A date with the SKI HILL !!!

So we couldn't decide what to do to celebrate Valentines with the kids, as well do something fun. . . then I got the great idea to go skiing. This sounded oh so fun and entertaining because Nathaniel has only skiied once in his life when he was 13 and the kids have never gone skiing. Well we found a great deal at the local ski hill half price rentals and you don't pay for the "bunny hill". We got there and Issac was ready to go he tried to put on his ski in the ski shop. Then we had to walk outside. For someone who has never tried to walk in ski boots it is a very stiff "robotic" feeling sensation (as the kids described it)!

We then began to teach, Abbi listened like a very attentive student and by her third run down was snow plowing and going back and forth across the hill. We were very proud of her.

Issac on the otherhand was true to his name. "Buzzed" up and down that tow as fast as he could. He didn't want to listen for instructions he "already knew" everything.

Good thing he soon met a little friend who clued him into "forming a pizza slice" to aid in the stop. This was very helpful as the poor rope tow guy was probably getting tired of being used as a stopping tool !!!

Next, it was time for Nathaniel to show us his stuff. . . . short story!

See Nathaniel, see Nathaniel start to turn,

See Nathaniels legs getting further apart, See Nathaniel Fall!!

See Nathaniel get up, See Nathaniel put on his skiis.

See Nathaniel ski down the hill, See Nathaniel try to STOP. . .

See Nathaniel Fall !!!!
Abbigayle, since she was becoming such a great skier, especially with her abilities to STOP, decided she would help her dad learn to ski!!!!

"You're doing good, next time try not to fall down, its better if you stop"

Dad and Issac; we had to hurry and get the shot in between him flying down the hill and going up the tow rope with his buddy Joey. They would race eachother down the hill and the advantage went to the one who could grab onto the tow rope first as they glided into the botton of the run!!!

Abbi was a more cautious skier, just like her mom, she didnt' like to fall on her butt :)