First Time Skiing

Thanks to the generous invite of our friends, we got to experience Cornwall, CT for a weekend in its full Winter glory – and the kids got to spend their first day ever skiing! Their day started with a one-hour semi-private lesson to cover the basics and afterwards, they kept practicing on the baby mound with us for another hour. Once they were able to hold their balance, we took them on a chair lift, and ushered them down the easiest slope with our poles to hold on to. As you can see, they LOVED it! We must have gone up the lift for about 10 times. Tobin couldn’t stop smiling and was seriously disappointed when we had to return our skis at 4:00pm. Mika and Z on the other hand, were happily juggling skiing and voracious reading.

This weekend also marked the first time skiing for me in at least 25 years (!)  Back then, I had overcome a bad, ski-induced knee injury and frankly thought I’d never ski again.  Surprisingly, I quite liked getting back into the groove along with the kids and our friends. To be continued…

PS: Thanks to Andie for the movie and plenty of extra pictures!