Yosemite

We decided to take a quick trip to Yosemite. We chose quality over quantity and only stayed one night so that we could go to a super awesome Tenaya resort. We started playing as soon as we got there and went swimming/hot tubbing in their nice indoor pool before even going to our room. That was immediately followed by ice skating. Xochi went around three times with me (her tiny ice skates were so cute!) and was done. She cried the rest of the night, but it didn't stop us from having fun.

Maya and Cambria LOVED it. They were like little scrambling bambis for the first hour, but they were not discouraged, even after a kazillion falls and harsh encounters with the ice. Finally, they met a new friend (Charlotte, above) and with her tips and inspiration, they got it.

There was a nice big bonfire next to the rink where Xochi hung out.

They didn't want to stop and even after over two hours ad bruised bums, we had to drag them off the ice.

We finally went to our cottage--a free standing building a small walk from the lodge. It was very cozy and warm with a fireplace.

We checked out the next morning. The lodge was beautiful!

Finally, we hit the road to see the park. We spent the rest of the day hiking and seeing the impressively gorgeous scenery.

The girls were so proud of themselves for hiking to the top of this boulder-covered escarpment.

We stopped to go bathroom before the long drive home and had some visitors. Awesome!