first ski day!

It's Official!

We are now a family of four skiiers!!!

Took off Sunday for Sunlight, our favorite little family ski mountain.

Hamp took to the first day of the season pretty quickly ~ and having buddies around to ride with on the chairlift made it all the easier to get going!

(Hamp's in the red boots)

Sam had a great first day ever on snowskiis ~ he was excited about the whole event, and so easy to instruct. Of course, he can only (so far) keep his skiis parrallel, so he can't stop. Therefore, Mom gets to ski behind him, holding onto his jacket, and stopping for the both of us! (ouch!)

We took four runs together, and Sam had a great time getting used to the whole idea of sliding down the hill while standing up on two thin planks! Next lesson ~ how to stop on your own (if for no other reason than to save Mom's legs & knees next time!)

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Of course, hanging out in the ski lodge between runs was nothing new for any of us... and we were so happy to have several friends there to play with!

And the best part ~ as the day wore on and warmed up we moved the whole party outside to watch everyone come down the mountain!
Perhaps the craziest part of the day was when Hamp suddenly figured out that there was a gap in his mouth that was not there before... he lost a tooth on the slopes!

Everyone had a great time on the slopes... and a great time just hanging out at the lodge, too!

The Whole Gang:

Looking forward to many more fun ski days this season!