Noah's Birthday

Today is Noah’s birthday and we celebrated by skiing.The ski resort is called Naksiska and it is about an hour and fifteen minutes from our house. It is a beautiful place with large trees and scenic trails.

We went with fear and trepidation because the temperature was -30 but lessons encouraged us and ski masks helped us. By the time we left, it was -20, which felt warm.

All the kids eventually managed the chairlift for the blue trails. The sun came out in the afternoon, and it really was a beautiful winter day.

Grace completed her first black run without any major injuries. J When she was exhausted, Moriah became Josh’s ski buddy. We are hoping the signs of frostbite do not continue. All the kids and their dad are sore. Moriah said, “I was traveling at the speed of Joshua and I flipped over. I tried to straight-line it.” Moriah and Noah went down their first blue.

With lunch at the lodge, pizza for dinner, I think we made a memorable experience for Noah’s eighth birthday.

I watched the movie Blood Money by the niece of Martin Luther King Jr.. . . instead of skiing. It was reminiscent of watching Food Inc on vacation. Both are very heavy documentaries for such a happy day.