First Ski Lessons

I don't ski.  I never have and have not the slightest interest in strapping boards to my feet and hurling down a mountain.  But I want my kids to have the opportunity to decide if they like it.  Brendan has been skiing, though not frequently, since he was three.  So I thought that since the twins were 5, it was high time to try it.  Karl was unavailable to take them due to work deadlines.  So, I put on my big girl pants and took them to that foreign land know as a ski resort, Black Tail Mountain.

This was nerve racking for me.  Since I don't ski, I don't know anything about skiing.  Like how to put on boots and things that are basic.  So I was nervous.  Plus I had never been to BTM before. 

Anthony was sick that day, so I kept him with my mom and me and Rita and Brendan did their lessons. 

All went fine, but the funniest thing was that I didn't even know how to attach the pass to the kid.  I asked Brendan, who said "I don't know."  I thought he might know since he had done this before.  It earned him a mommy growl.  So, I covertly glanced around and saw the sticker passy thingy attached to the wire thingy called a wicket or a widget (can't remember).  I ran down, grabbed a wicket/widget and put that sticker right on their.  So proud.  The looked at thingy and realized I was supposed to put wicket/widget on kids zipper BEFORE putting the sticker passy thingy on it.  Ack!  I ran down the stairs in a panic and the kind lady gave me a new pass and asked if I understood the use of the wicket/widget now.  Yep!  Back up I ran in my excitement and proudly attached Brendan's pass to him.  Back down I ran to get another because I forgot I needed one for Rita.  Whew!  After all said and done I got both kids to lessons on time and joined mom and Anthony in the restaurant for a snack and a beer.

 Rita's Lesson

 

After Brendan's lesson, he took of on his own, but begrudgingly gave me a pic first.

Two weeks later, Anthony was well and did his first lesson.  At first he didn't want to, but once he started he didn't want to stop! Karl was able to come that day, which made my life much easier.