Took our annual Big Sky Montana ski trip in early March. This year we took Grandpa TJ, Bret and Tanner. Wow I don’t think I can ever get bored of that place, it is so beautiful. We had a great time, however Tara and Mason became ill while we where there. Tara spent the first day hanging out sick while I played with the kids at the outdoor swimming pool and hot tub. Why is it that kids can never get enough of that stuff? The second day we were off to ski, we were in line for lift tickets and we noticed that Mason was getting a pretty high fever. I went to the store at the resort and used my life savings to get the kid some medicine; you know how prices are at resort areas - OUCH! Well I went back to the ticket line to give the medicine to him, as soon as he put it in his mouth he gagged and pucked right there in line. Tara and I spent the rest of the trip taking turns skiing with Makenna and hanging out with Mason, luckily we brought the Wii along so Mason did just fine.
Lone Peak is one of the steepest runs in North America so of course Tara and Mak had to go ski it. I was a little surprised that my wife took our eight-year-old daughter on such a dangerous run, even though Mak has no sense of fear in her whole body. But you know Mak, she did great and Grandpa TJ said he was more scared than she was. I took her back to Lone Peak after lunch so she could teach her old man how to rip out a double back diamond run, wow what a kid! It was a great trip and we were even lucky enough to see a wolf on our drive home.