My kiddos actually had a day off of school today and they begged me or Matt to take them skiing. I really was not looking forward to it because I knew how cold it would be. It has been in the negatives the last 2 weeks in Logan and I am so over it. The last thing I wanted to do, was go up and freeze skiing. I could not find a babysitter and then Matt told me he could work from home and watch the little ones, if I wanted to take Corey and Cade. UGGH! I had no way out. What parents will do for their kids! Corey has a ski trip with her school, in a month, and so she wanted to get some practice in. This was the first time we have been up all season. It is so hard with little ones at home. We either have to find a babysitter or just one of us adults has to go up with the kids. We can't both go!
It actually was a good day! It was not crowded. It was not too cold, although it would have been nicer if it was a little warmer. It was about 11 or 12 degrees. The longer lifts were cold. The Little Beaver lifts were so short, they were not bad. Cade did way better than I expected. He just does not complain. I guess that is a boy thing. Corey did as good as she always does, but we had a few tears, when feet and hands got cold and we had to go in to the Lodge and un-thaw. I felt bad because my kiddos ski poles are too short and they were struggling with that. And a few times when Corey fell, she had to take her skiis off to walk up and get her poles. So we had a few tears. But I told her that she needs to toughen up a little, in time for her ski trip. Skiing is not suppose to be easy. It is a workout. And I told her that adults are there for supervision, but that when you are skiing, you kind of have to fend for yourself. I remember crying as a college student, when I was learning to snowboard.... Many days where I was sore and tired and sick of landing on my bum. I guess it comes with the territory! I even had to go and buy Cade a neck warmer in the ski shop because I was feeling bad that his little chin was just hanging out. Me and Corey had our neck warmers, but he didn't. It snowed up there all day! And it was pretty COLD! My kids are already sore, so I don't want to know what tomorrow brings. Their little legs and backs are sore already!
The kids had fun in the end and they want to go up again when it is warmer. Corey wants to go up a couple more times before her ski trip. And so does Cade. The roads were kinda scary too, especially coming home! I was driving pretty slow home...35-40 mph and had like 10 cars behind me, but I saw 2 accidents and cars off the road and I did not want to be one of them. I even had 2 cars speed out around me, but I was over it. I was going to keep my family safe. People are so stupid! You see a car accident and they still don't get it. They still drive fast and they think they are indestructible.
But it was fun! And I am so excited that 2 of my kids are getting pretty good and can get down the mountain. Two more kids to teach and then we can actually all go as a family. But it will cost a fortune! It already does!
