has been a very long time since I posted here or read your blogs! I've really missed my bloggy friends, it has been one heck of a busy summer! My family has been tired and overwhelmed with our busy schedules this summer, so we decided to take a last minute getaway. We asked Moe where he wanted to go and we were surprised with his answer. He wanted us to visit Virginia City in Nevada. A place that we first took Moe when he was 9 years old. It's an old gold gold mining/cowboy town established in the early 1800s. Apparently Moe loved the history of the place. He wanted to take his cousin and best buddy L.J. They loved playing cowboys as small kids!

So, we spent a few hours in Virginia City and spent the rest of our time in Lake Tahoe. Here are a few pics from our trip.

Chocolate/Candy store in Virginia City.

This was definitely a sugar addicts dream....or nightmare!


















I just died and entered Chocolate Paradise!

















Best buds since they were in diapers!


















YES!!! Look what I found at the store...a bean salsa that you can feel safe to eat and not worry about any repercussions. I know what I'll be serving at the fourth of July Barbecue!


















And we'll be eating this when we look at the fireworks. The only sound effects that will come out that night is the actual fireworks!



















Boys will be boys.


















It was a gorgeous Day!


















Renaissance Man and Moe refused to have their picture taken here, so my nephew graciously posed with this life size horse statue. I think the boys were starting to get embarrassed that I was acting so "touristy."



















Moe loves his ice cream!



















Moe was excited to see the cowboy skit that he enjoyed when he was 9 years old. This is the look that you get from one of the actors when your cell phone rings in the middle of the skit!



















L.J. and Moe were getting tired posing pictures for me all day, so I asked this cowboy to give them some "motivation" to keep posing.


















When you go to Virginia City, you have to go on a camel ride.


















Renaissance Man got so cross eyed from all the fun he was having on this camel! (R.M thought my expression looked too staged and phony...well, duuhhh of course it is. I had to pretend I was galloping on a camel!)


















We spent a few days in Lake Tahoe after spending a day in Virginia City. The boys resting on the pier.

















There's something about breathing fresh air, looking at a beautiful view, that inspires you to do a little jig! Who says you have to stand to be dancing.















We're back home, the bags are unpacked, and we're back to our busy schedule. And when I start to get overwhelmed, I think of this picture and it makes me smile.

Have a Great Week!