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Just getting ready for a weekend ski trip…

And we’ll even be able to see out the back window after we add the pile of ski jackets!

There are a few things not pictured (like the skis already in the ski box) but that’s most of it!

This past weekend was a long weekend so we took the opportunity to go up to New Hampshire for more skiing! We also celebrated my mom’s birthday, a bit belated, but it was great to do it with the family all together. (Don’t miss the video link down below!)

We skied two days at Cranmore, where my cousin and his girlfriend work, and here’s Miles with the Cranmore mascot! He remembered him from last time we were here and ran right over to give him a hug.

Here he is again, skiing with Grandpa.

Here’s Quinn giving Grandma the special birthday card that he made for her.

Cutie patootie Miles sleeping with his little mousie!

Our third day of skiing was at King Pine, and Miles started learning to turn! Here’s a video of him at KP. He can do the little magic carpet run at KP all by himself – getting on and off the carpet and then skiing down, even with a lot of other people on the hill.

Also at KP, Quinn had a disagreement with Eric on the last run about which trail to take and ended up colliding with another child. His injury was mild, but he ended up in first aid because he was bleeding everywhere! Here he is a few hours later at dinner with his lovely fat lips!

Click here to go to the February album and see more pictures of our ski weekend.

We spent a week in January up at Mittersill again this year. Three days of skiing at Bretton Woods, one at Cannon, and one at Loon rounded out the week. We also made our obligatory stop at the Woodstock Inn for tasty food and beer. Make sure you go down to the bottom and click on the video links, too!

Now this is how to spend your birthday!

Eric did get Miles to take a nap in the lodge, but not until day 4 of vacation!

Quinn got to take his first gondola ride at Loon Mountain. He skied all three peaks of Loon that day!

A beautiful day to cap off a great week of skiing!

And don’t miss the video of Quinn skiing.
And here’s one of Miles, too.
Both of these were shot at Bretton Woods

And for more skiing photos, click here to go to the January photo album!

This past weekend we went to King Pine for what was likely our last ski weekend of the season. My parents and Becca and Sean were also there, so we had a great family ski weekend! The conditions were classic spring skiing, where everyone keeps taking off items of clothing because they’re not used to the warm weather, and the snow gets mushier and mushier as the day progresses – mashed potato snow!

They had a fun Gold Rush activity for the kids one afternoon, where they raced around collecting candy. There was also a short slalom race for the kids to do, where they all got to win ribbons and get a free t-shirt. The next day there was a clown making balloon animals, and a birthday cake for the King Pine mascot.
Miles also got to do a little skiing! There are more photos, so click on one of these photos to get to the album.

After much volleying by Kristen for an updated look and more blog-like experience, I bring you the new Firelizards.com. It’s on a faster server and has a whole bunch of upgrades so I hope it is pleasant for everyone. To celebrate, I added more fun photos and video to the February 2009 album. Enjoy!