Warm Winter Days

Today we went skiing, cross country skiing.
This was our first time.
Here is a brief overview of how it went down.

Arrive at parking lot to lodge and trails.
Get everyone safely across the ice to the lodge.
Find out we need more cash.
Drive 2 miles down the road to ATM machine and back.
Get everyone's boots and skis.
Ahhhhh.

Get everyone's gear on.
Start putting Anna in the carrier.
Anna starts biting and sucking my chin...she's hungry.
Unbundle Anna, unbundle me.
Feed Anna.
Ahhhhh, good for another 3 hours.

Bundle back up.
Put Anna in front pack.
Slip locking into my skis.
Anna and I fall.
My ski ends up 20ft away.
Recover.
Get locked in.
Ahhhh.

Don't let that smile fool you.
He made it 10 ft.
Tears each step of the way.
So we put him in here.
Ahhhh.

He loved the rest of the expedition.
We could barely wake him from his semi-comatose state.
When he did awaken, he said
"Let's do that again! I liked that!"

Then he marched into the lodge demanding a granola bar.
He really worked up an appetite out on those snow covered trails.
We told him he had to wait until after lunch.
He said "Ok".
Ahhhh.

Daniel smoked us on the trails.

We made it back safely.
Ahhhh

"Ask that lady if she will take a picture for us."
It was really bright.
"Daniel, stop picking your nose."
Lady, "The camera is not working."
Turn camera on.
Everyone, look at the camera.
Smile.
Ahhhh.

Return all skis, boots, and poles.
Get everyone back in car avoiding the mud puddles.
Drive to country store.
Eat lunch.
Smile at the memory.

Drive home.
Put all the gear away.
Tuck tired children into warm beds.
Ahhhh.