Switzerland skiing - Day 3

So we talked that night at dinner to see what the kids wanted to do the next day and it was unanimous that they all wanted to go skiing/snowboarding again.  Since we knew where it was and there were no lessons, we decided we didn't have to leave quite as early.  We also warned the kids that they couldn't be a herd of elephants so the adults could get a little more sleep.  Thankfully they did wonderful and we slept in a little.  We had a lazy morning and then headed out for the slopes.

The kids playing outside before we head out  for the ski lifts.

This was part of the backyard at our place.  We were up right in the  woods.  Michael was looking for some snow to play in.

The three boys - Ian, Michael and AJ ready to hit the slopes!!!

It was a little more crowded on the slopes on Sunday so we decided to take the kids to where we were skiing yesterday.  There was a really nice run with a T-bar that we thought all the kids would do great at!!  I took Michael and Ian up the Gondola!  They thought it was pretty cool!

This was Michael's first time riding up a T-bar lift.  It is not the most comfortable thing in the world, especially if you are not the correct height.  It is supposed to hit you right below your bottom.  When I rode with Michael it hit me right at my knees and I had no support.  By the end of the day I was hurting, but Michael became a pro and had no problem with it!

AJ and I took a run together.  He looks like such a natural snowboarder!!  He did so well and we both were very proud of him!

Off he goes down the mountain again!

We all were hungry, so we decided to stop at a little pit stop on the middle of the hill.  You had a choice of hot dog, soup or grilled cheese sandwich.  It was a good stop for a little rest because we had been skiing nonstop all morning.

 Michael decided to play for a little while after lunch, along with all of the other kids.  For a bit they disappeared over a bank and Sarah was wondering if they were going to be able to climb out again.  They were able to thank goodness!!

Next David and Wes decided we should take the kids down the run we went down the day before.  It was a good thought, but towards the bottom it was more red than blue and Michael was having a difficult time.  We finally made it to the bottom thankfully, but Michael didn't want to do that run again and I was fine with that.

My boys heading up for another run!!!  We broke off into two groups this time.  Michael, Ari, Sarah and I stayed at the T-bar run and the other four headed down the long run again.  They made it down two more times and they did great!  Michael was being a speed demon down the one we were going on.  He had no fear!

This was my view most of the day, behind Michael, beautiful blue sky and mountains.  It was great and peaceful!!!

The beauty of the area - it was such AWESOME skiing!!!!

We were meeting the other four up at this restaurant and Michael was hungry after all that skiing, so we ordered up some french fries for him and he ate up!

A view of the mountains behind us.  Back there is where they did the sledding.

I loved the name of this restaurant - snoasis!!

Ari and Michael showing me their pouty lips!!!  They are too cute!!!

The restaurant where we were resting for a little while.  Michael begged me to go one more time down the hill, so of course I said yes.  After that we headed back down to the first slope where the kids took ski lessons yesterday.  The boys weren't done skiing/snowboarding yet!

David and I enjoying the slopes and the sunshine!!!   We closed the mountain down on Sunday.  They actually wanted to go more, but the lifts were closed.  We had a full day of skiing/snowboarding and loved every minute of it!!!

A view of the mountains on the way back to the chalet.

On Monday we woke up, had breakfast and packed up.  We had such a wonderful time and the boys hands down want to go back to this ski area next year.  Actually they would have gone back on Monday had the men not had to work on Tuesday.  They asked me when we were going again this year.  I am glad they love it sooooo much!!!  This is the front of our ski chalet we stayed in.  It was great, but it had a really busy road in front of it that our children tried really hard to get hit by a car.

On the drive home the sun was out and it made the ride home so much nicer!

There were lots of old bridges along the road like this one - sometimes I wonder if a car can still drive over them.  :-)

Our last view of the alps and Switzerland.  It was really weird, as soon as we were getting ready to cross over to Germany the clouds closed in and there was no more sunshine.  It was a little sad, but we all were able to get a lot of great vitamin D over the weekend and had soooooo much fun!!!!  From the Awesome skiing to the fun card games and laughing so hard our stomachs hurt!!!!  Can't wait to do it again!!!