Saturday, January 29, 2011

Frozen frolicking

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I've never been much of a city girl

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(or at least, so I thought)

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but lately I keep finding myself

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drawn downtown to explore

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all the details!

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Even in the cold.
Because people around here embrace it.

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We might as well too!





Friday, January 28, 2011

Ski Day!

Yesterday was one of those days that made me glad my kids are close together.  Last year I went skiing with Ben's class after letting some 20 years go by since my last outing.  It made me a little nervous.  (But boy, was the sky ever blue and gorgeous that day!) With Bethany, I knew that if I could do it last year, this year would be no problem.  

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It is so much fun to be there with all these kids.  They have the most amazing instruction.

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 We bring in over 100 kids, and within an hour of getting their equipment the vast majority are on the lift on their way up the hill, having passed the preliminaries.  

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First time on skis!

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Riding back up the beginner hill on "The Magic Carpet"

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The magic carpet is apparently made for a princess wave

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SO proud to be headed up the lift!

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What a great day with friends!