For years now, if we ask Micah how he wants to celebrate his birthday, he always answers, "Go skiing". So for his 18th birthday weekend, we rented a house near Holiday Valley in New York and went skiing the the Oysters. It was fabulous!
The house was a lot of fun. It had a game room that all the kids spent a lot of time enjoying and a hot tub. There was plenty of space for all of us to eat together and hang out watching the winter Olympics. We had great weather and snow conditions. It got warm enough the second day that the kids were ditching their coats, but not so warm that it got slushy.
Scott enjoyed some quiet time in the lodge, while the rest of us skied together in a variety of different groupings. We would meet back up for food and breaks. Matthew needed a few runs to get warmed up, then was skiing better than he ever has before. The three older boys loved finding paths in the woods or doing jumps, and they were excited that the double-black diamond called "The Wall" was open on the second day. There was also quite a bit of racing and other shenanigans and fun.
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| Carter, Jackson, and Micah in the first chair, followed by McKinley, Matthew, and Hannah |
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| These two cuties stayed together the whole time |
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| Matthew and I happened to cross paths with Ryan and the boys at the top of a lift |
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| This tree-lined blue trail was my favorite. |
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| The younger three didn't follow our directions on a run, and ended up having to make a long trek along flat ground. They were a little tired. :) |
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| We were the first group on the lift on Sunday! |
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| Dressed alike and without glasses, I think they could pass as twins! |
Micah at 18 years old:
- Future plans: going to Grove City College next year to study "something with business and/or math"
- Favorite foods: muffins and rolls
- Favorite friends: Carter, Jackson, Ryan P.
- TV show/movies he enjoys: White Collar, Psych
- Uses his free time to: skiing, games
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