Oliver's First Time Skiing

Oliver's first day of skiing was a surprising success.  While Oliver enjoys most activities after giving them a try, he can be apprehensive about doing something brand new.  Maybe it was because he knew that his dad has waited since we found out we were having a baby to share his favorite sport with that child, but Oliver first expressed interest in skiing a couple of weeks ago and his enthusiasm hasn't wavered since.  So Chris was determined that this was going to be the winter Oliver learns to ski. 

First thing's first though.  Oliver had to get his skis straight.  When he saw Chris waxing his skis in the garage, he asked him if he was going water skiing (even though it was cold enough that there was snow on the ground). 
 With Oliver prepped, they headed out yesterday afternoon right after Soren went down for his nap. Chris thought he did really well.  Oliver didn't want to take any direction from Dad and instead preferred to learn to ski by trial and error.  Since he didn't know how to stop, Chris reported that he'd ski ten feet and then fall over. However, without crying, whining or complaining, he'd get right back up and keep trying. He wasn't too proud to hold Dad's hand though, so they'd cruise down the hill, hand-in-hand.

The "magic carpet" brings Oliver to the top of the bunny hill.  Chris wasn't ready to attempt a traditional chair lift with him.

Oliver was still full of smiles, even after falling, which he probably did 100 times that afternoon.