Snow Bunny

Yesterday we took Daisy up to Tahoe and the snow for the first time. It was also a first time visit for my Dad and, with the beautiful spring-like weather we've had this weekend, it was THE PERFECT Valentines day with our new family together for the first time.

Daisy had a blast walking around the village at Heavenly, getting particularly interested in the pigeons and the gondola that takes you to the top. The line for the ride was pretty long with skiiers this time of year and we didn't really want to chance two women with hip problems in the snow, so we didn't make the trip ourselves, but we'll surely come back in the summer when all we'll have to contend with is grass.


Charting her own path around Heavenly Village. She is quite the little attention getter, let me tell you. Nobody can believe she is so small and such an accomplished walker!


Gondola watching with Daddy

After a spot of lunch and people-watching we started our way back home, stopping at a small snow park on the side of the road, to give Daisy her first taste (quite literally) of snow.





As with anything new, Daisy jumped right into this whole snow thing, smiling, laughing, and squealing with delight. She grabbed a handful of snow from her Daddy and promptly began eating it. Although we didn't have a snow-suit for her, she sat down and happily got soaked-through to her diaper as she looked around and sized-up the whole situation, providing her mummy with some great photo ops!



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At the end of our snow adventure, we had to strip Daisy down to her onesie before we could put her back in her car seat and head home. And, although she had only one 50 minute nap all day, she yabbered and squealed with happiness all the way home, and then again throughout the evening, until she fell into bed just before 8pm; one happy little snow bunny!

It was possibly one of THE BEST days I've had as a mom yet. She is so much fun to be around and I love watching her experience things for the first time. What a GREAT Valentines Day!