I failed to mention that a few weeks ago, we almost died! Well, our lives were in danger, at least. We were at Snowbird, a ski resort that is open year-round and has some fun attractions. We had hopped on a ski lift to go up the mountain, and almost immediately there was a heavy downpour, thunder and lightning, sleet, and hail. I was a wreck on the inside because I was nervous about the height in the first place, plus the freezing cold, the lightning, and the painful hail… and I was holding sweet, innocent Charlotte, who was freaking out and trying to wriggle herself out of my arms!!! Aaahhh! Scariest thing ever.
But Gretchen was on the same chair and helped us stay somewhat calm. It was one of the freakiest times of my life. We said a little prayer together on that chair. Pace & Chase had an umbrella with them on their chair, so they stayed somewhat dry, thank goodness. When we got to the top of the mountain, it was freezing cold. Pace immediately took off his shirt to warm Charlotte up a little.
Eventually, Gretchen found a random little heater in a tunnel so we warmed up. Then a Snowbird employee gave us a truck ride up some dusty switchbacks (almost died again!) to the tram so we could ride back down the mountain in something that was covered and not as vulnerable to another crazy storm.
We lived, which is great, but we will not be going back to Snowbird for a while! And I might not get on a ski lift ever again.
