For those of you who haven't seen the girls play here are some rough cuts of one of their games. Jade wanted me to make sure and note that she had a hurt foot for her game so she was running a little funny. The song that the video is set to is Stronger- the kids like it because they think they are pretty tough stuff when they are playing. And actually they are pretty tough chicks- I've seen them get a ball to the face, the gut, the back, they've fallen down, but they always seem to get back up and keep on going!! Plus they do have a great coach who has a necessary cameo in the video. - Thanks Mike for caring about the girls! They are a lot of fun to watch!
Check out the size of the girls they are playing against. Toward the middle end of the video you see Cambrie running next to a girl who is almost double her size! Note that I did slow some stuff down, but I did not speed anything up- so they really can hustle when they want to!! Jade is #5 and Cambrie is #3
Make sure you stop the music down below in the red column so you can hear the videos music!!
Our Christmas tree has never been one of fluff and stuff- which was awkward for me because growing up we always had a Charlie Brown kids tree, that we could do what ever we wanted with, and then my Mom had "Her Tree" which always had white lights and decorations that were practically perfect. So when Brian and I got married and only had one tree for obvious reasons, we had homemade ornaments and some that his Mom had given us, that were his when he was little. I thought we did it this way because we were starving students and couldn't afford anything else. It wasn't until later that I discovered that this is the kind of tree Brian wanted to have. He pointed out to me that this kind of tree had meaning and sentiment to it. This year I truly caught the feeling and meaning of our eclectic tree. As the kids pulled out the different ornaments that we have collected in years past, Brian would tell them the story of when or how or from who we got that particular ornament. They thought it was so cool that we still had ornaments that Brian had when he was a little boy. It was also neat to hear Brian tell the kids about his Grandma Stacey, because the glass ball ornaments we have used to be hers. They also learned that the candy canes represented the hooks of the Shepard's. It was a great opportunity to teach the kids about many things. Of course their favorite ornaments were the ones that had their names or pictures on them. I saw the pride they took in placing a piece of "their lives" on our "family tree". It was a fun activity that we all did together! Now although I love the look of the elegant trees, I look forward to trimming our tree again next year and being able remember family and friends and the good times we all have had together.
