Snowboarding!

Sam took me snowboarding for the first time last weekend.  It was amazing and terrifying!  We took a lesson from the King of Snowboarding (thanks for the suggestion Pat) which helped.  Sam was up and moving down the mountain in no time.  I on the other hand was griping the instructors hands for dear life and screaming my head off.  I think he told me to relax no less than 700 times...hmm... =)

You basically have to forget everything you know about balance and how to move your body through the world, in order to make this work.  You can't use your arms or your hips; it is quite the exercise in patience in persistent.  But the first run that you get going down the hill and then stop successfully with out falling down, it is a total rush! 

It may be a while before we are experts, but it sure is fun playing in the snow!