Went skiing!

On the last day of Christmas break, we went skiing as a family... something that we've been talking about doing for the past couple years!

Even as we were heading out the door to Red Lodge Mountain in Montana... I was hesitant to picture myself on skis! Hey, I was a kid last time!!!

So, hubby, I and little man who is 9... we all took 1 1/2 lessons. Older son Matthew took off to the beginner slope (Miami Beach).

Before long little man was snow plowing his way down the beginner slope while I was still on the bunny trail practice my turns.

After lunch, my hubby decided that skiing just was NOT his thing. So I waited for my boys by the chair lift up to the beginner slope chair lift. (I wasn't brave enough to hop on by myself!)

After a long...while, along came my 12 year old... who's been several times skiing on school outings. He took off up the chair ride without me. Eventually little man came along.

He expertly guided thru the machine where you insert your ski lift ticket. The two of us get on the chair lift... as we went up and up (I'm mildly afraid of heights!)... he starts...
"Now mommy, don't look down... don't look up... don't drop your skis!
Mommy, you're going to fall off the lift when you get off!
Mommy, maybe the lady will slow the ride down for you...."

Well, I'm happy to report that I didn't fall down when I got off the chair AND... that the lady did slow down for me!

Oh my goodness was it beautiful at the top of the slope (Miami Beach). I beheld breathe-taking views of the mountain ranges all around. Just spectacular.

I slowly snow plowed my way down the mountain... practicing my turning.... till I thought that I would die!!! I had NO IDEA how much energy and exhersion it took to go down hill skiing!

It was a fun day!! Would love to go back again... as soon as my body stops hurting! LOL!

Happy New Year!

The kids are back to school today! We had a fun Christmas break... shopping... going out to eat... shopping... and topped off by a fun day of skiing at Red Lodge Ski Resort!

About that ski trip...
I hadn't been skiing since I was a kid. 90 minutes of lessons did the trick. I spent most of the day on the bunny slope... "brushing up!" Then proceeded to the Miami Beach chair ride with my 9 year old son (his first day ever skiing)... Mom... don't look down... don't drop your skis... don't look up... Mom... you're going to fall down when you get off the chair... maybe the lady will slow it down for you... LOL!

Well, I didn't fall down... but 9 year old son Aaron DID!

OK... at the top of the Miami Beach trail... I beheld breathe-taking views of the mountain ranges. It was just gorgeous and sunny and beautiful up there. A real treat!

Aaron and I snowplowed our way ever so slowly down the mountain.

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The day after Christmas with Walmart shopping cards in our hands... off we went to Billings MT to Walmart. OH MY GOODNESS! It was crazy busy there. What the heck was I thinking? Shoot, by the time I got hit by a young man pushing (full force ahead) his empty cart in the arm... that was it... I was ready to GO!

I must have forgotten about the craziness... because after a day of "rest"... we proceeded again to Walmart for more shopping at the Cody Wyoming store... which... was... less busy.

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Christmas break went by pretty quickly here... we didn't get to go to the hot springs in Thermopolis! Oh man... would a good soak in the hot springs be really good... right now. I'm so soar from skiing!!!

Bye for now!