ski school

to top off her weekend of thrills, molly spent got to experience skiing for the first time. ben and sarah are back in the mountains- at least for a visit, and we headed up to copper mountain for the day to ski with them. it was a bit colder and windier than we would have liked it to have been for her first ride on a chairlift, but the cold weather kept the runs empty, and kristin felt comfortable with her in the backpack on some fairly gentle groomers as long as she didn't have to worry about who might be bombing down the slopes behind her. of course, some people noticed her in the lift lines and smiled, admiring our efforts to expose molly to the wonderful world of skiing, and others glared as if they were ready to call social services- but don't worry grandparents...we took no unnecessary risks and kept her out of the terrain parks- for now. molly was a champ- she sat completely still on the chairlift, bundled up and in mom's lap- and then coo'ed her way down the hill before literally falling asleep in the backpack prior to making it back to the base. both she and her mom made me ridiculously proud to be offering her such an experience- and we're now looking forward to spring skiing conditions even moreso- as warm weather means not only skiing in short sleeves, but skiing with "the bug" on our backs!