More skiing and other stuff

IMG_2239, a photo by tracyg00 on Flickr.

We went back to the Grand Geneva for more skiing on the 16th. This time, Darin and I also got lift tickets so that we could get them up the hill. They warmed up on the bunny hill and then Jake was the first one to brave the lift.

Megan saw that he made it up and down without incident and decided that she would give it a go as well. Although, she decided it would probably be safest to go with Dad.



Pretty soon, they handled the lift like little pros. At one point, Megan even did it by herself! Here are some top of the hill photos:





We got there at about 10:00am and other than a break for lunch and cocoa, they stayed out there until 5:00! We drove home to Chicago that same day because I had an RCIA obligation. I went to the Holy Name Cathedral on Sunday for the Rite of Election. That is a pretty impressive building.



There was no school on Monday due to President's Day, so we ended up at the mall. Megan got her ears pierced (this wasn't planned).



Since it hurt, we got her a Shamrock Shake to help ease the pain afterward!



The following weekend, we had a guest. Jake's class bear (Brynn Bear) joined us for the weekend. We were supposed to take photos of our activities with the bear throughout the weekend and then Jake put them into the class journal and wrote about their adventures. He started out with the two of them making a little music.



Then we went for a hike on the Forest Preserve trails.



After that, we loaded up the car and headed back to Wisconsin for more skiing! We got out on the hill at around the same 10:00 hour. We brought Brynn Bear up in a backpack so that we could get a skiing photo.



Here's Jake at the top.



I was able to get a family photo before the boys called it a day.



For some reason, Jake was a little tired so he watched Harry Potter in the car while Megan and I stayed out there for the afternoon. Darin came out to snap a few photos.





Megan had a blast. It was actually a little tough to get her out of there, but Jake and Darin had already been done for almost two hours. I think she would have kept on going if I had let her! I don't think she realized how much energy she used out there because she ate like a champ once we got off the hill and got dinner!!

It was a great end to the month!