Smith Family: Ski Day

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Ski Day

Thursday afternoon I thought I'd take Ella to the little ski hill a few miles from here and let her try out her new skis (rentals actually). She thought it would be great fun...

But after a few tries wasn't so sure...

And soon she was done...

The rest of us went later that day and Caden really enjoyed the ski class so he will be going every Thursday from now on, not a bad way to spend a Thursday afternoon I suppose...
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On a side note, I just have to rave a little here about Duluth... I love this community! People create such fun venues, like the ice rinks, nature center, and Bentleyville lights, and it's all run on volunteerism... which makes it more friendly and less expensive...season passes for the family at Chester Bowl are only $80 (if you put in 6 hours of volunteer time), the ski classes are free, and a plate of mac n cheese at the concessions stand will run you a whole whoppin' 75 cents... if you have ever skied before, you know that it usually would cost you $80 for one day, more for lessons, and you'll probably spend another $15 each on food if you eat there... taking a family of 7 would pretty much break the bank! But at Chester, it costs next to nothing... Sure, it's not Park City, but for the price, I'll take it! You know I love a good deal...

5 comments:

Dan, Pam and Family said...: That is pretty impressive that the community comes together to make fun family events.
America needs more communities like that. I'd take that over a Park City style atmosphere any day.
(Even though I LOVE Park City in the Summer)
Pam; January 3, 2010 at 9:11 PM
Fairy Godmother said...: Holy Cow! That is amazing. What a great thing. And way to be positive about such a cold climate. You are so outdoorsy, I think it suits you perfectly. We don't ski becuz it's so expensive! We have to pick and choose our activities and soccer costs enough that there's none left over for the slopes. Thank goodness I'm more of a sand girl. Much cheaper!; January 4, 2010 at 9:08 AM
Fairy Godmother said...: PS I'm crying too after a few hours of cold and falling on my tail. I have a lot in common with her!; January 4, 2010 at 9:09 AM
Debbie Hadley said...: Poor Ella! I'm sure she'll end up loving the slopes just like her Mom. What a great community you have! I can't believe how cheap it is to Ski there. I've never been drawn to skiing because of the price tag that comes with it.; January 7, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Leslie said...: We had a bunch of free ski passes to the Canyons and Deer Valley and Brendan got Jake and Allison to LOVE skiing over the last few years. But those passes are now all gone and they're bummed that it's a once or twice a season thing only now. What a great treat for your family.; January 8, 2010 at 8:52 AM

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When Solei was a toddler, she found some bark that was lying at the base of a tree and said in disgust, “Ooooooh! Tree poo-poo!”

When the girls were little, we were taking a walk with the dog who was bombarding Sierra with her friendly but slobbery kisses. Frustrated, our sweet little Sierra yelled out “NO KINA, I'M NOT YOUR ICE CREAM CONE!”

Telling Ella how to crawl, Caden explained “But I’m four, so I crawl standing up.”

I was sitting with Caden one day and I told him that the couch used to be a cow (it is leather), and I said (half jokingly) “did you know that cows turn into couches?” To which he replied, “No they don’t, they turn into pies!”

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Taron (2) looked at the varicose veins on grandmas legs and said, “owy... lightning!”

When Caden was 5, he would ask if he could go play with his friend in the morning, and I would sometimes reply, "No, it's too early". Well one day he finally asked me "can we not play on 'too early's? Can we play on 'one early'?"

Sierra told me one night that when she was little, she used to think the word “couch” came from the word “cow”, and that our couch had a cow inside (partially true since it is leather). She would try to sit down carefully so it would not run away. She thought the wood parts inside were it’s bones and the black pegs on the bottom were the feet.

Sometimes Taron (age 2) would find dog poop and say “Eew! Dog poop!” and then proceed to stomp on it as if it were a bug.

Caden (age 5) and I were talking about the sounds letters make and he asked if I knew what the sleepy letter was. I replied that I didn’t and he said, “It’s the Z... when you go to sleep then the Z’s come out of your head. And there’s a big round white thing too but it’s invisible. Maybe he had been reading too many comic books...

Sierra (age 8) made a Halloween card for her friend and wrote ENSTINE (meaning Einstein) on it, I thought it was an odd thing to put on a Halloween card so I asked if she knew who Einstein was and she said "Isn't he the guy who made Frankenstein?"

Caden (age 5) asked if it was a ghost who said the sacrament prayer because he couldn’t see anyone at the podium but he could hear the voice.

When Taron was 2 he would always respond to an “I love you” with “Much”.

Taron (3) woke up one morning, started to play and when I asked him if he wanted a pancake, he said, “Oh yeah, I was supposed to be hungry!”

Dad was singing “Jesus wants me for a sunbeam” and Taron said “Jesus likes sunbeans, they’re delicious!”

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Ella (4) came up to me with some of my reading glasses and said "Mom, when I put glasses on, I still don't know how to read!"

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One morning I said, "Ella, come look! There's a wild turkey in the backyard!"
Ella (excitedly): "Can we kill it?!?"
What kind of daughter am I raising???

Ella mistook another guy for Chris and was about to follow him to his car, but soon realized her mistake and said, "I was about to follow the 'not dad'".

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