Ski Bums!

Here we are on our way up to the top of the mountain.  Case wanted to be sure we stayed on the green circle runs and not the black squares (diamonds)!

Here is Case learning how to ski for the first time.  He is 3 1/2 years old. 

 

Brody is looking like a pro in his cute Spider outfit.  Can you believe this is his third year skiing.  He is 5 1/2.

Hey is that really a picture of me and Brody on the chair lift?  Thanks to Kim for coming to take pictures of us!

Dad and Case heading up the bunny hill for a practice run!  

Today we actually left the cabin and headed up the mountain to Sunrise.  We were so excited to take both Brody and Case snow skiing.  We started off at the rental area to get skis, boots and poles for the boys and myself.  BIG MISTAKE!!  It took us about 2 hours to get our rentals.  Not exactly how I wanted to start my day!  Next we headed to the bunny hill to see how we would do.  SCARY!  I don't know if I'm just getting older or what, but it was so hard skiing with the boys today. Getting them on and off the chair lift, let alone picking them up each time they fell was exhausting to us both!  It was pretty warm out which was nice, but it made it hard for Jeremy and I to hold the extra shirts, hats, gloves, and jackets that we had layered on them before we got there.  Brody struggled a bit today.  His skis and little body were flying all over the place.  Case on the other hand was loving life on the snow.  He discovered today that if you bend your knees just so, you will go down the hill faster.  He showed me many times today which was a little scary!  He would just fly down the mountain like it was no big deal!  He loved skiing!  Toward the end of the day, he actually fell asleep on the chair lift.  Jeremy had to pick him up and carry him off the lift when we reached the end! It was so funny!  As for Jeremy and I...we are exhausted!  We have a new found respect for our own parents who took us on many ski trips as children.  We can't imagine how they ever survived day after day with us in the snow..with skis...and poles...and uncomfortable boots...and layers of ski clothes!   We are really thankful that they did because now we can teach our little guys how to ski too!