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| Enjoying our very first family ski/snowboard trip! |
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| Our two little snow bunnies ready to hit the slopes |
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Mama before hitting the slopes on a solo run
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We celebrated Daddy's birthday with our
very first family ski/snowboard trip! This year the girls were both at
ages where we felt comfortable letting them hit the slopes and hit the
slopes they did...literally ;) I think we both burned close to 2000
calories that day helping them down the slopes, picking them up when
they fell, recovering lost skis, smoothing over bruised egos AND bodies.
I'm glad we decided on starting them off on skis because I could see
this being much more difficult had they been on snowboards. The good
news is that after a very long morning of falling and picking themselves
back up, they finally started getting it by the last couple runs of the
day! They didn't want to leave in the end, so we consider that
success.
I
know for a fact that the next time we bring them up we will invest in
ski or snowboard lessons. I think with a few more trips that these two
will become avid little skiers or snowboarders. Unfortunately, for us in
California this is one of the warmest winters we've had in years. There
really isn't much snow up in the Sierras and it was warm all day long.
Of course, I've been reading about record breaking cold
temperatures elsewhere around the US, and have to say that we would
gladly absorb some of those cold temperatures. We are certainly missing the snow and fresh
powder here in the Sierras. Here's hoping that we get a few more storms
this season.
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| About every 10 feet, this happened! They're little troopers though |
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| Fun in the snow: perfect way to celebrate Daddy's birthday |
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| The girls got in a bit of sled fun before heading home |
