The kids present for Christmas 2010 was a skiing trip!! We decided we wanted to have an adventure as a family and enjoy ourselves. I know how to ski and i love to snowboard, but that doesn't mean i wanted to TEACH my kids how to ski. So we paid for their lessons so that they would learn from a teacher and not fight with me. :) We rented skiis for the kids and up to the mountain we went.
Shane has no fear! he doesn't always turn the best or even want to slow down but he went! The biggest problem was getting of the chair lift.......UGHHHHH When they were in their lesson their teacher went to take them to the top and i saw them getting ready to load so i offered to ride up with the Shane Man. I know he is scared of heights and figured i could prep him and get him ready to get off more easily than his teacher who had just met him. So up we went i keep my leg or arm across him most of the way to keep the nerves down. When it was time to get off we did well. We both fell but i expected that. So later in the day when it was time for me to take Shane to the top alone i expected similar results..... NOPE I WAS WRONG. at the top we got prepped and ready to get off i was watching the ground coming and getting ready to stand up. At the last second Shane grabbed ahold of the Chair lift and wouldn't let go but because it keeps moving by the time i YANKED him lose we were past the point of getting off and we BOTH FELL 5 ft to the ground. I hurt my knee from it twisting when we hit, but Shane was fine and just happy to be OFF the chair. I wasn't happy but i was also trying to shake of the pain so we could have a fun run.
Shane and I coming down the hill
Adrea and I headed up to the top
Yummy Yummy HOT CHOCOLATE
All in all our ski trip was a success and the kids and i want to go again. I don't know if we will ever drag Scott onto the hill but he will come and support us.
