On Tuesday afternoon there was finally enough snow to do some cross country skiing. We got together with a few friends who are novice skiers and decided to teach them some games to learn how to get comfortable on their skis.

Playing games and being silly is way more important to my kids than actual technique or skiing on groomed trails. Their friends agreed while playing a gliding game on one ski and then practicing falling down and getting up. It's amazing how much fun it is to throw yourself on the ground and then pop back up.