Momma's Little Chickadee

Today I took Kendall up to Snowbird for a mommy/daughter ski day.  The canyon road was closed this morning due to an avalanche and by the time we headed up, it was bumper to bumper traffic!  Snowbird was PACKED today!  I haven't seen it that full all season!  Cars were parked out on the canyon road!

Kendall did a fantastic job skiing today.  We started out using a friend's harness but quickly realized it was completely unnecessary.  I wanted it for an "emergency brake" so to speak, but she did just fine after two runs.

After we practiced her "pizza" wedge to stop, we started working on snake turns.  She's not thrilled about doing them, but she can and knows she has to if she wants to ski with her big brother.

I admit I did use some external motivation to keep her going.  If she did what I asked without complaint, she would get a Hershey kiss on the chair lift (aka flying sofa) ride to the top.  It gave her motivation as well as kept her energy levels up.

We broke for lunch when she started to fuss and whine.  Nothing like pizza and root beer to make her happy again!  After lunch she was rested up and ready to head back out.  We practiced more snake turns until it was time to go get Riley from school.  A great surprise as we were leaving was to see her ski school teacher Courtney.  They shared a big hug and she asked how Kendall did skiing today.  Courtney was such a sweet teacher and perfect for Sissy.  Ski school was money well spent for sure!  Today was a great day - I really enjoyed skiing with Kendall. We had so much fun and she was asleep shortly after pulling out of the parking lot!

Here's just a snapshot of our day at Snowbird today.  Enjoy!