Super Skiers!

We joined in a church group outing to go skiing today. It was the first time skiing for the kids. We couldn't have ordered better weather or snow conditions! It was perfect. We barely made it from the car to the lodge before Ben shed his jacket. Clint took his snowboard in the car, but ended up leaving it there. He had rented skis along with the kids, figuring it would be nearly impossible for him to help his kids learn to ski while he was on a snowboard. This was his first time on the new style of skis. He had lots of fun skiing with other parents. Becky kept an eye on the kids on the bunny hill.

As part of the church package, the kids received a lesson in the morning and then spent the rest of the day on the bunny hill. At first they were discouraged just trying to get from the lodge to the lesson location. But once the lessons were going, they really enjoyed themselves. They caught on to the concept of the platter-pull to get up the hill, and we just watched them go up and down all afternoon. It seemed the day flew by so quickly. It was a blast to see so many people we knew, and the kids kept running into their friends. At lunch most of the people in the lodge looked familiar. Before we knew it, we were heading back down the mountain. It was a perfect first ski day.