Paoli Peaks, Baby!!!

I know this isn't clear, but I love the look of surprised concern on Maggie's face!

Hamming it up together when we came in to warm up

Katie and Brian on the lift near the end of the night....bbbrrrrrr!!!

This is Maggie and Brian coming down the steep hill for the first time. She is in the pink, Brian in the green.

Mags and Brian on the lift.

Katie....the cute, little snow bunny!

So we headed into Sunday with our big plans made, tons of snack food and drinks bought, special clothing on, and competition against teams at it's peak. Sounds like all the makings for a good skiing weekend...errr, back up.....nope, not the makings of a Superbowl game. Over the years, Brian and I have discovered the best day to hip the slopes in Southern Indiana is none other than Superbowl Sunday. The place is a virtual ghost town, especially, when the beloved Colts are playing. Brian had taken just Katie last year, so Maggie and I joined them this year for an exciting adventure of teaching a 7 yr old how to ski. And man, did she get it!!! I was blown away at both her and Katie's ability to maneuver on the snow/ice with their speed. Of course, the mother in me was squinting her eyes and gritting her teeth when they whizzed by me imagining a big crash at the bottom of the hill. But, there really wasn't much of that except the time Brian yelled "Follow me over these nice, gentle, rolling hills" and I caught some fat air and came down to a loud crash landing with lots of laughter from my family! We had a great day spending time with just the girls, including them in one of our favorite past times and it was great to see them love it as much as we do. I wish I would have gotten more pictures but the 18 degree weather kept me from slipping my gloves off too much to fumble with a camera. And, of course, we were sad to hear about the Colts loss when we got into the car, but, all in all, it was a fabulous day!