Skiing (and Baking!) with the Siegers

We were very excited a few weeks ago that the Siegers were able to make a trip up to New Hampshire from Long Island to visit us!  Aiden's and Emma's school breaks overlapped for just one weekend, so we were able to take advantage of that time for some winter fun.  Friday was pretty rainy, but Emma and Peter braved ski lessons and later Emma, Aiden, Melanie and I headed to King Arthur Flour for a family cooking class.  We made chicken pot pie, apple crumble pie, and salad- none of which the kids were really that interested in eating (save for the apple pie, perhaps) but they had a good time helping us prepare it nonetheless.  And the adults were only too happy to eat that yummy, buttery, chicken pie.  Melanie is a baker, so I knew she would love the KAF store, and she heaped up a big bag of goods to take with her back to NY.  While we were indulging in culinary arts, they boys took Peter and Haley to the pub.  They had a good time sampling craft brews, even though the kids were "loud" in the restaurant.  Minor problems when you have beer and burgers.

Goofballs at KAF

Mixing the pie dough

Saturday was a bluebird day, and relatively warm (30s!) and springlike.  We took full advantage and skied a full day at Sunapee with the kids.  Emma and Peter did really well... both improved tremendously over the full day, and even more importantly, both were all smiles and not wanting to quit at the end of the day.  Aiden and Andy practiced their snowboarding on the magic carpet, and of course we had to get chocolate covered waffles for a mid-day break.  The kids vegged out with a movie in the evening, and the adults grabbed forks and dug back into that delicious chicken pie from Friday!  We had such a great time with the Siegers... anyone else want to come visit us?!

Casualties (on purpose)

Waffles!

Cousin-buds in their ski boots

The cool gang