M. Sullivan Photography

March 26, 2009April 24, 2009 M. Sullivan Photography Family, Photos

The End Of A Great Ski Season

Mike returned our ski rentals to Chester Bowl last night. Sebastian and I both rented equipment for the season along with our family ski passes. Sophia has been using Sebastian’s old equipment and Mike has his own (used equipment from his Dad). Sebastian had a great year refining his skills and competing in the Chester Bowl Ski Races. His combined race point total put him in a three-way tie for 3rd place in the boys 8-9 year old category. Way to go Sebastian!

Sophia has also been refining her ski skills. She skied at Chester Bowl, Mont Du Lac and Spirit Mountain this year. Very impressive! She goes down the ski hill with no fear. She makes me a bit nervous, but Mike has taught her how to make turns and how to stop. Even with her expert training, I do appreciate that she wears a helmet.

March 25, 2009April 24, 2009 M. Sullivan Photography Landscapes, Photos

Ice Storm

March 25, 2009March 25, 2009 M. Sullivan Photography Landscapes, Photos

Ice Storm, Cont.

We were fortunate to have avoided the worst of the ice storm earlier this week. The North Shore was hit hard with downed trees and power lines. We had a only a few trees and some branches down in our area. No loss of power. We snapped a few photos on Monday of the ice that had accumulated on the trees and other things in our yard. It was rather beautiful, but eerie at the same time. The crackling and snapping of ice falling off trees made me a little uneasy. Mike was having flashbacks to eight years ago when Sebastian was just a baby. We lost power for three days during an April ice storm. We braved the first day without power. Keeping a baby warm without heat and changing diapers in the cold was a bit much. No hot water was the last straw. We were fortunate to have friends just a mile away with power. They let us stay with them the next two nights and our neighbor across the street kept our freezer items for us. For some reason all of our neighbors across the street regained power after the first day. Those of us on the “other side of the tracks” had to wait two more days.