We had an amazing winter this year. Maybe one of my most enjoyable yet. Cooper and Isabel were great on their skis this year and could pretty much navigate the whole Snow Bowl mountain. Cooper made a big leap this year as he started to ride the chair by himself. This was so convenient as that meant that just one parent could ski with both big kids (and the other on the magic carpet with Emma). Cooper's become much more daring on skis and prefers to go straight down the mountain, while Isabel is MUCH more reserved and makes more turns down the hill than you could imagine were even possible! Emma loved skiing this year as well. She still has yet to figure out how to turn, so she's still stuck on the learning hill. We did take her up once or twice on the lift and she LOVED it. Not sure we'll be able to get her back onto the magic carpet! She gave both Josh and I very challenging quad workouts as we assisted her down the big mountain.
We were able to let go of her towards the bottom of the learning hill. She wanted to do the whole thing by herself, frequently pushing away our hands demanding "I do it myself, I do it." By the end of the season, she was able to ride the magic carpet on her own. Next year's going to be her year!
The big kids. This is absolutely the most fun I've had with the kids. To be outside, exercising, challenging ourselves, being together and just plain having fun. It is the best!
This is Emma's first ride on the big lift!
The big girls
There's Aunt Casey in the red pants. She came up to visit us one weekend and practiced her snowboarding.
We even got a few runs in this season by ourselves!!! Quite a treat! (And thanks to Gumma for frequently watching Emma for us)!
Another great part of this ski season was time Gogo. We had a blast skiing with him a few times. I think he needed a stiff one after skiing with us though. The kids are getting a little too speedy for his liking!
