All the Way

And by the last day of (SwissGerman) ski-school, Jasper was in Level 2, and going well up the hill on a proper pommel lift. It really was amazing over the course of two weeks to see Jasper go from no technique to going up the hill alone followed by confident snowplows down pretty steep slopes. Now if he would only follow the teacher....

Ski School

As the weather was pretty rotten (note lack of snow in the hills), Jasper's group lessons had only 1-2 other kids. And a lovely teacher with the patience of a saint. The try-ski clips were off within 3 days and Jasper was zooming down the hill almost in control!

Chateau D'Oex

We were lucky enough to be present for the annual balloon festival just down the road from Chalet # 3, and had a wonderful morning watching at least 25 balloons take off over the course of an hour or so. It was amazing, and Jasper had fun identifying the balloons he had seen last year - including the one which took him for a tethered flight. Sadly, the wind was too strong for tethered flights for kids this year... so we shall keep our fingers crossed for the year to come.

Forget Slicing it....

Usually maternal instinct gets the better of me, and I insist on slicing it for him. However, his delight at the "weave" of the bread, and desire to devour it whole allowed me to put discipline aside for a moment and enjoy the show. And now you can too....!

First Snowman 2007

There was some snow when we arrived in Switzerland Jan 4th, and the first thing Jasper and Nono did together was build a snowman. Not a bad job. Hey Nono have you taken that carrot out of your jacket yet??