Sadie's First Ski Lesson

I had the opportunity to go on a school ski trip with Sadie this year. Our school takes the elementary kids skiing a couple times a year and the price is very affordable! We went to Maverick Ski hill in Montana which is about a 90 minute drive from here. We left at 7 a.m. and got to the ski hill around 8:30. By the time we got all the kids in their gear ready to ski, it was almost time for their lesson. Sadie was on the bunny hill with her class and instructor for the lesson but did really well for her first time. It took here a bit to understand how to maneuver in the skis but I was really proud of her. By the end of the lesson she was snowplowing really good on her own and could get up after she fell. We went to eat lunch after her lesson in the lodge with all her friends. It was fun to visit with the moms and have the girls together for a fun outing. After lunch it was back at it! Sadie couldn't wait to get back on the hill-she very impatiently waited for me to finish my lunch. There were five kids on the bunny hill that just stayed there using the rope tow to go back up the hill and then ski on down. Sadie enjoyed it so much she asked me if we could go everyday! After a full day of skiing though, she was tired and slept most of the way home on the bus. We didn't get home until 5:30 p.m. She slept really well that night, she even snored. I enjoyed having some down time with just Sadie and sharing something I enjoy with her. I look forward to many more ski trips with my kids through the years.

She's a Climber Now!

Grandma Bird's stairs are the only place she really gets any practice. She caught on really well though and now we can't keep her off them!!! Way to go Haylee!

A Time of Firsts

03/20/10 Sadie: The moment she has been asking for and waiting for has finally passed! Sadie lost her first tooth a few days ago!!! She has talked of nothing else since. She took a bit of her lunch and out it came. Back in the first of February she went to the dentist and he told her it was loose so we have been waiting, and waiting, and waiting until now:

Her Tooth Fairy Box to put beside her bed:

03/08/10 Lexi: For a two year old she still has no hair but we did give her her first haircut three weeks ago, it was annoying me the little tail of hair on the back of her neck so I just cut it one day on a whim.

Here is her face after I told her what I did:

I'm not sure if that is excitement or shock or a combination of both. Lexi has become the independent two-year old lately. I let her try things on her own until she eventually asks for my help. Her excitement was so contagious the other day when she came out and told me she put her coat on and zipped it up "all by myself". I think she got a little to excited to remember she wasn't all done yet. . . . . . . .

03/18/10 Haylee: My little baby is sitting by herself! Still a little tipsy, but she can do it when she's not mad and throws her head back. She's reaching for her toys and playing sitting up. My girls are growing up!