Memorial Day in Big Bear

We headed up to Big Bear to spend the Memorial Day holiday--besides attending Girls Camp a few years back in a neighboring camp, none of us had ever been.  Andy and I have often talked about one day getting a vacation home in Arrowhead or Big Bear, but the windy drive about killed that idea.  It's a long way up, and half the car was sick by the time we got there.  Other than that--a beautiful place and perfect place to vacation...

Our hotel is the the green building in the background--right on the lake.  We spent a lot of time out on this dock, watching the boats and the fishermen...

A rousing game of Bingo while waiting for Charlie to go to sleep a few feet away in a pack and play.  This was the easiest hotel experience we've ever had--Charlie was so exhausted that he literally climbed into his bed and went to sleep--with all of us in the room.  So, so easy.  We turned down the lights, kept our voices low, and he just watched us and was asleep within 15 minutes.  Then we turned on a movie for the girls and Andy and I were entertained by our phones, then lights out early. 

Monday morning we had breakfast on the dock then went swimming in the heated pool...

My parents drove up Monday morning and joined us for the Alpine slides...

Lunch and ice cream...

Then off to the coolest zoo in Big Bear....Moonridge Zoo houses animals taken from the wild that are injured or sick and can't survive on their own...bears, buffalo, bald eagles, mountain lions, etc....all extremely up close.  Way cooler than the LA Zoo...