Family Fun

We have a house full. My daughter Erin, her husband Adam, and their son (my grandson) Corbin have come to Bend from Bellingham, WA. Yesterday my son Jed, his girl friend Kara, my father-in-law Dan and his wife Marjorie all arrived together. So, today we decided to go skiing. It is a pretty easy activity for Dani and me to get out and ski. But add more people, some of whom had no luggage due to airline inefficiency, and it took 2.5 hours to eat breakfast and get out the door. But it was worth it. As we headed out to the trails at Virginia Meissner Sno Park there were four generations of the family all on the snow at one time. Jed and I took turns towing Corbin in the Chariot sled, and that is a workout. 

If you have not towed a sled like that, it is an exercise in being smooth. With a 6 month old baby in the carriage, it is important to keep it smooth so he doesn't develop "bobble-head" syndrome. There is the added benefit of the resistance of pulling that extra weight. Easy hills begin to look like vertical walls. The snow is pretty soft and with the poles sinking in deeply in many places, it puts the load on the quads, hips, glutes. My focus was on staying square, balanced and moving straight along the trail.  All good exercises. 

It was a great day. Corbin slept the whole time, cozy in the Chariot carriage. We spent two hours on the snow in the forest with family and friends. It was a good workout. It really doesn't get much better than that. 

Corbin, Erin, Adam, Dani, Jed, Kara, Marjorie, Dan and I all wish you the best at this holiday season. 

Have one,

Bert