Couch Potatoe

This has been a little stressful Fall/Winter for many reasons....

Just when you think it can't get any worse....

We need Santa to bring Victoria a bubble to live in.

She just started 6 weeks off the ice. 

You try telling a very physically active person to not do her favorite thing.

Just when you think she will adjust, she fainted in Jill's barn onto the 

cobblestone floor and got a head concussion. 

Seriously???

Now she has headaches to go with her frustration of not being able to Ice skate, snow board, ride bikes, snow shoe, run......

Now Victoria is rehabilitating her knee and her head.

God has an intense way of slowing our lives down. 

Snow...snow...and more snow.....

Wasatch Freedom Classic

Both the girls were supposed to do the Wasatch Freedom Classic but Victoria pulled out of the competition when her knee continued to worsen. Daphne skated beautifully and received a medal for First place. Victoria did Daphne's warm up while Daphne's coach was busy with another skater. It gave Victoria something to do and get her mind off the fact that she wasn't skating.

Winter Show

Both Daphne and Victoria skated in the Winter Show this year.

Daphne was very excited to be almost Jared's 6'3"

Victoria skated to "Mary did you Know" by Scotty McCreary. She sprained her MCL back in August. After the Winter Show, she will be in a heavy duty knee brace and off the ice for 6 weeks while doing physical therapy to rehabilitate her knee. She was really worried about her program because they had to take out all jumps out of her program. She only did fancy foot work and spins. She pulled it off and skated beautifully. I don't think anyone even noticed that she didn't do any jumps. 

We are so proud of Daphne. She skated to Dancing in the Light. She did some moves that she didn't feel comfortable doing and was able to do it well. I'm so glad that she skated her program for the show. She was beautiful.

Kaleb announced the entire show. I love hearing his voice over the loud speaker. He announced Daphne as his Beautiful Sister and Victoria his Firey Tempered Sister. It was awesome!

Victoria loves her coach Julie!

Julie is the best and really understands teen girls really well, especially for being a Mama to 4 adorable little boys!

No Electricity

We forgot that we had a scheduled power outage, so we really weren't prepared.

We have a funny joke with our good friend Rachael that when the going gets

tough, you eat French Toast. Especially, French Toast from Kneaders.

So Victoria, made french toast on the wood stove.

This is where the old men hang out when the wood stove is pumping out heat!

Friends for Life

Jill is an amazing person!

She constantly gives of herself to others....especially to kids.

She is probably the most generous person I know and we love her.

She is like an Aunt to Victoria since she has been in the

 4H Dog Program since she was 9 years old. She has helped Victoria through

a tough year. We feel so blessed to have a friend like Jill.

Ski Dog...

Oh wait....

I've been corrected

I'm Not a Ski Dog Mom.

I Snowboard!

Okay, okay.....