Maylee Skiing

Knowing Maylee likes to play in the snow and loves to wear adult shoes and does well walking in them, we decided to have her try skiing.  We got the smallest set of old skis my dad had and Maylee had great interest in them at the house.  Next, we had her try it in the side yard and driveway.  She liked it but the equipment was too big. 

A couple of weekends later, my parents came up to go skiing with Maylee and me while Kev was in Boise for a meeting.  I rented the smallest skis and boots for Maylee.  She did two runs and then a break in the lodge with Papa while Mom and I skied.  After lunch, Maylee did four more runs.  Using sign language, she would tell us if she wanted "more" or if she was "all done."  For run number five and six, Maylee was trying to hook her boots in the skis on her own because she wanted more.

Heading to the lodge...the sled is a must for hauling Maylee and gear

Maylee thinks, "Ammie, why are you having me put all this stuff on?"



First run...(16 months old)

Here are more pictures from the first trip.  Notice how she tends to look down because she likes to watch her skis go over the snow.  She also usually makes a "motor" noise when we go fast.  After lunch we tried the harness on her to help her stay more upright, but she still likes to look down at the snow.

Headed back to the car...

We decided to go ahead and buy Maylee her own equipment vs. renting and I found a decent deal on ebay.  We figured this set should last her through next season and possibly the one after that too, plus can be used for future sibling(s).  Kev was bummed that he missed her first time skiing so the next time we went his back and legs got a turn of skiing with her.  :-)  Again, Maylee loved skiing and beat her previous score of six runs by doing sixteen on this day!  She kept telling us "more."  Kev's back and knees were done after twelve runs and he skied over to the sled with Maylee to end the day.  She saw him take his skis off and said "No Dada! More!" Then she started shuffling her skis back over to the rope tow so they did four more runs.

She LOVES to go fast!!

We also taught our cousins Emma and Sarah how to ski this season, and brushed the rust of their dad.  :-)

Aunt Patty watched Maylee most of the times we skied with the girls and Wes.  However, the first time Emma and Sarah came with us Maylee joined them on the bunny hill.  Maybe in a couple more seasons, Maylee will be on the big hill with them.