#13 - take my snowboarding seriously or get rid of all my equipment
Over Christmas we went to Colorado to take a nice family vacation and go snowboarding. My Parents joined us to watch the kids and we had a great time. We went to Steamboat Springs (my hub and I lived there for 2 years) so we knew the mountain really well. We also wanted to teach our 3 1/2 year old to snowboard. Well he REALLY wanted to learn so we wanted to teach him. Our first day there we left our youngest with my p's and headed to the mountain. We found a nice little area that had enough of a down hill that he could get some speed and we could keep up with him. Since he is so young we couldn't put him a lesson, but I would have if I could. HE DID SO WELL! We were in an area that had alot of the instructors around and they could not believe how well he was doing for his first day. Than to hear his age, they really couldn't believe it! After about 4 hours on the hill we went back to the condo ate lunch, warmed up and than went back out. He didn't want to stop.
On our second day there it was our turn to hit the mountain just the 2 of us. I was a little nervous seeing as how I haven't been snowboarding in 2 years. But I found out that it's kind of like riding a bike, once you know how you always know how. I forgot how much fun I have doing things with my husband. After lunch we really started to hit the mountain hard, I started going threw the trees, we even found a little powder. I have to admit though I was ready for the powder, I sunk! I got myself out (which is very tiring) got going and did it again. Third times the charm I finally got out it, got the lift went back up and tried it again. I only sunk once the second time around! When we got back the condo there just enough for my hub to take our son out for about an hour or so. He came back telling me that he was really cute and adorable! My hub told me everyone kept telling him that!
Our second day was pretty much just like the first day EXCEPT I was really sore. After lunch we stayed out for about 2 more hours than I was beat. So we decided to head down to the base. We went through the terrain park and I did my first rail slide. While my hub did huge jumps and the half pipe. But I am proud that I gave it try! There was a learning terrain park very close to the base. Everything is very close the ground, which sounds good except if you fall you have less time to prepare yourself. I did one more rail slide turn to look at my hub just in time to see him fall off his rail and his wrist hit it! He didn't break it but it took 3 days for the bruising to show up and it still hurts if he puts his body weight on it. The thing that really sucked is we had 3 more days of snowboarding on our vacation. I was going to take a lesson at another mountain (after my p's left) but my hub couldn't change a diaper or tie his shoes. So we left!
I feel like I did better so as a New Year's and a 30 while 30 goal I plan on going snowboarding 3 more times this year. Yes that will make a total of 5 times. Which may not sound like alot but it will the most I have every gone in 1 year!
