Ski Day!

We decided to finally go skiing on Sunday...we hadn't been since we took Ashton for his first time 2 years ago, and that was just night skiing for a couple hours. So really Lars and I hadn't been skiing for almost 7 years! Since on our 6 year anniversary when I fell getting off the lift and hurt my tailbone really bad.

 

So this was obviously Gunnar's first time. It snowed as we were driving up to Beaver Mtn., so we thought it might be a miserable day in the snow, but once we got there it mostly cleared out and was a beautiful day! We got the boys skis rented and had Ashton do a lesson, so he got started with that at 10:00 while Lars and I helped Gunnar down at the magic carpet hill. Or "magical"carpet as Gunnar kept calling it :)

At first we didn't have the little rope thing that connects the front of his skis and I wondered if he was going to be frustrated and crying all day, but as soon as we got that attached, he took off and did great all day! It's amazing how quickly they pick things up. And he LOVED it! He went down that little hill over and over and over all day, and got to where he could get himself on and off of the magic carpet easily by himself too.

To say Ashton loved it would be a huge understatement! After his lesson, Lars and I took turns riding the lift and skiing down little Beaver with him...
He did great!

I was so nervous the first couple times getting off the lift after hurting myelf so bad the last time we went. But then I got used to it and was fine. Of course Ashton had no fear of any of it...

It snowed off and on during the day...

But it was mostly nice and perfect snow...

Halfway through the day, we took a break for lunch in the lodge...

Lots of friends from our church were there, so we had our friend Gio take a picture :)
We had such a fun day and both Ashton and Gunnar are already begging to go back. That night as I was tucking Gunnar into bed he said "Mom, do you think we can be a skiing family now?" haha :)