Oliver's First Day Skiing

Superbowl Sunday is a great day to go skiing. It usually means lift lines are short. Not only was that true this year, but it was an absolutely beautiful day. It was sunny and warm (for a ski resort). You try to have your kid's first day at anything be a good experience and that starts with the weather when you're skiing. We decided to do what my folks did for me when I was learning. A half day of ski school followed by skiing with parents, so that's what we did. We put Ollie in school then Lindsey and I went off to ski. When the class was nearing an end we went back to the school area to see how Ollie was doing. He was doing well, able to go down the bunny slope all by himself controlling his speed with his 'pizza'. We were standing by the 'magic carpet' as he was going up it when he saw us he said, "I'm already really good," confidently. Followed by, "I don't want the lesson to be over." I told him when it was done he could ski with us. He then said, "I want to ski with you now." So, after school we had some lunch and went skiing with Ollie and he did a great job. Skiing day #1...Mission accomplished!

Snorkeling in Kauai

Last year when we were on Kauai for Christmas we rented a boogie board and Oliver used his swim goggles. He then just held his breath and stuck his head underwater to check out the fish. Last July we bought him a mask and snorkel. There was no looking back. He uses that snorkel all the time, so he's been looking forward to going back to Kauai to see "millions of fish." In November we got him some fins. While he needs to work on his kicking he can still make his way around pretty good.  Here's a quick little video of snorkeling at Lawai Beach (aka Beach House Beach).