Blades of Glory

We took the girls ice skating for the first time today. We got there right when the zamboni was cleaning the ice. The ice was really slick, especially for people who don't ice skate and have kids hanging on them. Luckily we found some learner equipment. The equipment looks like senior citizen walkers, but they help the kids stand up get used to the ice. It worked out great. No major injuries. Grandpa Larry got tangled up with Alex and he kissed the ice. Fun times.

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Megan shredding the ice.

Grandpa Larry and Ashley

As Obama would say, "this isn't the special olympics."

Kaitlyn and her ice walker.

Tara and Kaitlyn trying to stay up right.

Ashley -- The Grand Prize Poetry Winner

Ashley won the grand prize for the poem she entered at her school. This is the poster she won for the competition. Great choice, probably not going up on the wall. Here's her poem.

I Love the Holidays

By

Ashley Davenport

Holidays, holidays, holidays,

Oh how I love the holidays!

Steamy, hot chocolate over the stove,

Snowmen in the front yard,

A beautifully, decorated tree,

Presents under it,

Santa coming on Christmas Eve,

And how the weather bites your nose.

Better get to sleep,

I hear Santa’s sleigh bells.

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Writing Christmas cards is always fun.

Get to work, we need some money.

Wear your hat, gloves and scarf.

Don’t forget your parka.

We’re going to play in the snow.

Oh how the holidays are fun.

The Manger for Baby Jesus

For Family Home Evening the other night, Tara did a lesson on helping each other. She bought a wood manger (crib for the layman), painted it, and gathered some straw. When the girls do something nice for someone else, they get to place a piece of straw in the manger. The goal is to make the manger as soft as possible for baby Jesus by Christmas morning. It has been a fun thing to remind the girls.

The girls cleaned my desk today without Tara and I knowing. Hopefully, I will be able to find all of my stuff. Here is the note that the girls left me.

The Best Picture of Overtime

Singing, Dancing, Climbing

The girls all have MP3 players and love them. Here are a few clips of Britney trying to climb up on the coach for the first time and Kaitlyn singing and dancing.

VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was Ashley's 9th birthday on the day of the BYU/Utah game. So we both went down to watch the big game. It was actually pretty warm the first half and started to cool down in the 2nd half as did the Cougars. We actually left right before the end of the game in the 4th quarter because I though that the Cougs would lose they played so crappy in the 2nd half. Plus, Coach Bronco blows and is a total wuss. We listened to overtime in the car, but we got home quick with a BYU victory. Fun day, fun win. FANS, PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS AS CLASSY AS POSSIBLE.

Lavell Edwards Stadium, or as we call it, the Lord's Stadium.