Bill and Dave sitting hill side for the first race. They were taking a quick break in between their volunteer efforts.
so nice to have a sunny race day.
Ellie!!! She wanted so badly to ski all the gates correctly - she did it and skied fast!
Claire!
Claire skied hard and got to the end and said "whoa - i felt like i was going to crash the whole time" ha! It is why she skied so fast -- living life on the edge.
Ellie wanted so badly to get a trophy like Claire. Ellie got 5th, which was amazing. The girls beat many girls who were 8! Being in the top 10 in skiing is a great accomplishment.
she wasn't thrilled.
Claire won! Her first time getting 1st. I doubt it will be her (or Ellie's last). It was a hard parenting moment though. We were thrilled for Claire and Ellie, but Ellie was devastated and Claire was so excited but also holding back a bit because she could see Ellie was disappointed. I do think we will work through issues many girls deal with just at an earlier age.
Claire
sadly this is the only photo I could grab of Charlie (I was dealing with the girls at the time). He is a first year U10 so is on the younger side of this age group. He skied awesome and got 8th. Again - top 10 is awesome! So proud of him!
by that evening the girls had turned a corner and were happy with their results.
how sweet is this.
we had a lot of new years eve parties to attend so we went to our neighbors and they started with early fireworks.
lanterns first.
sparklers and then real fireworks happened.
our friends the Bruya's put on insane fireworks and this is a picture they took of their fireworks. they were basically professional.
ellie and luke were so tired by the end!
1st race of 2017 season results -proud of these kids.
After 9 days being at the mountain, it was time to pack up and head back home to get ready for school the next day. I love being up at Schweitzer and escaping from all of the crazy. We love skiing and spending time by the fire and together! What a wonderful break!
