Skiing

It was about 17 degrees when we went to Millcreek Canyon to try out our skiing skills. We towed the kids up the canyon on their skis. http://youtu.be/hBTDXbIEwrg

And they skied down in the cross-country tracks. http://youtu.be/-xpCPEZEviI

Jovie yelled at every skier that we passed, "Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah!"At the gate where we loaded up, Jovie told someone, "I derailed from the tracks a lot". That skier said, "A lot of us do that. It's no problem."
 
We saw a huge elk wandering around Millcreek Canyon. http://youtu.be/RfBJS4lcSiA

Jovie: I'm Tin Lizzie. I sell bumper stickers. Car, do you want to buy a bumper sticker?
Me: Sure. What does your bumper sticker say?
Jovie: 'Don't bump into me.' Car, stop laughing.

Jovie: Mom, can you put on my orange shoes? Mom, hurry! You're wasting time to put on my orange shoes!

We're seriously potty training while Todd is home for the holidays. This means that we have a lot of conversations about bathrooms. She gets a sticker for every time she uses the potty and she chose a "movie night with popcorn" for her reward when the sheet is full. I also told her that she could have a candy cane off the tree on our front porch if she has a whole day with no accidents. After one accident, she was campaigning for a candy cane and I said, "Jovie, I told you what you need to do to get a candy cane." She said, "Mom, stop telling me about candy canes and give me one." Just for the record, she actually uses a pretty sweet tone of voice when she's saying these things that look so sassy when I just type them out.