Ice Skating!

I love the smile on Lily Grace's face and mine. It's that forced type smile because we are really concentrating on standing up. HA!

So excited and cute

Getting warm in the lodge after skating

Look at our smiles now that we are on "steady ground" in the lodge. Much bigger! HA!

The zoo announced that it would be opening an ice skating rink throughout the holidays this year. We have been so excited about taking Lily Grace. Matt took off work today and off we went.
Matt knows how to ice skate. Lily Grace, well she's four and lives in the south so it was her first time. Me, being a lifetime southern girl have only been once. I was 8 years old and on a church field trip. The only thing I really remember about the experience is how fast my legs could go without my body following. I flailed along the side of that rink, holding onto the bar for dear life. So you can understand why I was a little apprehensive about today. I am happy to report that Matt was a great teacher and had Lily Grace and I going around the rink within minutes. (I only hit the floor once. Now let me just add, that when you do "hit the floor," there is nothing remotely graceful about that. And getting back up, well that is a sport own its own.)
Lily Grace smiled the entire time and could have skated all day long I do believe. We had to pinkie promise to return.
Matt, as always, you were wonderful with her (and me) and I loved watching you teach her something new.

Skating with Daddy

Feliz Navidad

Lily Grace can often be heard singing around here and last night was no exception, just one of her more entertaining performances. With her upcoming Preschool Christmas program approaching, she has been focused on Christmas songs and with her new-found love for Spanish class, this song in particular. She said that her Spanish teacher showed her how to sing it. Apparently, Lily Grace took it seriously and threw a bit of herself into it. HA! Each time she sings it, she does so with this same exaggerated expression and I just had to video it. Of course, she was all too happy to perform, after she got up on the stool, which she deemed her stage. By the way, according to her all of that pointing, is her pointing to each audience member. Sorry the video is short. It was quickly interrupted by all of my laughter. You can see why.

Thankful for our Blessings

Today is about giving thanks. As we join family, play games, share laughs and pass tons of food around the table, we are reminded of how very blessed we are.

Our blessings are bountiful and our Heavenly father has prepared a feast for us beyond anything we can imagine. Thanks be to God!

Happy Thanksgiving!