Tahoe Ski Trip

We went up to Tahoe this past weekend with six other families from my mommy group for our annual ski trip. (Is it an annual trip if it's only the second year we've done this?) It's amazing how different it is for the kids between last year and this year. We had 5 families with 5 1-year-olds last year in one house. But we had worked out a system where everyone got to ski a little bit with rotating parents to watch the kids in the house.

This year, we rented two houses close to each other and had seven families. That's 7 2-year-olds and 3 4-month-old babies. Despite all the craziness, we had a great time. Scarlett liked the snow more this year and was no longer scared of sledding. The 2-year-olds were able to play together more without being constantly supervised. That's not to say that there weren't any fights, tears, or melt-downs of course: Someone got slapped, someone got pushed, someone got hit, and someone got tackled. But they've all known each other for two years now so every little conflict is quickly forgotten. We all ate together in one house and it felt like a huge family gathering with the adults table and the kids table. We all had such a great time that we already started talking about doing it again next year. It will be even more chaotic with 4 new babies expected by next year. Luckily, the toddlers will be 3 years old by then and will be able to attend ski school or go to daycare at the ski resort.