Ski trip with Jacob and Claire

We have been planning a ski trip with Claire and Jacob for a few weeks, and we finally got around to it on the last day of spring break.  It has been super warm, and Mount Hood hasn't gotten a lot of snow, so we prepared for a nice warm day.  Fortunately, it really was warm (almost 70 degrees!), since the first thing we did when we got up to the resort is realize we didn't bring coats for Jacob and Claire, and that they would be wearing the light jackets I had brought for myself, and I wouldn't be wearing a jacket!  Claire shows just how big the jackets were on them - they looked a little like minions!

We started the day on the magic carpet - the very beginners area.  There was a nice covered ride up a short slope, and we did that a few times.  The snow was warm enough that really needed to just ski straight so we didn't stop!

 

We went over to the Buttercup lift, and, since we were 3 and the lifts are for just 2, Jacob got to get on and off the lift all by himself.  He confidently got on, and successfully got off!  Claire was a great little lift buddy.  At the end of the day, I asked her what her favorite part of the day was, and she answered, "riding on the ski lifts."  Cute girl.

The kids did well!  Snowplow wasn't really their style, so we just pointed the skis downhill and went.  I encouraged them to make wide turns, and they did a little.  After lunch, especially, they started to get it a little better.  It really did help having the warm wet snow to not allow them to pick up too much speed.

By the end of the afternoon, Jacob convinced me to try the next lift up, Easy Rider.  The first run down was successful, and we passed a little terrain park, which Jacob decided he wanted to try the next run.  He went over a few of the small obstacles without a problem!  It was definitely a proud dad moment!  Claire decided she wanted to do it, but unfortunately, on our next run, which was our last run, they were closing the park.

I took a video of Claire near the end of the day, skiing from the bottom of the terrain park down toward the lift.  One of our favorite parts is how her arms are held kind of like a T-Rex the entire time!

On Jacob's last run of the day, he took a fall right into a large area of slush.  There was literally a small river-like area at the bottom of this slope, and Jacob fell right into it.  The video shows him, with his skis apparently slowing, rolling the windows down right before landing.  I got a picture of him from behind to show just how wet he was!
 

We had an awesome day, and it left us all wanting more next year!