Spring in Stowe

We went up to Stowe one more time this weekend. On Saturday, I went on my first road bike ride of the year. Patti sent me up a hill that almost did me in, tough way to start out the year. After recovering, I got a second wind and finished out a nice 30 mile ride. What beautiful country to ride in! Today we went to the Green Mountain Film Festival to see the screening of the short that Rosalie stared in, Respect for Acting. After dinner, Gianni and I went for a nice mountain bike ride along the Mad River. The Mad River Path had been damaged by the spring floods, so it provided a fun and diverse route to explore.

Mountain Biking Avery Preserve

I took Aaron and Gianni for a nice ride today. It was our first one of the year. We explored the Avery Preserve in Ledyard. Found out afterward that bikes are no longer welcome there. Ooops. Oh well, we enjoyed one last ride there.

DI Weekend

Wow, what a weekend! The boys placed second at the state finals for Destination Imagination. They earned their highest score ever in their 6 years of DI! Afterward, they all slept over at our house. Talk about wild! After everyone left late morning, I put Logan, Avery and Gianni to work helping me trim bushes around the pool. I rewarded them with an afternoon of climbing at Lantern Hill. It was Logan's first time.  You can't beat a warm sunny afternoon on a cliff with friends.

LHS Ski Club Trip to Mt. Snow

Gianni went to visit Granny in Florida for the weekend to see Stomp, his first solo flight ever. I took a bus load from the high school skiing at Mt. Snow for our final trip of the year. Everyone had fun and no one was injured. I had a really good time talking and skiing with Scott Woodruff.

The New Mantras

Today I tried out my new Mantras, the first pair of alpine skis I have bought in 20 years. Are they fun! Talk about power and carvability. Nothing like the old days. I dropped into a tele turn the first couple of turns and almost fell. The boys, Mike and I made first chair on the quad. It had to have been one of the most enjoyable days I have ever had, just carving.