Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter. -- Brad Henry

Monday, January 20, 2014

Family Ski Trip

The whole family went on a ski trip together, as opposed to Daddy just taking the older two.  We went somewhere close, just 2 hrs away in NC.  The little one had never been on skis, so she spent lots of time on the beginner slope learning how to snow plow.


















Older brother was on the other side of her ready to catch if she went too fast, or help pick her up if she fell.  But after a while, he decided to go back to the blue courses and find his older sister.  He did pretty good, though, considering all his prior experience is in snow boarding.  After one "practice" run down a green slope in skis, he was ready for blue the rest of the day.

















The little one had a bunch of falls, but enjoyed the snow.  By the end of the day, she was riding off the ski lift herself without falling!  Mommy was proud.  After not skiing in 20 years, I did pretty good as well.  I ended up on a blue run by the end of the day.  As for our oldest, she preferred the black diamonds.