Dynamite Indoor Soccer Team

Back Row: Coach Yost, Eric (Forward), Ryan (Defender), Toby (Forward), Blake (Goalie)

Front Row: Austin (Defender)

Thanks to a fellow soccer Mom, I just got hooked up with this team photo taken after their last game a couple weeks ago. 2 boys had bolted before it was taken, but this is most of the team.

January Recap

Arielle & Sydney at TTC Show
Mariah, Anne-Marie & Arielle w/ Playboy

Arielle & Playboy (with her new saddle pad that Santa brought her)

Toby playing at soccerplex. Unfortunately there was plexiglass surrounding the field and it was impossible to snap a good photo!

Toby's gingerbread house he made over at the Parkes'

Just love his little marshmallow snowman. He was only a couple inches tall.

LJVM Ice Skating on church youth night

Toby tearing it up on the ice

January flew by! We enjoyed a fun ice skating event with Tanglewood's YM & YW (I think that was actually Dec. 30th). That same night Jim & I made the 15 yr marriage milestone! Our celebration was quiet this year and included a dinner out at Olive Garden thanks to a giftcard (thanks Mom & Dad). I recognize almost every day that I am married to the most patient, loving, humble and wittiest guy in the world. He's the best!! Lucky me :) This winter, Toby played on an indoor soccer team at the Soccerplex for the first time and loved it. I loved that he had a great winter outlet that let him be active and not just sit in front of the computer. His coach was our neighbor, a wonderful guy who really cared about the boys and invested a lot of time and money into the team. Toby also got to play on a team with two of our neighbors Ryan & Blake so that was fun for him and for us Moms to visit at the game. His team (Dynamite) came in 2nd in the league- not too shabby! Arielle competed in her first local Winston-Salem horseshow at Thoroughbred Training Center in Mocksville just 45 minutes from home. It was a great, small show just her speed. She came home with a 3 ribbons & a big smile on her face. She got to take her favorite horse of the hour- Playboy (or "Walking on Sunshine"- his show name). Jim & I just studied & worked- not too much to write about there. I did let the New Year resolution time motivate me to make some new fitness goals. I am trying to be more consistent running with Casey 2x a week and also running long on Saturdays with as many of our running buddies as we can round up. I have registered for the first race of the season, March 5th Shamrock Shuffle 10k. Other New Year goals include: being earlier to work so I can open the office without being rushed and reading scriptures as a family more often & with more purpose.