Sharkey Family =): MADDIE'S FIRST (ROAD) TRIP! =)

For Madeleine's first ever trip, we drove to Lake Tahoe to visit her Auntie Wendy. :)

After hearing horror stories from other Bay Area moms, I was very worried about the altitude change (from 0 - 7000 feet!) on Maddie's little ears. However, she's a great little traveller! She didn't make a peep on the way up, and on the way back, only started a bit of fussing AFTER 45 minutes of winding down the mountains!
Hopefully, our plane ride back east will go as well... ;>

Anyway, Sharkey, Maddie, and I all had a FABULOUS time in Tahoe! =)

Wendy was able to get us the Friends & Family rate at The Resort at Squaw Creek. They had to kick us out; what a luxurious & relaxing place it was, even with a Baby Monster, lol!! (The pina coladas help, too!)

Clever Wendy made sure our room was on the ground floor with a patio, so we could take Little Fussy Face right out if/when she should start... :P
Here is a shot from INSIDE our room: our sliding glass doors to the Great Outdoors. =) ...good thinking, Wendy!

and here I am with Maddie right outside our room!!

While Madeleine napped, Wendy and I enjoyed a Yahtzee Happy Hour. =)
Sharkey read papers, wha, wha, wha :P

We lucked into GORGEOUS weather when we were in Tahoe. The Resort has 3 pools, 3 hot tubs, and a water slide, which we all enjoyed.

...except Fussy Face. She seems to have inherited her daddy's aversion to the sun. :P

...but she will tolerate the shade. :P

barely!

However, Maddie DID enjoy walks around the grounds of the Resort.
She actually LOOKED at the beautiful scenery and DIDN'T CRY!!!

She walked in the morning with her daddy

She walked with Auntie Wendy

(during Happy Hour)

She walked in the evening, too!
We're so her slaves!

(For some reason, to me this looks like a Famous Wendy paparazzi shot.)

Maddie's view! =)

Stephanie didn't tell us she moonlights as a Baby Whisperer! During dinner, nothing would calm the Urchin; it looked like someone would have to miss dinner. As I was cutting straws, Steph took the Baby Monster and I've never seen her happier!