First Time for Kids

Well, the kids were so patient in waiting to skiing when the next warm day came. I was so impressed and proud of them. I think I told everyone that at least once. It was Karen and I getting skis on all 9 kids. They were so patient, waiting for me to come to them to get them into the skis. After about falling for the entire half an hour, they were pros! When they were falling they would just get back up, laugh, and try again! It was so great to see their positive attitudes. I took many more pictures than these, but these are the best ones. They hardly fell after a while because they learned that bending their knees helped prevent falling. Some were learning how to get up hills by stepping sideways on the their ski, a couple of kids were able to put their skis in a V and go up the hill. They sure caught on quick. It was also amazing to see their kindness in helping their friends get their skis off, going down the hill while holding hands, and eventually becoming the teachers to the other students in the classroom. They had such perseverance in learning how to ski well. The famous question while we were skiing, "Can we get those sticks?" They wanted so badly to ski with poles. I told them, "When you get to first grade, you will get them." It was a fun and memorable experience.