Truly a Maine Sport

Considering the amount of snow that Maine has the privilege of receiving every Winter Season it comes as no surprise that Skiing is a huge sport for Mainers of all ages.  I, myself, am not a big skier: preferring instead the quieter snowshoeing adventure or cross country ski journey.   My father, however, is a great skier, and as such has succeeded in introducing this fun and expensive sport to all of his grandchildren.  

 This past Saturday our entire family bundled up and met my father, mother, and sister's family at Black Mountain resort to watch Elijah, Josiah, Tony, and Alex ski with grandpa.  The boys did great, as usual, and had a wonderful time.  Andrew and Caleb enjoyed watching everyone and hanging out in the beautiful and bright Winter day on the mountain.  Overall, it was a great time with the family and almost makes me want to attempt downhill skiing one more time.  Then again, Black Mountain has some of the best cross-country trails and I would love to get my skis on those!

Antonio was a great help with the boys.  He continually gave up skiing time to take them up the hill.

Josiah may not be sturdy enough yet to ski without assistance, but he can sure stand!

Standing with Style

February is upon us.  Time always seems to fly by, but for some reason the Seasons stand still.  In Winter, it feels as though it has always been Winter: Days outside with no coat are but a long lost memory reserved for the Southerners.  As this cold Season threatens to remain forever we are reminded that Spring will soon be here.  How you may ask?  SMASH - Southern Maine Association of Shakespearian Homeschoolers.   

 In March the incredible members of SMASH put on a great production.  This year's production is A MidSummer Night's Dream and helps us all feel as though those days are right around the corner.  Elijah is very excited to be playing one of the manly fairies in this year's production. In preparation for his second production with SMASH we had Eli practice posing in one space, just to see what he would do. All I can say is there are few kids who can stand in one place with such style as Elijah Benjamin Smith!

So if you want to see him and the other fantastic players usher in Spring by putting on an incredible show then you will need to order tickets and come out for a night of fun! Check out MaineShakespeare.com to get the information you need.