Fun in the snow

There is finally snow sticking to the ground and we've been enjoying it. The week before Christmas my parents came to visit. We went skiing up at Brighton with them, Jewel, a girl they're fostering, and our three kids. Mike was supposed to work, but he took a much needed "personal day" and joined us. The kids all did great!

My parents were nice enough to put Adam in lessons for the day but he refused to participate. He and I spent most of the day on the bunny hill. He did really well. Last year he just wanted to ski between our legs or use a harness, but this year we worked on a snowplow and he picked it up quickly. He kept commenting on how fun it was. As a four year old he hasn't yet learned humility, so he let me know over and over again how good he was. It was so cute! After lunch my dad took him up while Mike and I skiid on more difficult terrain. My dad taught him how to "bail out" (fall) if he went to fast, so apparently that's his new favorite thing. :)

Mike joined us for a couple runs

Here's a video of him on his first run. I think his legs got tired quickly, because this was his best run.

A few days later Andy, Aimee and the Smith's joined us for sledding at a nearby hill. Although there should have been plenty of snow, we were the last to show. The grass was surprisingly fun to sled down. Adam and Jewel both go hit by other sledders, but they both got back on the sleds and had fun.