Dan and I both had yesterday off so we enjoyed what little snow we have and went sledding with Diesel! Note to self... open your eyes while zooming down the hill. I hit a trench at the bottom and gave myself whiplash... ouch! But luckily a trip to Rumbi Island Grill for lunch made everything better!

Chinese Ballet

For those of you who don't know, I love watching ballet. My mom sent this to me and I thought it was so neat I had to post it. It goes to show you that good things can come out of trials. Click this link to watch it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnLVRQCjh8c. Here's their story... In a Chinese modern dance competition on TV one very unique couple won one of the top prizes. The lady, in her 30's, was a dancer who had trained since she was a little girl. Later in life, she lost her entire left arm in an accident and fell into a state of depression for a few years. Someone then asked her to coach a Children's dancing group. From that point on, she realized that she could not forget dancing. She still loved to dance and wanted to dance again. So, she started to do some of her old routines, but, having lost her arm, she had also lost her balance. It took a while before she could even make simple turns and spins without falling. Then she heard of a man in his 20s who had lost a leg in an accident. He had also fallen into the usual denial, depression and anger type of emotional roller coaster. But, she determined to find him and persuade him to dance with her. He had never danced, and to "dance with one leg...are you joking with me? No way!" But, she didn't give up, and he reluctantly agreed thinking, "I have nothing else to do anyway." She started to teach him dancing 101. The two broke up a few times because he had no concept of using muscle, how to control his body, and knew none of the basic things about dancing. When she became frustrated and lost patience with him, he would walk out. Eventually, they came back together and started training seriously. They hired a choreographer to design routines for them. She would fly high (held by him) with both arms (a sleeve for an arm) flying in the air. He could bend horizontally supported by one leg with her leaning on him, etc. In the competition, as you will see, they dance beautifully and they legitimately won the competition.

Dirty Thirty

Sean, Sean, Sean,

Where do we begin? ... Oh, how about with HAPPY BIRTHDAY! It seems like only yesterday you were poopin' your pants and Jess was cleaning up the mess. Oh wait, that was yesterday!! We feel awful about missing your b-day, especially your dirty number 30! But what's in a number? That merely means you've lived 10 years, 3 times! We hope you had a great birthday and we love you! Here is our shrine to Sean... enjoy!

He's always good for a laugh... He's a strong, helping hand...

and he'll always know how to go too far!

Christmas in Jackson

This year for Christmas, we were fortunate to drive safely to and from Jackson Hole, WY to spend Christmas with my sister, Becky, and brother-in-law, Eric. We had a blast with them and not only is Jackson beautiful in the spring, summer, and fall, but in the winter too! We played in the snow a lot and had fun sledding down their driveway! Diesel makes a great sled dog... he pulled until he was running and we were flying! He also enjoyed playing with his cousin, Mika the Malamute! Unfortunately, she did not live up to her breed and would only pull a little until Diesel was beside her... we were counting on her strength to give us record speed! Of course, we had to have a race and the winner was.........(drum roll please)........ Becky! We blammed it on the fact that she had Baby Wilcox weighing down the front of the sleigh! All in all it was a great Christmas and we feel so blessed to have spent it with family!

Klippel's Visit

Thanksgiving 2007

Thanksgiving 2007

This year we spent Thanksgiving by ourselves. It was different, but fun! I made my first Thanksgiving turkey, and as you can see, it was scrumptious! Dan helped with the cooking but eating was his favorite part. We had fun putting up the Christmas decorations and watching football! We hope everyone else had a wonderful Thanksgiving!