For spring break we decided to take the kids and go skiing, They had never gone before so this was a family first. For them at least. The weather was great! It was cold with some flurries at the top of the mountain. It got somewhat windy at times, but the snow was perfect.
Tom helping Hunter on the bunny hill. She had a lesson that morning but just couldn't get the hang of it.
Skyler caught on quick he had a lesson that morning also. We spent the last half of the day just skiing on the midway.
Hunter after a long day of trying super hard.
Tom and I on the slopes. It is amazing how fast it all comes back to you. The last time we had skied was about 12 years ago. In fact I was pregnant with Hunter, and Tom hurt my ankle getting off the lift. He was to go straight and I went right. He went right also and knocked me over. This time he was great and never knocked me over.
Day two came and I put Hunter in another class to get her more help. She was determined to ski. She had the best attitude ever.
This was her after her lesson. She said her instructor rocked and was really good with her. He must have done something right, because she rocked it on the mountain.
After spending a lot of time in the midway with Hunter, she said she was ready to hit the top of the mountain. I was not so sure but we took her up. She skis so fast that it is hard to keep up with her. I was ahead of her and the next thing we knew she was gone like a freight train. I was yelling STOP to no avail. She missed the turn off and WE could not find her. As we skied down the mountain she had crossed over to the other side of the mountain by the other lift. She was just waiting for us like what took you so long. We were so happy to see her little smile. We had to walk up to the other run that she had passed to get back to the main area. It was a long way back. She cracked us up at never falling when she was speeding down the hills. But she would fall at the slow easy places.
Skyler had some of his own mishaps as well. Once when he was on the life with mom we got our polls crossed and the chair hit him on the butt. Another time he was with Tom and Dan Millett, Skyler lagged just a bit and the chair comes quick, he missed it and like a cat he just ducked and the chair went right over him. Tom said it was so scary, the crowd was yelling & gasping. He was amazed that he reacted so fast. Skyler said it was so fast and freaky but he was glad he had those karate skills to react quick with.
I am so glad that both Skyler and Hunter loved this sport. This will be something that our family will do for years to come. I love it when we can do something new as a family and all of us enjoy it. Makes family fun that much better. Dan Millett and his son came up for the day and skied with us. Thanks Dan for taking these last two family photos. We were at the top of the mountain and it was our last run for the day. Make that for the season. The weather was warm on Tuesday but it was still a great time skiing and watching our kids enjoy themselves.
