Gavin's first ski lessons - part 2 of 2...

Here is an action shot of Gavin coming down the hill. He is working on turning and keeping his skis in the shape of a slice of pizza with his arms at his sides like he would hold poles. You can see the other girl from his class up above actually heading straight down the hillside. They seemed to alternate who would end up heading straight down and getting caught by either the instructor or the plastic fence at the bottom.

I had intended to get some studying done at some point during Gavin's lesson, but it was just too fun seeing him learn to ski and having such a great time. Here is a picture of him having just entered the conveyor belt at the bottom of the hill for a ride back up. The funniest part was how slow this belt moved. Gavin did a great job at being patient on it because he had to hold still or he would fall off.

Here is Gavin at the end of the lesson. The sun started to go down and it was starting to get a bit chilly. He was exhausted but in a great mood. He bundled up his little skis and carried them over to me so that we could go return them.

I wanted to get a picture of him and his instructor, but he got a bit goofy. This is the best we got. She was just the perfect teacher for him. She stayed patient, positive and playful and always had good advice for him. He was already talking about getting to go again on the way home. I am hoping that we can go two or three times this season to get him to where he has the basics down, and then I can take him on my own to just practice.