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Monday, December 28, 2009

Watch out world, the twinados are on skis!

TubaDad and I poked around this morning and found a funky little place that sold bearskin rugs and t-shirts and had kid-sized ski equipment to rent. So we got the girls all measured up, signed the rental agreement (it was so cute, Ro and Ree actually wrote their names on the signature lines—I bet my dad is going to have that little paper framed), and walked out of there with four tiny little boots and four stubby little skis. The only thing that slightly disappointed the girls was that they didn't have any hot pink skis. Hm, maybe next time, little snow bunnies. Anyhow, we decided to skip the ski resort and use our steep, unplowed street for this first foray. Hey it was good enough for my little brother and I (and all the neighborhood kiddos) back in the 70s, plus we figured if things really went wrong we were only a few steps from the nice, warm cabin and the restorative clothes dryer and wine in the fridge. Heh. We grabbed the purse camera (we brought the nice camera up, but are finding that we just don't have enough hands to use it) and got a quick family snap before the lesson (just in case): IMG_4847 Looking good, everyone's still smiling: IMG_4853 Oops, had to make a few short detours to climb some tall snowy things. Ok, maybe more than a few. We finally had to send my dad into the woods after them when Ree disappeared from view and Ro started yelling "I'm stuck, I'm stuck!" Hmmm. IMG_4855 IMG_4861 IMG_4875 These boots are made for skiing—the girls are ready to roll!! IMG_4878_2 Ro took to it instantly, this was the next picture I took after the boots shot, and she was already grinning and refusing any help. IMG_4880 Side note: Ro is usually the first one to grasp anything athletic, she's fearless and so dang strong when it comes to trying any kind of sportsy thing. And Ree is bold, funny, and fearless when it comes to singing, dancing, or performing in front of an audience. It's fun to watch the different things they excel at and how they always help each other. We had a fancy tow-rope system in place for the uphill ride (we used my dad's antique metal ski poles): IMG_4897 TubaDad calls this the "athletic stance" and I think Ro is doing it proud: IMG_4901 Ree got her courage up by holding the pole as she went down the first few times: IMG_4914 Ooo, is that a teeny little smile starting?: IMG_4917 Ro discovered pretty quickly that she went faster if she crouched down a little: IMG_4933 Afterwards, they dove into the snow again and rolled around some more. Guess they weren't cold enough yet? (Man, I sure was): IMG_4944 I was talking (as usual) and heard an outraged "Reeeeeee, get offa me!" Ha!: IMG_4946 The triumphant skiers, after we stripped them down and tossed their icy clothing in the dryer. (My mom had the great idea to use their cotton jammies as long underwear, so we didn't have to make a midnight run to Walmart to buy new supplies.): IMG_1167 Well it's time for some dinner, and maybe, just maybe, oh I hope I hope the folks can get the fire going. The girls are just hanging out and playing with Harley dog, and TubaDad is napping again (he's still not fully recovered after the accident): IMG_4842 We got some awesome video of the sledding yesterday and the skiing today, but I don't think I've got a prayer of posting it on this dial-up connection. So look for that once we're back home. Tomorrow, we're thinking of trying to build a snow igloo and a snow family, and maybe (if we don't all just decide to curl up by the warm fire and nap instead) we'll try out a snowmobile rental. Cheers!

21 comments:

  1. Very cool! Glad you guys are having a great time.

    Yes, jammies make great long underwear. Peter wore his green dinosaur ones under his clothes when we were in Beijing. Worked great! :)

    Man, that green shag carpeting is giving me flashbacks to the 70's. Eeek!

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  2. Oh man. I need to take more pictures of my daughter!

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  3. I love the pics!!! I can't wait to see more and the videos. Does the puppy like going outside too? Just wondering. Some do and some don't.

    Sharyn

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  4. Wow! They're doing so well! What fun for them to enjoy their first skiing experience the same place their momma and Uncle Bobby learned! Fun!!!

    Looks like you're having a great time! Oooo...enjoy the snowmobile! Can you believe this Canadian has never been on a snowmobile? They look like tons of fun though!

    Have a great one friend!!

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  5. oh the green carpet from the 70's, oh the linoleom floor! Great memories. My in-laws cabin at the mountains look the same. Very 70's, lovely orange carpet, square taupe couch and every single furniture that no one wants, ends up at this place.

    Great start on teaching the twinados how to ski. I'll wait till around March so it's not so cold so she won't hate it!

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  6. Hey Sharyn: Harley dawg LOVES going outside in the snow. She races up and down the hill so fast I think she's having greyhound fantasies. It's a crackup. I think it's the first time she's seen snow too, we thought she'd hate it and would be freezing. Nope!

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  7. So much fun! I can't believe you have this cool place and you just went there for the first time!

    make some snow-angels for me and eat some snow for Emma!
    Are you staying there for the New Year's?

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  8. Mexican chopsticks: Tell Emma the girls will eat tons of snow for her (they're also obsessed with eating icicles right now too). We'll be home for New Year's, and were thinking about trying to hit the GG Holiday Lights, if they're still open. I'll have to check.

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  9. What a great place. It's so great to see how well the girls are doing on skis for the first time. Just amazing.

    But, where are yours?
    ;)

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  10. My, the joy and excitement on the girls' faces! How great is that, your girls being fearless about skiing. We don't have snow in San Francisco and my two little ones have been asking about going to play snow since early December. My 8 year old is the fearless artsy gal and my 4 year old is the fearless athletic gal. Like your girls, as different as my girls' personalities are, they always watch out for each other. You just gotta love it!

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  11. This is so cool that you can get the girls skiing so young, I really wish we had that option here. The first time I went (in my 20's), I noticed kids about Ro and Ree's size taking to it so quickly, we called them Kamakaze kids, because they only knew how to go straight, not turn, so if you were in there way, they just plowed right through you. :-)

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  12. That is just so dang cute and looks like SO MUCH FUN!

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  13. Anonymous12/29/2009

    Hey guys. I follow your blog, but don't post much. We live in my competely refinished family Chalet in Virginia. It had yellow shag carpet and yellow and black PSY-CA-DELIC wallpaper. But now it is more modern with hard wood floors... My mom insisted on not painting the wood walls or metal beams. It's very quaint and we love when there is snow on our A framed roof.

    Christy in Virginia

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  14. way too fun!!!!!!!!! looks like some good old fashioned family fun!

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  15. Looks like so much fun!! Our kids started at 4 and just love it! (and I love sitting in the cabin with wine!)lol
    Krista

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  16. Kristina12/29/2009

    Looks like you guys are having a TON of fun!! glad to see the girls love it but M3 I am with you and love the inside warmth!! Have a safe trip home!

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  17. I'm really impressed. They did better than the one and only time I tried to ski. And I live in the northeast.

    Good going girls!

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  18. I can't stand how darling your two little ski bunnies are :)

    And I also have to comment on the shag carpet. Our family has a condo with orange shag carpet and crazy wallpaper to match...but anytime anyone talks about a remodel- it gets completely voted down!! So it's still shaggy.

    Keep warm!
    Love
    Kim

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  19. OMG, the girls are so adorable. I am glad you are having so much fun and wish I could ski as well as they do! :) ~Kellie in VA

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  20. Bbbrrrrr!!!! Looks totally chilly!!! The girl's are skiing dynamo's!!! LOOK NO HANDS! Can't believe they're skiing along without those stick things!!!

    (LOVE your banner - such gorgeous photos of the girls!) Hope you had a very merry Christmas and may 2010 bring so many more smiles and laughs!

    Love Lee-Anne (aka ozimum!)

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