While at Heather’s parents’ house over Thanksgiving, Jace worked his way through the random assortment of kids’ books that have been gathered to entertain grandchildren at the Sim family manor. Included among those books was one in which Mickey Mouse and Goofy vacation in Switzerland.

Fast forward a month… We’re in Colorado for Christmas. We head up to Loveland for a day of skiing, assuming that Jace would probably stay in the lodge, or maybe at best stomp around in the snow a little. But suddenly he makes the connection:

“We going skiiiing?? … We’re goingto ride the chair lift? Goofy rides the chair lift! And then he gets chocolate!”

With free lift tickets for 2-year olds, we had to oblige. If we could first convince him to strap into skis and prove that he could walk around, which Grandma successfully got him to do. So Jace got his first day on skis, taking several rides up the (short) chair lift and skiing back down, held between our legs for the descent.

We got to spend a week out in Colorado with family. It’s great to be able to see how people are doing, and Jace got to connect with his cousins. More on this over the next couple days…

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