Lily is a Super Skier

Lily loves to swim. I've said it a million times before. She also has NO FEAR of anything (except for the spiders beside the basement toilet.) She is so good at swimming with the life jacket on and likes to take really fast tube rides behind the boat. She repeatedly asks to go faster and says that she wants to fall off! She's never actually fallen off, but that's not from a lack of trying. So, Tom and I decided that we thought she would be ready to learn to ski. I do not ski at all, but Tom is an excellent skier. He was on the ski team at ESU. So, Tom purchased some little skis for Lily to use and put the ski rope together so that it had two handles.

This past Sunday was a good day to learn. It was 90 degrees with no wind. Lily was so excited that she was nearly exploding with excitement. There was no trace of fear anywhere. She and Tom got out behind the boat and got their skis on. They got up on the skis the very first time!! Lily was between Tom's legs (this is where you should be impressed with my husband's skiing skills) he got up on his skis with Lily squeezed between his knees. Then he let go of the rope with one hand and pulled her to a standing position. Amazing. I was so excited for her. I have no doubt that she will be skiing in circles all around the lake my next summer all by herself.















Tom doesn't get to spend a lot of time at home. This summer has been really busy for him at work. He's leaving as early as 5 AM every morning and it's rare that he's home before 6 or 6:30. His Saturdays have become longer and longer work days as the summer goes on, too. So, time with the kids is rare and important. It was so cool that he and Lily got to do this ski lesson together. It is such an important part of parenting, to find things to enjoy together. Building long, healthy and honest relationships with your kids starts young and starts with afternoons like this one; where Tom taught Lily to ski for the first time. She will always remember learning to ski from her dad. Although, she might not remember the specifics of this day, she will remember that skiing and spending time at the lake was something great, something fun, and always with her dad.


We didn't have a lot of battery on the camera. So, this is the only video we got. I wish we would have gotten some pictures, but maybe next time!