Ski vacation

The kids had a week off from school this week - officially called ski week. After a big work event on Tuesday we tried to go down to the Alps for some skiing. Since we cannot drive yet, we took a couple of trains to St. Anton in Austria. The trains were excellent and easy on everyone. Here's the boys in our cabin.

We called the hotel from the train station for them to come pick us up with the shuttle. It picked us up and drove us one half a block down the street to the hotel. Maybe 100 yards. It was pretty embarrassing. We must have confirmed all of their thoughts about lazy Americans.
We spent Wednesday getting settled including getting our ski equipment.

All of this was new to our gang and they loved all the special equipment. David said he was excited to participate in any sport with a helmet. His mother worries about him.

We explained to the kids that they would spent their first days in ski school learning the basics. David asked if his teacher would teach him how to do a "backscratcher" or "Helicopter". His mother shook her head.

Once we all had skis, poles, boots, helmets, goggles.... we were ready.
Out our window the first night, the ski school put on a ski show with fireworks.