Ski Bunnies

Chad and I have been talking for months about getting the girls up to the mountains to try skiing.  We finally decided this weekend would be that time.  Over the last few days I have been hyping it up as much as possible.  We have been looking at pictures of their friends skiing and talking about what it means.  With the Olympics on now, we have been pointing out the skiing when ever it is on TV.  We decided to only rent one set of boots and skis and see how it went.  To my surprise they had gear small enough, we got the smallest boots and smallest skis they offered and they were perfect.  We decided Emma would be the first to try, she is the more brave of the two (or fearless).  She took to the boots quite well, as ski boots can be hard to walk in.  Chad put on his skis and away they went.  Madi was an excellent cheerleader, but didn’t want to try.  How cute is the small gear?   Madi watching and cheerleading. Daddy makes a great chair lift.Emma on the magic carpet.

Skiing down the bunny hill.

This is how Madi skis.Hanging out on the big bear. 

In other news… NAPKINS

If you have ever had a meal with my children you know that they have to have a napkin.  They will DEMAND a napkin before they eat most times.  It is pretty funny, they are a little OCD when it comes to napkins at mealtime.  Just about two weeks ago, Emma got a stomach bug.  I heard her screaming around 12:45am and went to go check on her.  The fist words out of her mouth were “I spilled, need napkin”.  I couldn’t figure out what she was talking about.  The girls have water cups in their bed, but what did she me she spilled? Upon further investigation I discovered she had thrown up.  She must have covered her mouth because it was all over her hand, hence the request for a napkin. 

The girls are transitioning more and more into little people.  They have opinions and conversations that blow me away.  Madi has potty trained herself; wearing big girl panties to school, gymnastics and out to run errands. And in Emma’s opinion, diapers are still best even after she uses the big girl potty.  They have discovered that if they want something we can go to a store and buy it.  When Madi can’t find something or decides she wants something she tells me to go to the store and buy it.  I wish it were that simple. 

We took the girls to another basketball game.  We took them to the WSU-UW game here at UW.  It was a sad second half for the cougs; they totally coug’d it, but the girls had fun.  I think it is safe to say that Emma’s favorite sport to watch is basketball.  She has even asked me to turn it on the TV instead of cartoons.  She picked out orange and brown basketball pajamas at Costco instead of any of the girly ones. 

They both now have chosen a favorite color.  I am not pleased with the choices, but not sure I can do anything about it.  Madi has decided she likes yellow.  She wants everything yellow, a yellow bike, a yellow cup for juice, yellow play-doh; if yellow is a choice she will choose it.  Emma then of course has to go and pick purple.  She wants a purple bike, a purple cup, purple stickers, purple, purple, purple…Are you kidding me, my two kids pick purple and yellow!!!!  I like yellow as a color on it’s own, I am even okay with purple as a color on it’s own.  I do not like the two colors together.  I will get them to change their minds to crimson and grey someday.