Tinker Boys BB Tournament in Wichita KS

Brock's basketball team was invited to play in a MLK boys basketball tournament. They practiced togather and competed in some drills before they went.

Granny and Granpa Steed showed up to cheer them on.

little sis gets some energy out between the game

Tinker Boys came in 3rd place and got a medal.

New ABUs

Which one of these salutes is correct?

Sooner Basketball

Brock & I went to a Sooner Vs KState basketball game.

We were in the visitors section on about the eighth row behind the goal.

It was a close game but KState pulled ahead by two points in the final seconds.

Ice Skating & Snow Sledding in OKC

Grace rides down a snow tube at the bricktown ballpark

Grace V ice skates at the ice rink.

Paula Harris our neice had fun skating with the 4 Vs

Brock's ankles look a little tired.

Grant's Zebra

Grant Mikkelsen has a zebra at the OKC Zoo!

Worlds larges toad.

Grace "Montanna" Vaughn

Santa brought Grace a pink basketball and a puppy that knew her name and grows in 4 days.

Hanna Montanna gave her a blonde wig and MB gave her a hand held MP3 player.

Santa's little helper poses before handing out gifts at Aunt Susan's

Xmas 2007

Brock and Grace got some good toys on Xmas morning

They hung their stockings with care in hopes that St Nick would soon be there at Grandma Cone's

Grace was up at 3 AM and Brock was up at 4 & 5 AM. We did not get up until the coffee was made at 0600.

Santa and Vaughn Kids

Santa visits Tinker AFB

Santa made a suprise visit to base to fix his sleigh at the depot. Brock and Grace were excited to see him and sit in his lap and tell them what they wanted.

Daisy was not as excited...

Hmmm....

I sub'd yesterday and discovered I have a bias.... I spent part of the morning helping with the special needs three year old class. I know this one sounds hard, but there are only five of them and another teacher, so I basically get to color and play with the train set for the whole morning. No problem!

In the afternoon, I helped out in the office. Now in this arena, I am cheerful but completely unskilled help. I can work the intercom system to answer the teachers and summon kids, I can answer the phone and pretty much just put people on hold and I can pitch hit for the clinic for kids with bumps and bruises. I don't think I am all that helpful to the staff.... Nonetheless, they keep hiring me for the job, so I must be better than nothing!

My bias comes from parents that don't know the name of their kids' teacher. It happens a lot more than I would have thought! And not just the Dads! There are parents who walk into the office (for a variety of reasons) and have absolutely no clue about who is teaching their kid. Please keep in mind that these are elementary school kids who are basically with the same teacher for the entire day and have been in this class for over four months. Most of these parents cannot even wager a guess.... Isn't that a little bit sad? Or am I losing it?

Oh well...

Happy last few days of school before another December break!

4Vs

Snow play in the watermelon field

Sadie the Australian shepherd will constantly eat snow if you throw it up in the air.

Cousin Paula and Grace take a break from snow play.

More cowbell

Michael Harris enjoys his new Xmas PJs

Pouncer loves on Brock.

Snowsledding in KS

We went up to hang out this weekend with the Harris family and went snow sledding Harris style...with a ski rope and a tractor. Paula is being drug behind by Uncle Danny driving the tractor. Daisy May runs frantically after the tractor barking.

Cousin Paula with Biscuit and Gravy.

Biscuit Sledding

Here is Brock sledding behind the tractor.

Gravy Sledding

Here is G Vaughn sledding on some fresh powder on the hills of Conway Springs KS.

Below Grace shows off her tractor sledding skills

No school

On the 5th-No-School-Ice-Day My True Love Gave to me........

Please God let it be patience!


Expecting 2 to 4 inches of Oklahoma snow tonight.....

Hoping school will happen on Monday......

Wish us luck!

Love,

4Vs

Ice Day number Three

Good morning from still frozen Oklahoma City! School is cancelled for the third day in a row this week. The 4Vs are doing fine, but much of the surrounding city is still out of power. The trees in the area really took a hit- there are an amazing number of branches down. Sadly, many of these branches took out power lines on their way to the ground.

Yesterday we had friends in town who came over to visit. They haven't had power in three days and may not get it back for three or four more. They came to visit us to get warm, take a shower and do a few loads of laundry! We may be hosting some of Mike's employees today. We are like a truck stop! Clean restrooms, laundry facilities and a hot meal!!

If you are in the area, stop by and we will set you up and maybe even sell you a lottery ticket!

Love,

4Vs

Paula Harris Visit to the OKC Zoo

Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.