We took a trip to Yosemite the during the week of Thanksgiving break. We stayed at Tenaya Lodge outside the south entrance to Yosemite. The Lodge was really nice and had lots of fun activities and restaurants. It was decorated for Chistmas with a huge tree in the entrance, a gingerbread house and lots of other fun things to look at.
The first thing we tried to do when we got there was take some family pictures. Some turned out better than others.
We had a lot of fun hiking and exploring in Yosemite and doing fun activities around the lodge. Yosemite is less busy and really beautiful even when there isn't much water in the winter. We hiked up to Mirror Lake (which was empty) but we were able to go in the middle of the meadow and take some pretty pictures of the huge mountains around us.
Each kid got to pick an activity to do on the last day. Lily picked Ice Skating and Alex and Sarah picked mountain biking. So Daddy and Mommy split up to save time. Mom and Lily went Ice Skating and Dad, Sarah, and Alex went mountain biking. We also spent each evening swimming and sitting in the hot tub. It was nice to play and relax together.
One of the days we spent exploring Mariposa Grove, which was just outside the south entrance to Yosemite. We hiked through the beautiful grove of Redwoods. Dad, Sarah, and Alex hiked up to a cabin in the forest that looked like a doll house next to the giant trees.
The trip went by so fast and before we knew it we were getting ready to come home. We made lots of fun memories and are already looking forward to coming back to Yosemite.
