Snow Skiing

 I've been very anxious to blog about our recent Family Trip to Red River. We planned a VERY last minute trip to Red River to take our kids snow skiing for the first time, and invited along The Lawles' to join us.  

We had the best time and are happy to report that all the kids learned to ski and did REALLY good!!

 

 Our family with our 'lil skiiers!  SO proud of them!!

Jaxen and Madi went to ski school the first day and Kate was too young for ski school so we just kept her with us.  Will and I skiied her between our skis and she did great.  

...at the ski rental.  Kate was sure excited to get her boots and ski's all sized just for her! We were very surprised that she was so anxious to do this, but she doesn't want to miss anything that big brother and big sister are doing.

Jaxen loved skiing.  He'd be down the mountain and on his way back up before 

the rest of us could get down once.  He liked doing the jumps towards the bottom

of the mountain, and mastered them pretty well.

 Madi loved it too!  She probably shocked Will and I more than anything. 

We weren't sure if she'd have the desire to learn but she was all about it.

She'd fall, get right back up and try again, and by the last day....

Bayli, Jaxen, and Madi skiied down from the top of the mountain.

The goal was to ski down on Greens, but Madi took a wrong turn and Will followed her down a really hard Blue.  Needless to say, she got going really fast, Will had to crash into her to get her stopped and she wasn't too happy.

However, they made it all the way down and did so good.

Happy New Year!!!

We went out to eat on New Years Eve at Texas Red's

Steak House in Red River.  We had high hopes of making it 

until midnight...but we were all too exhausted from our day of skiing, 

and we are sound asleep by 11!

 ....New Years Day - Back to the slopes!

 

Kate and Daddy -- Getting ready to get back on the lift

(or the "Swingset" as Kate called it!)

 Madi -- heading to the lift with Amber

Taking a little break - having a snack in the lodge.

 Amber was a great teacher for Madi.  :)

 My family!!!

 There she goes!

Kate skiing down with Mama!

This was one of the funnest trips we taken with the kids.
It took A LOT of patience and the help of Jason and Amber to make it 
happen, but we can look back and remember how much fun we all had!
We love making these memories with our children,
nothing makes us happier than hearing them tell everyone about
how much fun they had on this trip. 
What a great way to start 2012!!!