A Family for Ellie-Kate

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

AWANA Grand Prix-- February 20, 2011

Emmy in front of the Grand Prix track-- 2/20/11

Daddy and Ellie-Kate

Emmy's car-- a cab design :)

Family Fun Day-- 2/20/11

Daddy and Ellie-Kate at the AWANA Grand Prix at Albany Baptist Church on Sunday, February 20, 2011.

Elena and Chelsea at the Lucky Fours 4-H Club bowling party on Sunday, February 20, 2011.

Ellie-Kate prepares to bowl her very first game EVER!! Welcome to bowling AND to 4-H, Ellie-Kate!!

Ellie-Kate, Daddy, and Emmy at the 4-H bowling party on 2/20/11.

Members of the Lucky Fours 4-H Club at the bowling alley on 2/20/11.

Future Scientists-- COSI exhibit in Athens-- 2/12/11

Ellie-Kate (above) and Emmy (below) attend a COSI exhibit at the mall in Athens on Saturday, February 12, 2011. (Yes, both of them are dressed for basketball b/c Emmy had a game right before the COSI event.)

On Thursday, February 10, 2011, Ellie-Kate dressed up in the fancy purple sweater vest that Grandma B. bought for her. She wore it to Wee Wigglers and received many compliments.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Ready to hit the slopes-- Sierra, Elena, and Chelsea

Smiling after a day of fun!! Elena, Sierra, and Chelsea

Chelsea, Sierra, and Elena

Sierra, Elena, and Chelsea

Chelsea, Sierra, and Elena are ready for a "good night's" sleep in the Mountain Lodge-- yup, air mattresses and mountain cold air make for a very cozy night-- NOT!!

*Our annual ski trip was marked by drama this year. On the way, the van started to shake, and I pulled over at the nearest stop-- over an hour from Athens. We had just bought new tires for the van that morning, and, come to find out, the mechanic failed to tighten the lug nuts on the left rear tire!! Praise God that He kept that tire from flying off as we drove down the highway!!!

During the tubing part of the trip, the girls connected with a few of the guys who were working the tubing area-- Aaron and Michael. They bought hot chocolate for one of them and then invited them into the lodge after they got off from work. On Sunday, the girls skiied over and visited with them again. Much fun with their new friends!! (Ah, teen-agers...)

We headed for home around 6 p.m., and I was almost ready to pull into a rest area when I spotted a huge tractor-trailor tire in our path. I veered into the next lane and bypassed it, but, again, praise God for allowing that lane to be clear so that we were once again safe from harm.

After an eventful but fun trip to Winterplace, we got back to Athens around 10 p.m. on Sunday night-- in time to watch the last minute of what sounded like an exciting Super Bowl on the radio. The girls dubbed this trip "the best ski trip EVER!"