Elli on Ice ~ Beginner 1 Class Oct. 7 (Video!)

Elli's sixth class of Beginner 1 level ice skating!

 Using a hockey stick for balance.

 Skating with a trainer.

Video!

Elli's still loving ice skating!

"Swingy Things" Playground Fun! (Video!)

Pictures from Oct. 8 ~

Walking across the "swingy things"!

Video ~ singing The Months of the Year song.  :)

Singing to One Direction!

Beautiful October Days Reading Outside

Sunny afternoon nap time stories on the deck.

Elli reading a new Scooby Doo phonics book from her preschool book order...

All done!  :)

More nap time stories on the deck snuggling under blankets.  :)

Walking at the Park

October was perfect weather for walking at the park.  I enjoy listening to Chip Ingram's podcast when I walk.

Elli on Ice ~ Beginner 1 Class Sept. 30 (Videos!)

Elli's fifth class of Beginner 1 level ice skating!

Video ~ forward two foot glide.

Video ~ skating in a circle.

 Skating in a circle.

Niagara Falls and Canada Trip ~ Part 5

We had to spend our second day in Canada getting our window fixed on our SUV after it was vandalized the day before.  :( 

Celebrating Elli's 1/2 Birthday (July 7) with a chocolate donut during breakfast!

The kids dancing to a song in the car while waiting on Daddy to talk to the window repair guys.

We had taped a trash bag to cover the broken window overnight.  The next morning it was raining on the way to get the window fixed and it was leaking inside, so Brady had to put up an umbrella inside the car!

View of downtown Montreal from the top balcony of our hotel.

Kaitlyn's Instagram~

"Rainy day in Montreal"

Eating wood-fired pizza at Il Focolaio!

 We enjoyed our hotel suite in downtown Montreal!           

Pride Band Competitions! (Video!)

We loved watching Brady perform in the Pride Band competitions last month!  The Pride Band's competition field show was titled, "Maskhara - Faces of Africa".

Oct. 4

 Brady playing tenor drums (far left).

One African mask was revealed at the beginning of each of the first three movements.

 During the final movement, the three masks were joined together to form Africa!  This shot caught the sun and made the masks appear gold!
They made it into the finals!

Kaitlyn drove from college and met us to see many of Brady's band competitions!

Oct. 14

 Elli wants to be in the band when she's older.  :)

The Pride Band won first in their division in this Tournament of Champions, and Drumline won first overall!

Video!

 Oct. 18

The Champion of Champions competition.

This picture shows the color and detail of the three masks that joined together to form Africa!

Elli conducted during the performance.  :)