Skiing fun

My husband work at a local ski resort, Snowbird. We haven't taken full advantage of our benefit we get because he works there. 

I took the day off because the kids had the day off too. I wanted to go skiing. With recent snow here in Utah. I was hoping for a good day. I'm a fair weather skier. I like the fresh snow but I want the sun and no wind. That is a rare combination. But we got that today. The kids didn't really want to go but the threat of having to clean the house didn't sound as much fun as skiing. 

A perfect day on the slopes and the children did great. Phoenix is feeling more comfortable getting off the lift with me ( I snowboard not ski like the kids). Jersey is a speed demon on the slopes and loves to try to jump. After lunch the kids were done with skiing. Me? I wanted to keep going, I had to given in to the whines. I had a great workout though. I am hoping to have a chance to ski again just Mike and I before the season is

Snow comes and go.

We have had a oddity of a winter. I haven't seen anything like it in the 11 winters that I have lived in Utah. Sometimes it has been a slow go for the snow to come but nothing like this. December we didn't have nearly enough as we usually get and January has been keeping the same trend.
This trend isn't exciting when you depend on the snow for income. After many years of living in Utah, I have finally learned that the snow provides for my family. Not just for my drinking water but paychecks!

We have had some small storms but nothing big. This weekend are suppose to get a doozy of a storm. Mike is giddy as a school boy for all the new snow. With this trend with the snow coming now. We will probably have snow into the summer.

sledding hill

When we got snow at the beginning of the month, the snow blanketed our fabulous sledding hill in our neighborhood park. I took the kids there and they had a blast.
Jersey saw some boys from school there. She was waving and saying high to them. One boy, striker, kept watching her. She watched as all the boys went down the hill and jump some jump at the bottom that they had built. The first time she went she got some mad air. I heard the boys say that didn't count because her mom pushed her. The second time she went she got even more air and that was without my help. I could tell the boys were impressed.
The little boy Striker was asking Jers if she would like to ride down on his sled with him. Oh, she got the giggles and thought that was so fun.
I can't leave Phe out but I was impressed that he was going down the hill too, by himself. He usually whines about how he can't but he was trying to be just like his sister. Hilarious.