Summer in Tahoe: The Village

There are so many fun activities to do in Northstar Village over the summer.  Plus, because it isn't ski season, it just tends to have a much calmer vibe, which we love.

At the recreation center, in addition to swimming pools and a playground, they also run various crafts throughout the day. The kids love going there and sitting outside with a bunch of art supplies at their fingertips.

We also spent some time bungee trampoline jumping.

Even Mommy gave it a try ... and after coaching Luke repeatedly on how to do a back flip, I couldn't do it either!  Harder than it looks!

The Northstar Firehouse

The Northstar Firehouse gives tours to kids every Friday (how cool is that?). As soon as we saw this, we signed ourselves up because we know that we have a fire truck fanatic amongst us.


If meeting Thomas was the first highlight of Luke's life, then this was definitely the second. He was the youngest tourist, but kept right up with the big kids. He loved every single second.

So intrigued - watching and listening to everything:

Watching as the fireman puts on all of his gear:

The exhaust pipe:

Looking at all the gauges:

Checking out the hoses:

Driving the truck:

Waiting his turn for the hose:

Shooting the fire hose with the nice fireman:


"Let me try that myself"

"Sliding" down the pole:

What an amazing experience!