Skiing Lessons

This week has been an eventful week and we are loving it. Well most of it. Let's start with the not so wonderful part of the week....

On Monday afternoon Aaron suddenly started with a fever. Nothing to be to concerned about 99-100. After a dose of tylenol the fever never returned. However, just after midnight Aaron awoke with an ear defining scream (not normal for him). When I went to check on him he was boiling, I grabbed the temperature gauge which read 104.1 degrees. I immediately began taking off his pajamas and hollered at Tim to come and help. Thankfully Tim was actually home that night and not working. Tim grabbed the ibuprofen, started getting him a luke warm wash cloth, and a semi-warm glass of milk. While I was holding him in the rocking chair his whole body shook and he went stiff as a board. It lasted roughly 20 seconds. He had a mild seizure. After about 40 minutes the fever started to come down and he wanted to get down and play with toys. Tim stayed up with him the remainder of the night and he seemed to be doing fine, and eventually went back to bed. The next morning he woke up without the slightest fever and it was as if nothing had happened the remainder of the day. We luckily had a well check-up already scheduled Wednesday for his 15 month appointment.


Weight 21.6 lbs -10th percentile
Length 30 inches -10th percentile
Head Circumference 47.3 cm -50th percentile

I was sure he must have an ear infection again given his recent history. At the check-up everything was great! His ears looked healthy but there was a lot of clear drainage, which may possibly be irritating him but overall he looked great! If he gets another ear infection this winter the doctor would like us to see and ENT to discuss the possibility of tubes. Hopefully all is smooth sailing from here on out :)

On to the better part of our week...
Ian is loving all of the new activities that have started this week. He is currently in an All-Ball sports class at the American Fork Rec Center two days a week with his friends Kimball and Taft. They introduce the kids to various sports such as soccer, football, basketball, t ball, field hockey, etc. The first day for Ian was ok. About 20 minutes into the lesson he asked if he could go over to gymnastics that this was boring. I can't blame him I was bored too. In order to get to the sports class you have to pass through the gymnastics area which is a problem. Ian loves gymnastics he took for just under a year in Logan. I was planning on starting gymnastics in February after the sports class ends but it appears we may be starting sooner. Ian wanted so badly to run and show the gymnastic coach that he could do everything. Hopefully Thursday sports class is a little more entertaining.

This week Ian also started skiing lessons. Kid's Village (Ian's preschool) offers discounted skiing lessons at the Sundance Ski resort (25 minutes from our house). We jumped at the chance given Tim's family comes out to Utah every February to hit the slopes. The lesson is semi-private (two kids to one instructor), one day a week and a two hour long lesson. The lessons are for children 4 and older. Ian doesn't turn 4 until the end of May...so we lied :) In our defense the school director told us to lie because she thought Ian would do great. When meeting his ski instructor the first thing Ian told her was "I want to go really fast down the mountain." The instructor said he would have to learn how to stop first. His response, "I don't need to know that." He also told her he was three (thanks Ian way to be honest). Our response almost four right. Wow aren't we great parents. Sure enough Ian was skiing all by himself from the beginning. I was blown away he could speed up, slow down, and even stop all by himself. The other boy with him was not feeling into it (he could not stop) so the instructor had to keep him with her (boy in the orange in the video) while she also directed Ian.

First Time!


After about an hour the other boy with Ian had enough. She returned him to the lodge and continued to teach Ian. We were all very impressed with the resort and how well set up it was for kids. They had free snacks and hot chocolate available for the kids in the lodge, as well as an activity table with different crafts for the children to do.

Ian riding the tow rope with his instructor Ian is the smallest kid on the right cruisin' away


Since Ian was doing so well the instructor decided to start teaching Ian how to turn -airplane style.

Some pictures of Ian working on turning.


Last run down!


Ian was ecstatic at the end of lessons and his instructor was great! When the kids started to get a little tired she stopped and they made "magical" snowballs at the top of the lift. Yes it was a little hard given the lack of snow we have in Utah right now. As you can see they have been making snow on the main runs for the skiers/snowboarders. Once they would get to the bottom they would head back to the top to check on their snowballs. On the last run they brought down their "magical" snowballs and took them to the ski lodge. When they handed them to the worker he assured them it was a magical snowball and that he thinks the elves left something just for him. They left him a toy dinosaur and Ian was quite excited! Overall the entire day was amazing. Ian was by far the smallest and if you ask me he was doing the best! He absolutely loves it and wants to go back tomorrow. I couldn't be more proud- looks like I may have to refresh my skiing skills. I think he has already passed me :)

After a long day of skiing he made himself a lounge chair in the play room to rest!