Yesterday Dan and my sister took the three older children for their first visit to the ski hill. They did very well and were very fortunate to have not one but two instructors to themselves for the 90 minute class. They are rather timid and generally cautious little people so these new experiences, while thrilling for them, can be rather anxious times for them. They persisted through tumbles, runaway skis (and skiers) and tow-rope frustrations, coming back to me full of the day’s excitement and ready to hit the slopes again.
While they were off adventuring I had a quiet afternoon with the two smallest jays. Simon had his nap while Sarah and I sat out on the deck in the cool, sunny air. She chattered, sang and involved me in one of her great imaginative games while I took pictures (mostly of her sweetness) and tackled a few minutes with my knitting.
We had a lovely visit together.
Enjoying this view.
And this view.
With so many people in this dear family these quiet times are treasured and while I was eagerly awaiting news from the ski hill, it was nice to dream, imagine and play with this sweet little gift.
The rockies are so beautiful!! Hope you all are having a wonderful time :).
she is beautiful! i had one of those quiet times with the 2yo yesterday while the kids ran an errand with the mr. it’s always nice to give them a bit of undivided attention!
Looks like such a great trip, and that Sarah and her blue eyes are just making me melt! I’m glad I found your blog!
Love those rosey cheeks! Glad the kids are taking to the skiing.
Oh time alone with each child is so wonderful, isn’t it? I ge tto know new pieces of them in little moments like this. Your vacation sounds lovely…
what an angel face! and also love the scenic pics from the post previous. good times!
Oh I wish I was there 🙂 Seeing the photos of your daughter playing on the balcony reminds me of my very first trip skiing with my cousins when I was about 9 or 10. We played every minute we could on the snow covered balcony outside our condo, learned to ski and tumble *grin* and then we spent the nights sledding on garbage bags down the big hills between the condos 🙂 Such great memories 🙂
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