Platt Discovery Cottage

Skiing!

January 19th, 2010

Skiing started this week.  This is Fuss’ fourth (!!) year and Bug’s first.  She was beyond excited. 

Colin brought Fuss to the ski hill the week between Christmas and New Years.  It helps so much with getting him back into the swing of things, rather than have it all come back on the first lesson day.  That’s really wasting a lesson.  They both had a great time and Fuss was then looking forward to the beginning of lessons.  He’d been on the slopes for about 45 minutes on the first day of lessons when I got this shot of him.

I’m pretty sure he’s completely enjoying himself.

Bug could hardly stay still from excitement while we got her dressed and ready to go, but we finally wrestled her into her gear.

Here she is in her skis on the ‘magic carpet’.

And - her very first run.

She has an amazing centre of gravity and is really starting out very naturally on skis.  I think she’s really going to take off and have caught up to her brother in no time.  Fuss is very cautious and has to think everything through before attempting it.  Bug doesn’t care - she just goes for it.  I’m interested to see how the two completely different approaches serve them as they grow up on the slopes.

One last look at Fuss as he comes down the hill to finish up his morning of lessons. 

Enjoying the journey,  Amanda

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