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Date

30 DEC 09 | 3:03PM

Summary

Kickin' it old school and skating at the rink.

One of the unique activities that we got to do while up in Wyoming was going to a roller skating rink that Jill’s parents had reserved just for the family. I have to say that I was quite surprised how terrible I was at it! I had assumed that it wouldn’t be any different than rollerblading, which I’ve done for a long time, but it turned out to be completely different.

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Before long, everyone had gotten the hang of it and we all had a lot of fun throwing around a football and kicking a soccer ball at each other. Before long, Asher decided to throw on some skates and take a spin around the rink. With a little help from Jill, he was quickly on his way to skating across the room by himself.

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Date

28 DEC 09 | 8:45PM

Summary

My feeble attempt to video a mountain run.

Today we went skiing and snowboarding, which is awesome because it’s been a couple of years since I’ve been able to go. I thought I would be clever and bolt my video camera to a bike helmet and get some great video of me going down the hill. Unfortunately, the camera was angled too low and most of what was captured was just a bunch of snow passing by. I did, however, manage to capture one moment when the camera was pointed in a direction other than down.

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Unfortunately, it was while I was rolling down the hill after catching the front edge of my snowboard.

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Date

26 DEC 09 | 4:12PM

Summary

Asher's first time in the snow.

Asher has never really seen snow before and so it was awesome to see him experience it for the first time. While initially he seemed a bit timid about sinking into this mysterious substance, he soon found an activity that allowed him to forget about the freezing cold – sledding!

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Jill’s parents live on the back side of a golf course, so there were plenty of fun hills for Asher and his cousin Abby to slide down. Of course, there were always plenty of aunts and uncles around to ask for a ride back up to the top of the hills.

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Date

25 DEC 09 | 5:33PM

Summary

Spending the Christmas holiday with Jill's family in Wyoming.

This year we had the opportunity to spend Christmas with Jill’s family in Riverton, Wyoming. Jill and Asher were able to fly up on the 17th, while I spent the week finishing some projects at work and made my way up on the 23rd. With the exception of Marcus who is on his mission in Uganda/Ethiopia, everyone was able to make it.

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We all had a blast and stayed very busy with all the various activities that were planned. Just some of the many fun things we did included sleeping overnight in a snow cave that we built in the back yard, skiing and snowboarding, roller skating, caroling, soaking in the hot tub in below zero temperatures, opening presents and more!

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Date

24 DEC 09 | 9:12PM

Summary

Breaking boards on Christmas Eve.

Jill and I were excited to share our newfound talent of board breaking with Jill’s brothers and sisters. While this isn’t generally part of their Christmas Eve celebration, we figured it’d be fun for everyone.

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Everyone who tried to break a board was eventually able to. Not surprisingly, it took me a couple of times to bet it to break. Jill’s little sister Marcia was able to bust through her board on her first try! It must be a talent that runs in the family.

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