Utah - Get me Two - TAKE 3

Written on 3/29:

February - We had a great time in UTAH! Liana got to see her buddy Katelin and she got to go skiing again. She was in the harness and improved every day. Since Liana is the crazy nut we have all come to know and love there was no way she was staying on the Magic Carpet – essentially the learning area that brings you to the top of a small slope via the equivalent of an outdoor conveyor belt. After a few runs on that she said “I want to go on the chair lift”. Now, granted, she didn’t even know what a chair lift was until Katelin talked about it and pointed it out.
So, we rolled the dice and skied over to the Viking chair and when we got on the lift you would have thought it was Christmas Day all over again. She giggled and laughed uncontrollably and mama and I thought it was the funniest thing. We rode that lift several times and then went inside for lunch.
The Nugget skied Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. She also got in some killer tubing which was equally exciting!
Her buddy Katelin had just come off of 6 lessons at Deer Valley and was unencumbered by a harness – she was making turns and making “pizza” and could stop on a dime – money well spent. Liana will have some catching up to do next year. But, now that she has her own skis and helmet we can get to the snow early in the year and prepare for our annual visit to Park City.
Henry – well, he just did his thing and hung out for the most part. He did not sleep well and he ended up in our bed every night so we could get some shuteye. Too many teeth, a change in altitude and a change in time zone – not the best recipe for a happy baby. He did great during the day – figures! He was peppered with new nicknames and the Allely’s were sticking with Very Heavy Henry (due to the monstrous 20+ lbs at 6 months). We still like “Hankles” and “McNugget”.


for video of the Nugget riding the lift:
http://youtu.be/_C1L5K-txIQ