Ski trip with 5!

While in Logan we took the whole family up to Beaver for a ski day!  My mom, Camille, and Ryan came to help with the chaos and it was great.  The girls started the day on the magic carpet.  After two runs it was clear that Cambrie was ready for Little Beav and took off with Camille.  

McKenzie was determined to learn how to ski and did a great job listening to anyone who would teach her.  

Kelton hung out with all of us as we passed him around, up and down the little hill. 

He liked riding on the magic carpet, and really liked it when we let him stand on our skis as we slid down the hill.  He didn't have a complete snowsuit and you could tell he was getting cold.  I took him up to the lodge to warm up and have a snack. 

 Maybe a half hour later Cambrie came inside to warm up.  I kept expecting McKenzie to show up soon but she never did.  Camille and Ryan finally showed up and I went to find McKenzie.  She and my mom were still on the magic carpet.  McKenzie was refusing to take a break until she was good enough to go on the big lift.  I laughed at my daughter's determination, then promptly took her on the big lift so she could get some lunch!  She did great.  There were some areas that were a little steep, but for the most part she skied in control the whole way down the mountain.  She was so proud of herself.  

While the kids ate some lunch with Grandma, Ryan, Camille, Jeremy and I took a couple adult runs.  Christmas break hadn't started for the local kids yet, and it had been snowing all day so the snow was actually fabulous.  We found some untouched powder runs between the trees and I was in heaven.  I may only get to go skiing a couple times a year now because of the craziness of having little kids, but those runs totally make it worth it.  The rest of the day we traded off on Kelton duty, kid duty, and fun runs by ourselves. Before we knew it, it was 3:00 and our ski day was coming to an end.  I wanted to take one last family picture, but that required all of us to hit the bottom of the lift at the same time.  My mom and I took all three kids to the magic carpet to wait for Jeremy, and when he didn't show after about ten minutes, we decided to wait for him on Little Beav.  I watched other parents with babies in backpacks skiing down the hill, and I crossed my fingers that they would let me take Kelton up without a backpack.  He sat on the lift, held still most of the time, and then I held him as we skied down with the girls.  I was really happy that this little resort understands families with little kids.  

We had so much fun that day.  I couldn't believe that the girls didn't complain about their ski clothes once, complain that they were cold, or complain that they were too tired.  Jeremy and I drove away in disbelief that the day had gone so smoothly.  It made me want to take them skiing again next week and as many times as they want!