First Ski of the Season

The first snow of the season, mean breaking out the cross-country skis around here. Ellie and Janey traded off for at least 4 hours Saturday afternoon, first in the back yard and then at the park. Should be a great ski season.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

For the last two weeks I have been in the sitting choir for my school's Joseph play. Because I'm in the sitting chorus we don't have to worry about makeup or costumes, but we are basically the soundtrack for the entire play and rarely stop singing. It's been a good exsperience but I'm glad tommorow is the last performance. Then I can get back to having a life and picking up the slack I've left behind. :) We have a great director, Mr. Harsh, he's orchestrated the best high school play I've ever seen, much less been a part of. Mr. Jensen the choir and orchestra director has also been great and has kept us non-actors prepped and going. It's the first production I've been a part of and I'm glad I did it.

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Snow Princesses

For my Birthday Date this year we had a wonderful dinner at Market Street and then Steve and I went to the H&M store opening in Utah. After waiting in line for twenty minutes to even enter the store, we found a beautiful jacket for me and these darling sweaters for the girls.

Steve told them they looked like Snow Princesses which delighted Ellie to no end.

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Happy Halloween

The kids came up with their own Halloween costumes this year, as usual. A gangster, devil and a witch, definatly the opposites of their true personalities. Hope you had a happy Halloween!

First Fencing Tournament

Daniel competed in his first fencing tournament this weekend. He did quite well for his first tournament, even though he lost most of his matches, it was usually only by one point. His coach thought that was quite impressive, since most first time fencers don't score many points. Most the kids he fenced had been competing for a year or two. We're excited to see his progress in the next few tournaments.

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The Montage

 

As part of a signing bonus for Steve's awesome new job, we received a weekend stay at a very nice resort. After the long hours and much travel of the last several weeks, it was nice to take the weekend off and relax together. It was most definitely the nicest place we've ever stayed with incredible service and breath taking views. We felt a little out of place, but had no trouble enjoying ourselves.

Principal's Pride

Ellie received the coveted, "Principal's Pride" award this week for her outstanding fall artwork. I love the attention to detail and her understanding of perspective. That's her, peaking from behind the tree! Ellie is my little artist.

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Happy Birthday Ellie!

Ellie wanted a pumpkin flavored, pumpkin cake for her birthday this year. This gluten-free labor of love took four separate trips to the store (it's a long story!)

We had a Halloween friend party on her birthday and a family party the next day when Dad was back from New York. To complete the pumpkin theme, we went to the pumkin patch to pick our own. Ellie wanted a pet for her birthday and settled on a hermit crab named Stripes, who she loves dearly.

Happy 7th Birthday Ellie!

Trax Trip

The kids had a day off school so we rode the trax line all the way downtown. It dropped us off right on the Planetarium doorstep. We had a fun field trip and then rode the train back home. It's exciting to have access to downtown right at our doorstep.

Swim Team for Janey

Janey LOVES to swim! She took swimming lessons this summer and did very well. Since school started, she has asked almost daily to go to the pool. When I realized this wasn't a passing fad, I got permission for her to try out for the premier swim team in our area. She made the team and trains three and a half  hours a week, which she says is "A dream come true!" Her best friend is also on the team, so she is truly in heaven. Looking forward to her first meet.

Karate Competition

Daniel competed in his first Karate Sparring Competition at the South Towne Expo Center this weekend. He won round after round and ended up taking 2nd Place! Way to go Daniel!