Ice Skating Nationals

I flew to Spokane, Washington to have a girls trip with my sister's, sister in laws and my Mom. Owen came along for the trip. I was a little nervous because I had a lay over in Salt Lake City and I didn't know if I could time his feedings good enough for both take-offs. But it ended up working perfectly and Owen did awesome. I can't believe I haven't been on a plane for 5 years.
Above: Me, Jillyn, Syrene, Mindy, Patrice & Elizabeth
My Mom was taking the picture :)

I got to Spokane Wednesday night, January 20th. My Dad picked me up at the airport and took me straight to the arena to meet up with my family that had arrived already to watch some of the Jr. Ice Dancing. My favorite sports to watch are Gymnastics, Diving and Ice Skating. Chad knows if he sees any of those on TV he better record them. So this trip was so fun for me.

Here is Owen enjoying the show.

We spent the whole weekend watching the Ladies Ice Skating (2 times) and the Ice Dancing (3 times.) Plus some Jr. competitions. We went out to eat. Walked around the mall and enjoyed a few days to ourselves. We also drove 30 minutes out of the city to see my brother's house, ride his horses and see his newly built dental office. The office was huge and so beautiful.

This is his front desk area when you walk in.

When you walk through the door to go through the back office there is big wall separating the front office from the back office. Greg has a huge quote wall with such great quotes. I so want a quote wall in my future house one day.

We rode his horses and then my sister in law pulled out this tiny pony with tons of energy. They attached this cart to him and away we went. Greg told me he goes fast but I didn't believe him till jumped on. So funny. I just kept thinking how I wished my kids were with me because they would have been laughing hysterically.

I had no clue Sasha Cohen was coming back to try-out for the Olympics after taking off 4 years of competitive ice skating. She is my ABSOLUTE favorite ice skater. Seeing her in person was incredible. She got 4th place so she isn't going to the Olympics but she is hand's down still my favorite.

We were on TV. If you watched it or if you watch it on the internet you can see us whenever the ladies skated in their long program. When they finished you could see 3 posters on the first row of the 2nd level. That was us. Our babies were holding the signs. I think they never scanned in on us because it was so dark up there. So unfortunate...we could have really brought up the ratings with how cute our babies are.

I came home Sunday night. We had lots of fun but I came home so tired. I shared a bed at the hotel with my sister. She just got her walking cast on and she didn't wear it at night. So besides getting up with my baby in the middle of the night I'd get up to get hers for her. Then I'd make her a bottle and put her back in bed when Mindy was done feeding her. I guess I love my sister enough to sacrifice my sleep.