family ski trip!

jillian wearing pig tails :)

helen and jillian waiting to get their boots and skis

getting fitted

helen's ready to ski!

jillian is wondering what she's getting into today :)

a little ski school first :)

here we go!

small skis for a small skier :)

jayden hits the slopes for the 2nd time in his life (he went once in Wisconsin with Ross when he was about 3)

graham and jayden getting their "ski legs"

fun!

graham up the tow rope and jayden down the hill

graham uses his arms for balance

helen's got it!

riding the tow rope with a toddler is NOT as easy as it looks :)

jayden masters the tow rope

our first family ski trip - we all had a blast! i only wish we had gone earlier in the season... perhaps we'll have 1 more weekend this winter for another trip. everyone had fun and no one complained once about being cold, falling down, or being tired. jillian's favorite phase was MORE! she loved riding up the tow rope and said "whee" almost every time we went down the hill! next time maybe we'll brave the ski lifts :) ross and i are just slightly outnumbered though.

some video of our adventure: