On Thursdays

 

My view on Thursdays when I head to work (in David's car) and he and the girls take off for whatever mountain they are skiing that day! xo 

7:15am At Wachusett

 

Grace is teaching, Emma is snowboarding and I am hopefuly going to be able to get out holiday cards addressed while we're here! xo

Another Winter Sport to Add to the List

 

It was only a matter of time before one of them tried snowboarding...xo 

Off to Parker Ski Club

 

Last week was the first week of Parker Ski Club and since I forgot to post this picture then I figured I'd post it now (on week two)! x0

Valentine's Day Skiing

 

Valentine's Day falling on a Sunday means that they spend the day at one of their most beloved places! xo

View From The Rear View Mirror

 

Captured this moment as the girls were getting their stuff together to head to ski team. Gorgeous day to be on the mountain (and pretty impressive picture captured by my iPhone through the rearview mirror)! xo 

{This Moment} At The Mountain

{This Moment} A weekend ritual. A single photo -no words- capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Wishing you all a lovely rest of the weekend! xo 

On Fridays In The Winter...

they ski (along with 90 other homeschoolers))! xo 

8:55am At Wachusett

This is the picture I received from Dave this morning. Not even a little rain will stop these New England girls from skiing!  xo 

Ski the East!

Word on the street is, if you can ski in the East you can ski anywhere! xo

Thank You, Mother Nature!

So thankful that the bitter cold temps have finally left and that they can be outside again! These two sweet souls, who have never been stir crazy before, were really struggling with not being able to play outside these last couple of weeks. Thankfully Mother Nature gifted us with two glorious winter days so far this week! They got to spend the entire day outside at Nature School yesterday (with what might have been the most perfect winter weather on a Nature School day yet!) and a good chunk of time outside today after lessons were done. Tomorrow, we're putting lessons aside for the day and heading to Wachusett for even more time spent outside, and their first runs of this ski season, too! xo

Bluebird Skies

With bluebird skies like this, and sixteen inches of Mother Nature made snow on the ground, there's nowhere else they'd rather be! xo

Ski The East

Less than one month until opening day! xo

Yesterday And Today

Along with folding origami frogs, yesterday also found us doing our first sap boil of the season! The smell of maple in the air is a sure sign that spring is on the way (and what a truly sweet sign it is)! 

 Today was all abut welcoming the new month with some skiing, voting, (more sap boiling and lots and lots of playing outside!

 And of course, no March 1st would be complete if we didn't have daffodils on the table and wish all our Welsh friends a very lovely Saint David's Day! xo

Happiness Is...

weekday skiing on a warm January day! xo

{This Moment} Come On, Mama!

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Today At Wachusett

A day off for Dave meant an earlier visit to the mountain this week for us. Up and out early and to the first lesson of the day for the girls, while Dave went off and did some runs on the black diamond trails. Today's lesson may have been their most exciting yet as they started from the summit (their first time up there) and hit all of the blue trails on their way down! They reluctantly came in for lunch and then headed back out, this time with their daddy instead of the instructor, and right back up to the summit they went. They returned about an hour and a half later happily tired from their adventures and ready to head home. The look of pride on Dave's face said it all, and I knew then that his hope for children who ski had been fully realized. He was truly impressed by how much they had improved from the last time he skied with them. xo

Happiness Is....

Thursdays at Wachusett Mountain! 

{This Moment} To The Mountain

{This Moment} - A Soule Mama Friday ritual. A single  photo - no words- capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments section for all to find and see. We wish you a fun-filled weekend! xo

Dear Grace And Emma

Dear Grace and Emma,
I know that I ask you all the time to "stop the growing" but I'm pretty sure I watched you grow right before my very eyes today as you skied off together to get on the chairlift. It's amazing how fast these years have flown by, and how each day seems to pass faster than the one before it. It feels like just yesterday that we were awaiting your arrivals and here you are now eight-and-a-half and almost seven years old. It just doesn't seem possible. Your papa and I are so very proud of who you are and how you've grown, but we'd really like it if time would slow down just a wee bit as it's passing far too quickly for us.

As I watched you two get on the chairlift and head up into the sky until I couldn't see you anymore I realized that there will come a day (sooner than I'd like) where it will be for much longer than just 15 minutes that you are gone from my sight. I was so very proud of my two chicks venturing away from their beloved mama hen with such confidence and excitement today- clearly looking forward to seeing the world from up above, and to the adventures that awaited you on the journey back down. Each time you arrived at the bottom you'd wave to me as if we hadn't seen each other in months, and then back up you two would immediately go to see what the next adventure would hold.

Please know that no matter what life throws at you, where life takes you or what adventures you go on that I will always be waiting at the base of the mountain ready to wave and welcome you home.

I love you both to the moon and stars and back. 

xoxo,
Mama