A Whistler Thanksgiving part 2

The Friday after Thanksgiving was our big skiing day. We had to have Jaden at the Whistler ski school by 8:30 so we got up pretty early. My brother Aaron snowboarded while Jon, Todd and I skiied. Here's the first picture of the day, Todd and I on a lift going up Blackcomb.

I always marvel at how absolutely gorgeous it is to ski at Whistler. The views are so incredible and the terrain is immense! I stopped often to take pictures. Todd and Aaron Jon I love this picture! It looks as if they are on a cliff! We found that Blackcomb seemed a little icy so we decided to head over to Whistler using the Peak2Peak gondola. This gondola opened just a couple weeks after we were in Whistler last Thanksgiving. We waited 5 minutes so we could ride in one that has a glass bottom. This gondola is insane with the amazing cable span between Blackcomb and Whistler! The view through the glass bottom. This picture doesn't really do it justice how scary and amazing the ride is! Another Peak2Peak gondola out the window. We found the snow conditions to be much nicer on Whistler. Todd and Jon getting ready to hit the slopes. Me As I was skiing past this I thought this "little lake" looked so serene and pretty with the sun shining down on it. Later that evening after showing the pictures to Erin she asked if it had a wire fence around it, to which I replied yes. Then she informed me it was a sewage pond! Whoops! It still looks serene though;) Later in the day, Todd, Jon and I went on a search to find Jaden and Laurel at their ski lessons (Aaron had stopped boarding earlier). We found the place but couldn't see them. So we were taking off our skis to go get a closer look when Todd's ski started going downhill FAST! He finally caught up to it, and Jon decided to ski down to Todd instead of having Todd walk all the way back up. So I decided to stay and try to find the kiddos on my own. When I found Jaden he said he had to go to the bathroom so bad, apparently he didn't want to ask his teacher:( So I took him in to use the washroom (as they say in Canada). Then he showed me his skiing skills. I saw Laurel too (who was in a different class right next to Jaden). Goofball! I managed to capture a picture with Jaden and Laurel. Notice the red bands around their legs, those are GPS devices so they can keep track of the kids and parent's are also able to go online and type in your child's number to see where they skiied that day. Aaron and Jaden after a long day of skiing/boarding. After we got out I decided to take Bryson out behind the house to play in the snow since he hadn't been outside yet that day. He is sitting on the bank behind our town house in these pictures. He was so happy to be able to get out and play in the snow! We played around on this icy walkway for awhile, he loved slipping and sliding around. Such a poser:) Running and exploring on the golf course. I forgot I had my goggles on from skiing still! We went over by the lake and Bryson was very interested in the beaver cuts in the trees. Too bad we didn't find the dam. Bryson by the lake. On our way back from the lake, Todd took this of us from the back porch. That evening, Erin read to the kids from the Polar Express (just 2 weeks earlier we had all gone to see the movie at the Aquarium for a special showing). My dad relaxed by the fire. On Saturday morning we awoke to the snow softly falling. We all decided to just hang around the house most of the day and let the kids play outside. Jaden and Laurel added to their snowfort. Showing off their muscles. Ninja Todd also went outside to play. He showed off some crazy ninja moves! The kids hiding from a ninja snowball. Except for Evan who wasn't afraid of Ninja Todd! Ninja Todd, Jon and I took the kids down to the golf course for some more fun in the snow. Erin and her baby bump:) Erin and her mini-me Laurel. Erin and Jon That evening we took the kids into the village to explore. The piles of snow throughout the village were huge in comparison to last year. Nana, the boys and Grandpa Albert Had to get a picture of the boys in their matching outfits before hot tub time. All the kids in jammies on our last night in Whistler. I got a lot of these types of pictures as it wasn't easy to get them to stay still and smile! Then it was Bryson's bedtime. Mommy and Daddy gave him some extra snuggles and captured some goofy pictures. Todd took this picture of the boys and I on Sunday right before we headed back home. Another fun trip to Whistler, I hope it's a Thanksgiving tradition we continue for awhile.

Here are a couple videos of Jaden skiing and a snowball fight.