Since Daddy and your brother had no school or work the week between Christmas and New Year, we (more like *I*) decided to take a trip up to Reno and Tahoe to see some snow. We took your brother up to Tahoe once, but he was only 2 yrs old, and probably didn't remember anything. He's older now, and I think he would enjoy the trip a lot more. I was planning to take him tubing, but was worried that he's scared and wouldn't do it. Sometimes, it's hard to guess what he would and wouldn't do. He always surprises me.
So, we drove up to Reno on Dec 27, and arrived at Eldorado Hotel at around 4 p.m. The four-hour drive was a little longer, since we stopped for lunch and a few pit stops. When we stopped at Nyack Rd for a quick rest break, there were soooo many people. I had to wait in line for a very long time to use the bathroom. However, because of the wait, we also got to see some snowing (instead of just snow). There was already plenty of snow, and many people were playing and sledding. Mommy, personally, loves to see snowing, but your brother didn't quite know what to make of it, and Daddy was too concerned about driving conditions. So, I was the only one happy to see snowing.
The first day, we didn't really do much. We rested for a while after our arrival, and then headed over to Circus Circus Midway for some carnival games. Your brother has been here before, but now that he's played Wii Carnival Games, he's more into the different games and machines. He wanted to play all of the games (mainly only once), but wasn't always strong enough. Then we headed for some dinner, and then back to our room to rest. Later that night, Daddy tried his luck at the casino, and...
Our second day, Dec 28, we had a late start after a long, nice buffet breakfast at Eldorado, ended with delicious gelato. By the time we got to Northstar, it was already 11:30 a.m. Most of the parking spots were taken, and we only parked at the 2-hour village parking. It wasn't quite enough time for us to take the gondola up to mid-mountain to try out snow tubing. Instead, we just did some snow play. It ended to be incredibly fun, and a good way to start and re-introduce your brother to snow. Your brother was especially excited in throwing snowballs at Daddy and Mommy. Daddy showed him how to make snow angels, rolling down the hill, and to do all sorts of silly things. It was definitely a lot of fun. We then headed back to our hotel for an afternoon nap. The rest of the night, we just went back to Circus Circus for more games. It was so cold outside, we really didn't want to step out of the hotel.
Dec 29 was the last day of our mini-vacation. After checking out of the hotel, we headed to Boreal. This time, we really did some snow tubing. Since your brother isn't quite 42inches tall yet, he couldn't go to the adult tubing area, but the mini-tubing area. It ended up not a bad idea, as there was no line to wait, and it's a good introduction. Besides, since there's not magic carpet to take us up the little hill, Daddy and Mommy and your brother got some exercise by dragging the tube up. It's not that bad of a hike, it's just a little difficult to walk as we were wearing hiking boots and not snow boots. Your brother had a lot of fun, and definitely wasn't scare. He actually wanted to head up the magic carpet to the adult area, but I told him he had to be 4 years old to do that. Hopefully, next time we head up to Tahoe again, he would have gained another inch. Actually, no one was actually checking the heights of the kids. If we had gone up, I didn't know anyone would notice. After an hour of tubing, your brother had enough and we left. We could have played for another hour because the ticket is good for 2, but since we're all pretty tired, and I was a little sunburned, we opted to leave early.
That pretty much summed up our trip. After tubing, we just started our long drive back home. It was a short but fun mini-vacation. I am hoping we could go back up to the snow before this season ends. Next time, I think we should try some sledding, or even have your brother take a ski lesson. We'll see.
Love you,
Mommy
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