Reason #27 not to have another baby.....

Skiing! We had the great opportunity to go skiing with Grandpa and Grandma Johnson and Aunt Jamie and Uncle Kyle a couple of weekends ago. A great time was had by all!


Avery took to skiing right away. As she was flying down the hill between our legs she'd scream, "faster, faster!"







Claire, while hesitant at first, became quite the snow bunny within an hour. By the end of the day she could go up the rope pull and down the bunny hill all by herself!

She even managed to ski down the big hill by herself. Uncle Kyle was skiing ahead of her, "just to be safe."







Ella, our proud and determined one. That kid did not give up. She would fall and get right back up again. She tried over and over again to get down that mountain. Thanks to a very loving (and patient) grandpa, she managed to have a pretty good time. She is certainly an inspiration to us all in never giving up!

At the end of the day, we were tired but happy!

The best part for me, besides having a great time and watching my kids get to experience something new, the realization that I am ready to "grow up". By that I mean, I'm ready to start experiencing things that I can't do with a baby sling on. I'm ready to forge ahead into the school years. I'm ready to do all the fun stuff that comes with big kids and afternoons of activity and not napping. I'm ready to pack the trail mix instead of the bottles.

Thank you God for showing me how much fun being a big kid can be!

And thank you Jamie, for organizing this and getting us all "on the slopes" again!