Skating Lessons

I am so proud of Brooke and Presley. We went to skate lessons today and they learned to skate without the walker. They even wore in-line skates and did great. For those of you who want to teach your kids this is what you tell them.

1. Hold your hands out in front of you.

2. Step side to side by picking one foot up at a time.

3. If you feel you are going to fall, bend your knees and place your hands on your knees.

4. If you do fall, get on all fours like  a dog and put one foot in front of you and then the other and stand up.

As we skated around the floor I would remind them of these four things and they were skating all by themselves. Now, they were not zooming around but they were skating. I was thrilled to see them accomplish skating. They have lessons every Saturday and we will be there until they are skating like champs. I am one happy mother today. I love seeing my children accomplishing new tasks. It puts a smile on my face and makes my heart happy!

Epiphany Pagent

The girls were angels in the Epiphany Pagent and were darn cute angels. Presley wasn't paying attention at one point and all the other angels had walked away to sit down and she was the lone angel in her own little world and then she realized she was standing all by herself. The look on her face was so adorable. It mad me laugh at my sweet littl "P." Brooke couldn't sit still and her wings came off and someone had to fix her wings during the pagent. Baby Jesus was Mrs. Benefiel's baby and the girls were so thrilled to meet baby Kale. Mrs. Benefiel is one of the girls teachers so that really made it all so special. The service was great and the girls were really excited about being angels as well as getting to eat cake at the reception afterwards. Presley had two pieces of cake and Brooke stood in line and waited for a piece of cake that had brown icing on it. It just made me smile at her little quirks.

The term epiphany means "to show" or "to make known" or even "to reveal." In Western churches, it remembers the coming of the wise men bringing gifts to visit the Christ child, who by so doing "reveal" Jesus to the world as Lord and King.

New Year's Day Dinner

Once again we had a great New Year's Day dinner at the Vanvoorhis home. Good food and good friends is a great way to spend the first day of the New Year. All the kids had a great time. I brought my tripod so we could get a picture of the whole group. Thanks Carole and Vic for a great dinner.

New Year's Eve

We spent New Year's Eve at the LaRovere home for their annual pizza making party. The girls made some great pizzas. Presley put bacon, ham and cheese on hers. Brooke just wanted cheese and tomatoes on hers but later she said, "she didn't like the tomatoes cooked." They really enjoyed playing with Marco and they were silly. The girls were attached to two neighbors Hope and Autumn. I went to check on them and the girls were teaching Brooke and Presley how to dance. Presley was too funny because she didn't want me to watch her dance. Hope and Autumn were great baby sitters. They colored pictures with the girls and kept them entertained. Happy New Year! My New year's resolution is to lose weight and get into shape. I'll let you know how that goes throughout the year.

We Can Skate!

We went roller skating at Skate Town. I would have never taken the girls by myself until Shannon informed me they had little walkers to help them learn to skate. The best invention ever. The girls did great for their first time to roller skate. Presley was a little more cautious but had more control. Brooke had a hard fall but got right back up. They only lasted 45 minutes but it seemed a lot longer. It was a fun time and it was great to see Abby and Josh. While I was taking pictures of the kids thye decided to make funny faces which was too cute. Skate Town has lessons every Saturday morning for five dollars. I think I may take the girls so they can learn to skate. It brought back memories of when I went roller skating at Big Wheel years ago. It made me feel really old, but glad I am where I am today.