Ski School

Spring Break 2016

I took the girls to Alyeska Ski Resort and met up with some friends for the day.  The girls took a lesson with the ski school and learned how to be on downhill skis.  They can now go…. and stop (pizza).  They can even "squish the marshmallow" to get the skis off.  We had a great time and I noticed a new confidence in the girls today as they skied on their cross country skis in the driveway.  This is something we will definitely put on our list of fun activities!

Gallery of Ice

We went to the Anchorage Crystal Gallery of Ice this week.  I have heard about this event since we moved to Anchorage, but haven't been able to see it until this year.  

 We did not attend the day when all the carvers we were working, we went when the show was over to see all the sculptures.    A few carvers were left making additional sculptures for children to climb on.

 It was probably the coldest day this week. As I am typing, the snow on our lawn is gone and our driveway is a sheet of ice.  Temperatures reached 45 at our house last night.  A crazy trick by mother nature indeed when snow is melting in Alaska.  I am glad we got to see the Gallery of Ice before it melts!

Winter Begins...

As winter sets in here in Alaska, Miss A is learning to climb up the slide, and can successfully get down the other side.  While still not walking, she is moving like a "walker."

 The girls are enjoying activities both indoors and out as weather permits.  

 Art time is a favorite for both.

 And on days when Old Man Winter is not too fierce.... you can find us all playing in the snow.  Our cut off for fun seems to be about 6 degrees, or at least that is when Miss A can only handle 20 minutes..... otherwise Miss V could play all day I think....

First Snowfall....... Unofficially

We got our first snow of the season on Monday, but it was unofficial according to the weather service in Anchorage.  I don't know how it can get more official than this.........

Of course it did not last long.  

Official or not it was officially our first snow day of the season!