Skiing

Our Young Men and Young Women's group decided to plan another skiing party this year. This year we opened it up to the ward. Along with another ward we rented the local ski hill for the night, provided dinner, and free ski rentals - seriously you can't beat that! So, we decided since we wouldn't be out anything that we would take the kids. Claire was not excited about the idea at all while Owen thought it would be a lot of fun. The night before we got our skiis, and Claire was excited to have pink skis with butterflies, but wasn't going to go skiing. Go figure. The next evening we were off to the hill. Owen happily put his skiis on, but only made it a little ways, while Claire after much crying put the skis on, and was a master!! Our friend from the ward taught her, and she loved it. She tells me how fast she went, and how she beat her dad. I was really nervous about her going on the ski lift, but she said that was her favorite part. Chad and his brother Trevor brought Claire in after a little while because she had to use the restroom. She decided she was hungry so Chad thought that he would go take a few runs without her. She took one bite of sandwich, heard they were leaving, and was up as fast as she could to go back out. Owen sat inside with me for the most part. I finally talked him into going back out, and Brother Jensen gave him a lesson. He was actually doing quite well, but he wanted me to be with him. I wish I could have been, but I didn't think my balance would be that specatular! So he took one and a half runs, and then came back, but he was doing quite well. By the end of the night Claire was zooming down the hill, and had figured out how to turn. I think we will be visiting the ski hill again quite soon.