12 runs

We made it more than a week without a visit to the emergency room so we decided to test our luck and we headed up to the snow to ski 'in the mountain' as Caedan would say. It was a beautiful day at the pass. With so much sun we decided to buy Caedan a pair of goggles to protect his eyes. Caedan loves his new pair of goggles. Ceadan was an awesome skier today. He has also become a little cocky. He was jumping around while skiing. He skied 12 runs and by the end he could hardly stand up.

We ski down with a rope tied to Caedan to make sure that he goes slowly and is under control. The problem with this is that you end up snowplowing down the entire run. After doing this 4 times my legs were tired. I don't know how Robert did this 8 times today.

Olivia has also become a very good skier. She loves to ski over the jumps and she is very fast. My favorite when skiing with Olivia is when she skis past me and yells 'I will meet you at the slow sign'. What is she saying about my skiing ability?

This is Caedan about 5 minutes after we left the parking lot.

While we were eating dinner once back home he put his ski boots and helmet on and asked to go skiing. I think that he might like skiing just a little bit!

Mid Winter Break

Last week Olivia had the whole week off from school for mid winter break so we decided to head to Leavenworth for some fun in the snow. This seemed like a good idea back in December when we made our plans and rented a house. Who knew that the snow would be gone by February and we would be enjoying sunny days in mid February. We did have a great time relaxing and playing in Leavenworth with Grandma and Grandpa.

This is how we started our trip.

What a cute skiing family!

Caedan rode the chair lift!

Waiting very patiently.

Messy hair and all I really like this picture of Olivia.

We managed to sneak in on the last day of sleigh rides.

Olivia loved the sleigh ride and she even got to pet the horses.

And this is how we ended our trip.

Caedan managed to dislocate his elbow for the second time in less than two weeks. We headed to the ER in Leavenworth were we expected them to easily put it back in place like the first time. The Physician's Assistant and the ER doctor were not able to reduce his elbow. So instead of skiing on our last day we headed home which was a long drive with an unhappy 2 year old. We took him to our pediatrician and she also did not have any luck so she sent us to the ER at Children's Hospital. The ER doctor there was the 4th person to attempt but she did not have any luck either. She called the orthopedic doctors in and between the two of them the elbow was finally popped back into place. So after 6 attempts, 2 visits to different emergency rooms and one to the pediatrician everything is finally back were it belongs. Caedan had to wear a club, I mean splint, on his arm for a couple of days but it didn't really slow him down. It took us 11 hours from the time we left our rental house until we finally got home! Tomorrow we begin physical therapy so that this hopefully does not hapen again.

First Turns

Normally, when we head up to the mountain to ski Caedan is left behind with a babysitter. He watches us pack our bags and load our skis into the car. He stays and we go. It is a little sad to leave him behind as we head off to have fun for the day. Caedan has wanted to ski so desperately that he stomps around in ski boots that are too big for him and even drags his skis up from the basement to ski around the house. So we decided that is was time to take him 'to the mountain' as he says. Last Sunday we packed up the car and this time we took Caedan with us. To be honest I was a little worried that we would drive all of the way to the pass and once we got out on the snow Caedan wouldn't think that it was so much fun. Well was I ever wrong. Caedan loved skiing. Robert carried him up the hill at least 30 times and Caedan could not get enough of skiing. He was turning and even snowplowing by the end of the day.

His ski boots are still a little big so he has trouble walking. He is a full year younger than Olivia when she started skiing in the same boots. Yes that is a biking helmet that he is wearing. Grandma and Grandpa if you read this Caedan would like a ski helmet for his birthday! Now if we can only get some more snow in the mountain we would be able to take Caedan back for more.