Kids on the Hill

March 23rd, 2006

Tomorrow marks a very special day for me. It will be the first time that I have both of my kids on the mountain. I have been dreaming of the day that both of my kids would be ready for a day learning how to ski. Téa dipped her foot into the winter sports pool a couple of years ago, with some ski lessons at Shawnee (good for learning and novices only). She loved it, but has been somewhat reluctant to go again. This time, she appears pretty jazzed about a day trip to Windham - perhaps it is the day off school.

This will mark JR’s first experience on the slopes. He has seemed tenative, at best, about going skiing, but I am confident that a few hours on the slope with his sister, and buddy Noah, will provide the perfect entrance to the sport. Now that he is 4, I figure that he is ready for a few lessons. I’d love to skip the skis altogether, and go straight for the board, but I have been advised repeatedly that it would be best for him to get comfortable on skis, and switch him over to a snowboard in a couple of years.

I am grateful to be able to get them on the mountain this year. Hopefully it will be the first of many, many days on the slopes with my kids. Our upcoming move out west should help - with Elk Grove only 90 or so minutes from Tahoe, I have high expectations.

I don’t plan on doing any boarding myself - tomorrow will be all about the kiddies. Expect to see some pics shortly.

One Response to “Kids on the Hill”

  1. Jasmine Says:
    April 15th, 2006 at 1:05 pm

    Awesome! Your blog ROCKS! Man… If I was you I would be proud, so you should! Laterz dude….

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