Tyler is not usually the brave and daring type, so we were pleasantly surprised when he said "yes" to skiing with his friend Jaxon on Friday night. He used a pair of Jeff's old skis and tromped around the house in the boots the night before he went to get used to them. It was a father-son bonding outing with Wendell being the teacher.
This is a great picture just before the sun set over the valley. Wendell said Tyler tried the tow-rope about 3 times and then wanted to head to the lift. They actually made it up and down the hill about 12 times. There was a lot of falling, but Tyler loved it enough he wants to go back.
Tyler and Jaxon taking a break. We tried to find a helmet for Tyler to wear like Jaxon's, but apparently they aren't cheap like bike helmets. The cheapest I could find was about $60. We figured he probably wouldn't be going too fast yet to get a serious head injury. I guess we'll have to look into them more now that we know he likes the sport. I guess most kids on the slopes now wear them so they are quite fashionable despite the look.
I'm sure this was a familiar pose for the night. Wendell holding Tyler up on his skis. All in all they had a great time and Tyler is ready for his next lesson.
Tyler is not usually the brave and daring type, so we were pleasantly surprised when he said "yes" to skiing with his friend Jaxon on Friday night. He used a pair of Jeff's old skis and tromped around the house in the boots the night before he went to get used to them. It was a father-son bonding outing with Wendell being the teacher. 
This is a great picture just before the sun set over the valley. Wendell said Tyler tried the tow-rope about 3 times and then wanted to head to the lift. They actually made it up and down the hill about 12 times. There was a lot of falling, but Tyler loved it enough he wants to go back.
Tyler and Jaxon taking a break. We tried to find a helmet for Tyler to wear like Jaxon's, but apparently they aren't cheap like bike helmets. The cheapest I could find was about $60. We figured he probably wouldn't be going too fast yet to get a serious head injury. I guess we'll have to look into them more now that we know he likes the sport. I guess most kids on the slopes now wear them so they are quite fashionable despite the look.
I'm sure this was a familiar pose for the night. Wendell holding Tyler up on his skis. All in all they had a great time and Tyler is ready for his next lesson.
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It looks like Tyler and Jaxon had a great time!! I know that Jaxon had a great time with Tyler there. Next time the girls will have to go!!
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