First Day Skiing

So, for Christmas, Hannah got a nice pair of skis, boots, coat, snowpants, helmet, goggles, gloves, hat, long johns, and wool socks. She wasn't quite sure what it was all for, but today she found out the hard way. We enrolled her in ski lessons at Kelly's Canyon and she did FABULOUSLY. The started out on the bunny hill from 10-12. Then, they get a 1 hour lunch break to warm up. If the class is doing well, they take them on the ski lift. Each child is to ride with a parent, so Ed and I became helpers for the class. There were two teachers and four kids; very desirable class sizes. She had a decent first run down the mountain, but after a semi-decent fall, she became hesitant. The second run down the hill was SLOW GOING. She convinced herself she couldn't do it and it took the teacher almost thirty minutes to get her moving. She slowly made it down the hill, but up again we went. This time she rode up with daddy and she came off the lift with a little more confidence. She was a little slower than the rest of her class, but she made it down with minimal falls and NO help. Once at the bottom, she begged to go again even though class was over. The teacher told us we could take her up and we did. She came down like a pro. This was all after one day of lessons. She has three more weeks and she will be outskiing me! Once back to the car, she was starving and exhausted. She had a lite snack and fell asleep. She did a great job! VERY PROUD OF HER!!!!