Fun in the Snow

A few weeks ago, our family was invited along with some other families to go to our friends cabin in Pinedale.  These were all families of the wonderful girls I've been running with.  (We have been training for the past few months for a big relay race we're doing that goes from Prescott to Mesa, 205 miles long!  I'll post on that one when we finish it!)  We had such a great time, and got to do tons of fun stuff!!

The 3 older kids and Dave got to go skiing while we were there.  The kids had never been skiing, and were very excited about it.  They loved it and can't wait to do it again.  I was hoping to go also, but Kelsey ended up hurting her leg, and I had to stay back with her and Kyle at the cabin.  It was just fine with me because I ended up having a great time visiting with all my friends and their little ones at the cabin.

Jessica, Ashley, and Tyler took a ski class in the morning, while Dave did some snowboarding.  Dave said they all did great, and even though Ashley was a little afraid of the big ski lift, by the end of the day she got the hang of it.  I guess one time Tyler and Ashley forgot to jump off the lift at the end, and it started to go around at the top, and then last minute they jumped off, with Ashley going first and falling, and Tyler landing right on top of her.  I guess it was pretty funny, but Ashley didn't think so and said it kind of hurt!
These girls look like pros!
This was the only picture Dave got of Tyler skiing.  Thanks Chris for helping out Tyler while Dave was helping the others!
This was Dave's first time snowboarding, and he had lots of fun.  I guess it's pretty tricky to do, but Dave took to it pretty fast.  He's always been a natural athlete.  Way to go, honey!!
The next day the kids got to go for a ride in the Ranger.  They took it up in the mountains and got to do a little paintball shooting.
They set up plastic cups and shot at them.  They thought this was pretty cool.
Here is Tyler getting some shots off.  Too bad his hood is on, it's kind of hard to see his face.
Even Kyle got a chance to try.  Thanks Michael for helping him out.
The adults also got a chance shoot the paintball guns.  The night before the guys all took turns running across the backyard while everyone shot at him.  It was pretty funny.  Dave was a good sport as I took a quick cheap shot at him before he had a chance to say "Go!"  I told him I wanted to make sure my gun worked.  :)

Thanks again Jaron and Meg for the fun time!!!  It was a BLAST, and a trip my kids will remember for a long time!