Spring Boarding

We spend a day at Beaver Mtn. a few Saturdays ago. Naomi and I waited at the lift line and debated the pros and cons of snowboarding vs. skiing while Graysen boarded to his hearts content. I tried to talk Naomi into snowboarding since that's what everyone else in the family does, but she's determined to ski. She said she already knows how to ski and doesn't understand how to make a snowboard stop. Let me clarify that Naomi has never strapped on skiis. It didn't help much when she happened to see her best friend (Tori) in the lift line on some magnificent pink skiis.

Here's Gray in the lift line. What a brave kid. He just jumps right into line and away he goes.

Here the kids are at the end of a gorgeous warm afternoon!

PowWow

We went to a PowWow here on campus last week and had a great time! It was in a huge gymnasium, so imagine the deafening sound of at least eight drum circles. The kids were a bit nervous about all the warriors walking around, but by the time we had finished our Navajo taco's, they were ready to check things out.

This sure was a far cry from the PowWow's in Wisconsin. I remember mom taking me to one when I was in high school. It seems like we drove out of the city quite a way and ended up in the middle of the woods where there were tons of Native Americans gathered dancing, singing, selling their jewelry and other wares. It certainly felt like we'd traveled in time. Thanks for taking me Mom, I loved it!

We tried to take pictures of the dancers, but the men move so fast that most of our shots look like a big feather blur. It was fun though.


I love this shot. What a cut little girl, she's probably 4 yrs old. And, ckeck out the little boy, he thought it was a bit loud too.



This little guy was having a blast! It was sure fun to watch the boys dance!

Aebleskivers

So I made my first attempt at aebleskivers. The lemon zest added just a hint of something different and the kids loved them (no, Kory was not brave enough to vary from his classic pancakes). I was a little leary about turning them, that pan is a bit intimidating,but it worked out. The recipe (we used the classic Danish recipe from Sarah's booklet) made a lot and the I think Gray had them for breakfast over the next week. I'm pretty sure we'll keep making them. Thanks for the Christmas gift Ben and Sarah!