Lake Tahoe

Apparently you weren't a true Nevadian until you have visited Lake Tahoe so my mom decided to make us official. I'm a true Nevadian now; I have finally made it up to Lake Tahoe. My family (not including dad, unfortunately) and my friend, Eli, and I, all left this morning at 9:10 to go to Lake Tahoe. We went with the Dunn's who were kind enough to show us the way. =) We got to Sand Harbor, a public beach, about 9:40. It's not that long of a drive but very windy. Mom was not happy with the drive.
 When we got there, we unloaded the car and set up base near the water. After helping, Eli and I left to go rock diving. There are huge groups of boulders that you can climb and some that you can jump off. The water was very cold but felt amazing as the day went on and got warmer. The rest of the kids stayed on the beach for a while, playing the water and sand.
The water steepens quite quickly, but there are a lot of rocks that can be reached that you can stand on. Among those rocks live little lobster things. They're called crawdads and look exactly like shrunken lobsters. The kids caught two big ones. Sadly, I was freaked out; I could look at them but if one were to get close, I would shy away. =) They also managed to catch a fish!
Almost the entire day was spent sun-bathing (with sunscreen, of course!), exploring, diving, and swimming. It was a lot of fun! Thanks to my mom and dad for putting this on, thanks to Eli for coming, and thanks to my siblings for being so much fun! Maybe we'll go again soon!