One of the moments Richard has been waiting for since Connor's birth finally arrived this year. We took Connor skiing! Connor was so excited about this trip with Mom and Dad. (Grandma had a special day with Abby at home.) He was just a little ball of excitement when we went to pick up the skis at the store. Then all the way up the mountain he was watching out the window for the snow and eagerly anticipating our day. When we reached Snow Summit it took us forever to get us all ready to ski. By the time we actually got to the slope, Connor's enthusiasm had waned and we were not sure there would be any skiing going on. (OK, I just have to say that this is one of those moments when I thought to myself...Connor is soooo my child! I love skiing but I absolutely hate all the effort involved in actually getting on the slopes!) We coaxed Connor on to the slope to watch Daddy go down the slope a couple of times. Connor thought that was pretty cool. I think Connor was a little afraid of the lift and when we explained that we could just walk up the hill a little bit, he agreed to give it a try. That's all it took! He had a great time going down the hill with Daddy holding on to his little ski backpack leash thing. It was fun to watch him grow in confidence. It was a lot more fun when we realized there was a little conveyor belt we could ride up to go down a small portion of the bunny slope. Connor skied for a good while. We stopped for a late lunch at about 2:00. Connor fell asleep in my lap before Daddy could even get the skis locked up. Rich and I ate some lunch while Connor napped. Then Rich went and skied a little bit while I sat with Connor while he napped. I called Grandma and Grandpa Whitlow and told them all about our day. After Connor woke up, Daddy took him down a few more times while I went to get the car. We all had a great time and I know it was only the first of many ski trips in our future!
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