Skiing in Steamboat, Colorado!

Ok, finally the ski pics are on the blog! We all had a great time in Steamboat! The big news was that I became a level 5 skier and was able to use poles for the first time! I was so excited to try them out, mostly I liked doing stunts like putting the poles on my head, like antlers, or swinging them around!

Here I am skiing down a blue run with my poles in action, note my good ski form!

A snack at the top of the chairlift is a must when you ski all day and don't break for lunch! Chocolate and Gatorade are good for energy and staying hydrated! They also make me ski faster down those runs!

Here I am at the top of the gondola. We take a few pictures here every year. This year, Mom says I look taller and like a big kid, that's because I am a "tween" now, at least in attitude.

Here's Mom and me skiing down a blue. We skied mostly blues this year, and only went on greens for a break or to get from one blue to another. We even tried a black diamond.

I love going on the bungee bouncy at the bottom of the hill. I go on it every year. It feels like I am flying and the people look like little ants! I like to shout and scream with joy when I am up there!

Look, I am up in the clouds! I'm flying!

See how high I go! I am as high as the buildings! It is so fun!

Here's our annual family picture. We love our ski trips!

Fish Creek Falls, Colorado

While we were on our ski trip, we visited Fish Creek Falls. It was a neat park full of pristine snow, a frozen waterfall, and a thawing creek. That is the frozen waterfall behind us.

This is the creek. The snow looked amazing, like whipped cream or marshmallows. We threw snowballs into the water and watched the snowballs float along the creek.

This is an awesome snowball maker! It actually works. Here are a few uses for snowballs:

Use it as a punctuation mark at the end of your snow initials.

Eat it! Yum, Mother Nature's snowcones!

Pose with it!

Throw it at the cameraman, when you have had enough photos taken! Look out, Dad!

Wacky Wednesday!

It was Wacky Wednesday and all the Who girls and boys,

Were in their classroom making some noise.

The little Who girls looked so cute and so sweet,

The little Who boys were all looking for treats.

What was this day that they loved most of all?

It was Dr. Seuss' birthday, and they had a ball!

February Pictures

I dressed up in my Cupid Best for Valentine's Day at school! We made valentines for our classmates at school out of stickers, paper, glitter, and doilies. Mom came to help with our crafts. At home we had a Valentine's Day party and gave each other small gifts. I got a love frog Webkinz, which I named Hermione. I am really into the Harry Potter books and movies right now. We had a Potter-a-thon in January and February and watched all the Harry Potter movies.

This is my Stone Age Diorama. We had to pick a time in history and make a diorama. I had a fun time with this. I named the Woolly Mammoth, Ralph. I made cave drawings that tell stories on the back of the box.

My cousins, Katherine and Laura came for a quick visit! We had a sleepover and had a great time! I can't wait to see them again! I will see them in WDW this summer, which I am already planning. I have started making my lists of things I want to do there.

Look, up in the sky!

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Super Toucan!

She flies in the sky.

She dips, she weaves, avoiding trees with the greatest of ease!

She's Super Toucan!

Super Toucan's handler

Ski Weekend!

Mom and Dad surprised me with a trip to North Carolina for a long weekend! They planned it and packed, and when they picked me up at school on Thursday, they told me that we were ready to leave! I was so excited! We drove to Sugar Mountain, NC that night! This is the balcony at our condo, there was plenty of snow on the hill!

I pulled my 7th tooth out on Friday morning before we went skiing! Yea! It was my first tooth lost out of state! We skied for three days and it was a blast! I skied all blue trails.

I am planning out my next ski runs! The tooth fairy found me in the mountains and brought me some money, and she left my new webkinz (a husky) at my house, because she couldn't carry it up the mountain.

I had a great time at Sugar Mtn. We also visited Grandfather Mtn where we visited the animal habitat and the museum. I can't wait to go skiing again!

SNOW!!!

It snows about once a year where we live and it is a BIG deal when it does! It almost never sticks so the best I can do is catch some flakes on my tongue! The dogs and I love running around with flurries all around us!

I can't wait to go on my annual ski trip and see lots of snow!