before too much more time goes by, i better try to catch up on some blogging.  last friday we left for a weekend trip to tahoe.  the drive up was nothing short of m i s e r a b l e....because of traffic.  just awful.  we planned on leaving earlier but it just didn't happen.  we got to our hotel much too late late, the room was beyond hot, brent thought i brought twice the amount of stuff necessary and we (at least i) slept terrible.  the next morning at 8am brent wondered if i was getting up and also made sure to inform me that when he and max go up to tahoe to ski, he has it "down" when it comes to packing.  got it.  we got going and arrived at squaw resort, had breakfast, rented skis and boots for the boys + poles for max.  finn tried skiing with brent a couple of times while max was warming up at the kids area.  when finn and i headed back to the hotel for lunch and naps, brent and max went to high camp to ski.  after a (much too short) nap, finn tried skiing with brent again and had a blast.  we had an early dinner in tahoe city at the cutest restaurant (much too fancy for kids) right on the lake for an amazing, yet rushed dinner.  we managed to drink a couple of glasses of wine and keep the boys from destroying the restaurant by feeding them the part of the fancy dinner, bread and crackers and water and juice - anything to keep them relatively calm.  we were all exhausted.  we slept slightly better the second night although finn fell off the bed in the middle of the night.  we got going earlier the following morning and finn and i rode the tram up to high camp with brent and max and everyone else who were visiting squaw for the weekend.  the weather was gorgeous.  cold but sunny.  finn and i visited the ice skating rink but he didn't want to try skating and instead played in the snow.  we all had lunch together at the restaurant with beautiful views of the valley.  when finn and i rode the tram down, we were almost alone.  finn skied some more.  since he hadn't had a nap and was behind on sleep overall, it ended in a complete melt down.  it was time to hit the road.  we were packed and ready.  finn fell asleep less than 20 minutes into the ride back home which thankfully took just slightly more than 3 hours.  that made up for the trip up.  almost.  being cold and the whole culture of skiing just isn't my thing.  honestly.  but, the boys had so much fun - it was worth it.  maybe i will go back.  in about a year!