Skiing

It seems like I have been wanting to get skis for Kiley and Kalin forever! Well, we all finally have a pair. Yeah!

The few times we have been out have been fun... but the girls need more practice. We went out with some friends yesterday and Kiley convinced herself that skiing was "too hard", which broke my heart. Her friends have been skiing since they were 3 or 4, so I should have waited to take her out until she had more practice under her belt. Whether she likes it or not, she shall try and try again!
I finally got out and went for a ski, my first this winter! It was cold- hovering around 5 degrees- but I stayed toasty and got to take in the gorgeous sunset. I was grumpy so it was just what the Dr. ordered- a nice little break for everyone! Little bouts of exercise sure help cure the winter blues, especially when it looks like this outside.

Skiing

The skiing has been unbelievable for the past few weeks. Blue skies, 20 degree temperature and all the snow I want. Heaven. February and March are such awesome months in SW Alaska- tons of light and temperatures that allow you to do all kind of fun things outside.

I went out a few days ago and decided to take a different skiing route than I am used to. It was a little longer than I anticipated- I was out skiing for about an hour and a half. Not that I am complaining, it was an amazing evening. Evening opportunities like this justify exactly why we live here. Where else can you strap on your skiis and literally ski from your house for hours and hours?

I wanted to get closer to those mountains.

My pictures just can't do justice to how pretty it was out there!

I wanted to get closer to Warehouse Mountain, and there it was, *sigh* engulfed in a beautiful sunset.

Now my master plan is to find skis for my girls and get them addicted- then we will be skiing partners for life!