Tahoe with no snow

Our trip to Tahoe this winter was devoid of snow for the most part, but that didn't ruin our fun.

We used the bottom of a run at Heavenly to sled once the lifts had been shut down.

No surprise that Samuel was willing to go for solo runs.

But I didn't know Shira was going to love it so much that she wanted to do it solo too.

Samuel was very worried about Shira getting hurt, you can see him in this picture running next to her to make sure she didn't go off the edge.

Samuel, ever the big brother, actually volunteered to haul Shira up the hill. The days of complete meltdown when requested to walk more than 5 feet seem to be over (Yay!)

And since there wasn't much reason to pay the big bucks for limited skiing on man made snow, I realized we could do my favorite thing to do in Tahoe - Hike!

Can't remember the last time we had the opportunity to do some serious hiking - Two days in a row, no less!

Amazing views, amazing hiking, amazing husband. Doesn't get much better.

Spent an afternoon hanging out watching the gondola in Heavenly Village. Two years ago I took Samuel on this gondola after a day of skiing. Too bad we didn't have the passes to do it again this year - without a ski pass, the gondola costs 30 bucks! But it is pretty awesome (and a little nerve wracking - I seem to have acquired a minor of fear of heights, or perhaps a small bit of caution, who can tell the difference?)

And of course the best part of the vacation - spending time playing endless games with Bubbie and Popsi.