Elli on Ice ~ Beginner 1 Class Sept. 16 (Videos!)

Here are some pictures and videos of Elli during her third class of Beginner 1 level ice skating!

Group class ~ working on the forward one foot glide.

Video ~ practicing the forward swizzle and the forward one foot glide during the public skate session.

Video ~ Elli demonstrating the skill "fall and stand up unassisted".  :)

Reading at the Park

A beautiful late September day... 

 Mama and Elli.  <3

There are often geese at the pond.

 Tube slide.

Swinging.

Pretend ice cream shop.  :)

Pumpkin Patch!

We went to a pumpkin patch today and saw some farm animals and picked out some pumpkins!

So many pumpkins!

Baseball Pancakes!

I made baseball pancakes for the World Series game last night!

For the red stitching, I mixed some red food coloring with a little pancake batter in a Ziploc bag and then cut off one corner of the bag to squeeze it onto the pancake.

Warmed maple syrup for the pancakes, sausage patties, and orange juice completed our breakfast for dinner.  :)

Elli on Ice ~ Beginner 1 Class Sept. 9 (Videos!)

Here are some pictures and videos of Elli during her second class of Beginner 1 level ice skating!

Elli discovered she could spin on ice!

Video ~ a little spin.

Video ~  lots of spinning!

Working on the placement of the feet for the swizzle.  Pointing toes together for the swizzle is called the "frown". 

Putting heels together for the swizzle is called the "smile".

Video ~ working on the placement of feet for the swizzle.

Video ~ skating with the trainer.

A Little Picnic

While Daddy helped Grandpa with his computer, Elli and Mommy went outside and played frisbee and golf and had a little picnic.  :)

Homecoming ~ 2014

Here are some pictures from Homecoming last Friday!

The Traditions Band performing in front of the courthouse after the Homecoming parade.

Brady playing tenors.

Elli and Brady.

Bundled up for the football game.

Giving a high five to the Pirate mascot!

The ring pop.  :)

After the football game, the Traditions Band performed their light show, "The Music of Billy Joel".

Brady asked his date to Homecoming when he went on a date to Worlds of Fun.  At the top of a roller coaster before the camera took the "roller coaster photo", Brady opened his shirt to reveal "HC?" painted on his t-shirt.  She said yes!  She had planned on asking him that night if he didn't. :)

 Her corsage.

Going out to dinner and then the Homecoming dance on Saturday!

Dominoes!

Brady set up some Dominoes for Elli!

 It says "Elli"!

This is Queen Elsa from "Frozen" throwing ice from her hand.  It says "let it go"! (a song from the movie).