On the 29th, Spencer and I went skiing on Monarch mountain with our friends Rick and Tao. Spencer and I both took lessons. I skied once, about 11 years ago, with my friend Rachel Rose. I thought I had forgotten all of it, but apparently not. It was also a bit easier than I thought. I also feel like ice skating helped me prepare, since it uses some of the same muscles and concepts, like balancing, and leaning forward a bit. Thanks Rick for showing us the ropes at Monarch! And thanks to Ellen for getting me and Spencer snow pants, and Clare and Ellen, for getting me and Spencer nice down jackets.
On January 1st, Rob, Spencer, Dave, and Grace hiked up North Table mountain – a tradition we would like to continue in future years. Hopefully we can get more people to join. Spencer was pretty tired, but he managed to make it all the way to the top.
- Rob and Grace on top of North Table Mountain
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- Rob and Bret on the sledding hill
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- Spencer getting ready to sled
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- Rob watching Spencer pretend to be sleeping in the snow
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- Rob and Spencer with foothills in the background
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- Meg brought her new toys to the skating rink
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- Meg is a brave ice skater
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- Grace and Bret sledding
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- Meg tries ice skating with Rob and Aunt Grace
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- Meg trying ice skating
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- Drew ice skating
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- Rob and Ellen help Meg ice skating
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