We all had high hopes for the kids--hopes that they would enjoy being on the mountain, enjoy learning to ski and develop a love for the sport. But mostly, we just hoped that they would have FUN!
Since Madison was too young to go to ski school, we signed them up for a private lesson. After getting fitted with their helmets and picking out some cool skis (SpongeBob for J and Dora for M), these two were ready to hit the slopes.
Mr. Matt, aka Shawn White, was their instructor. Before we turned them loose on him, we went over the rules. When I asked the kids to recite them for me, Maddie said, "No fighting, no crying, no whining...and if Jackson hits me, you will put him in timeout!" Think the girl has heard that before? Matt got a kick out of them and then off they went to the baby bunny slope.
First rattle out of the box, they both skied all the way down! Maddie went first and patiently waited on Jackson to ski down to her. Then they rode up to the top again on the magic carpet, which they loved. 
They both did so good! 
Look at this little ski cat!
Madison was completely fearless and did so good, too.
Just look at Pinkalicious go!
Jared, Boom and I watched from this ledge for about half and hour and made sure they were having fun. 
Two and a half hours later we all met back there and picked up the kids. They were tired, sweaty, hungry and ready to go in, but they had had a blast.
Pinkalicious and Boom waited nicely for our shuttle bus to come pick us up.
After lunch and a nap, Jackson wanted to go back out, so us three headed for the slopes once more. Jackson loved the ski lifts and did so good getting on and off them every time.
After doing the bunny slope a few more times, we decided to try our luck at a bigger green run.
Jackson asked that I hold his harness for this expedition and we did really good, for the most part. 
Seriously, it is so pretty up on the mountain. I just had to snap the boys while we were resting.
We all needed to rest because we bit off a little more than we could chew. This part of the "green" run was not so green. It was definitely more toward turquoise to light blue, and Jackson had a little trouble. After trying to ski him down with the harness and us both falling a few times, I just decided it would be much simpler to hold him under the arms! So off we went and zoomed all the way back down to our condo:) Ski Day #2 was a big success!
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Looks like a fun trip for everyone! Let's try to get together one day over Spring break!
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