Ski Vacation in Leukerbad

After one year, my husband has finally persuaded me to learn how to ski. Three families took a trip up to Leukerbad to introduce various memebers to the joy of skiing. Our whole family signed up for a 5-day ski course in Leukerbad. The verdict? It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Turns out that I have quite an aptitude for the sport. I quite enjoy going down but it's the going up that I dislike.

The boys, on the other hand, had a blast. Rarely do they display such enthusiasm for something. They didn't want to get off the slopes. Jo was a natural and won the 1st place in the end-of-week ski race. Benji took a little detour during the race and even though he had to be towed back to the finish line, raised his hands and pumped his fists as if he had just won the Formula 1 Grand Prix. His irrepresible enthusiasm won lots of applause and shouts of encouragement, if not the gold medal. The boys also did more ice-skating and even had a pizza-making class. We also made two trips to the thermal baths nearby. We were dipping in an outdoor pool in -4 degrees celcius temperature. Crazy. All in all it was a fulfilling holiday.

I've also included some pictures of Jo in his kindergarten performance/class. Their Unit of Enquiry was "Feelings" and the kids had to use movement and art to portray different kinds of feelings.


Boys waiting for the bus to take them skiing.


Joseph's winning attempt. Click the Play button.


At the medal presentation ceremony.


The proud boys and their medals.



Ice skating. With help and without.


Joseph and mummy at his "open class".