the kids have never been skiing and it has been 20 yrs since Travis & I have, my parents gave us a day of skiing for Christmas, what an adventure!
Utah has great skiing, even the license plate says so:) Also, kids 6 & under ski free. We went to Nordic Valley, super cute place and so reasonable! For 75.oo the kids got 2 hours of ski school, their ski rentals and their lift ticket for the day, thanks Grampy & Grandma Susie for the sweet gift!
We drove 30 minutes through a snowy canyon and arrived and realized we forgot Jude's coat, this was a necessity since it was in the 20's, Preston thankfully had an extra coat of his own.
Jude was not upset by it, he is used to getting the leftovers most times;) He also got two left boots in the ski shop that caused a slight delay.
He looks like he has short little legs in this jacket that swallowed him:)
Xander & James getting ready to get on the lift that I saw take out several people.
lunch break with my faves
stopping on the slope for a sisters pic
cutest little snow bunnies getting ready for ski school
Xander, my oldest I thought cautious kid decided to go up the ski lift with my nephew Henry who is an experienced skier before ski school. I thought they were going on a little magic carpet but no they went up the ski lift that Xander had never been on. I had a panic attack, thinking there was no way he was making it down without a broken bone or head injury. Sure enough after not much time, he comes flying down, and thankfully wiped out and lost his skis before the orange plastic fencing that doesn't really provide a stop.
Next stop ski school, learning to stop is a priority...
Jude giving James a hand to help him up
Roe was a completely different story, she got bored in ski school but was completely frustrated to say the least the first time down the mountain. I was with her and she would fall and have a hard time getting back up because they don't give you poles anymore as beginners. I was attempting to help her get up with my poles, wow talk about a challenge. She would get one ski on and then start sliding, skiing down the mountain. After lots of tears and people looking at us crazy we made it down and thankfully the following times down the mountain were uneventful.
Jude had a more gracious fall, if he got going to fast he would just do a lean to the ground, thankfully Preston's coat allowed for good protection.
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