Just a "Little" Snow! 12-22-2011

There was just a "little" snow at the Schneider Family's Colorado vacation home! What a fun way to spend a vacation!

Hanukkah poem 2011 by Russ ירחמיאל

(This is an original poem written by a fellow skating coach.  It is such a good poem, I'm passing it on!)

Hanukkah poem 2011 by Russ ירחמיאל

Twas the night before Hanukkah and we were prepared, with candles for lighting, singing, and prayers.

The menorah was placed on the table with care, a sign that the Festival of Lights was quite near.

My Zadie was dancing the Horah with glee and Bubbie fried Latkes especially for me.

The Dreidel was spinning again and again to see the letters nun, gimmel, hay, and shin.

When out in the kitchen there arose such a clatter, Oy vey, someone must have dropped the gefilte fish platter.

We laughed and we sang and we ate for 8 nights.

Happy Hanukkah to all and L’Chaim to Life.

Annabelle and Joel Perform In Broadmoor Skating Club's Exhibition of National Competitors 12-18-11

Annabelle and Joel were honored to be asked to participate in Broadmoor Skating Club's First Annual Exhibition of National Competitors! They skated GREAT!

Photo With Santa In Detroit 12-15-2011

Just before my dad boarded his plane when we were in Detroit, we were approached by Santa and his elves and were told we could get a free photo taken with Santa! I jumped at the opportunity and there were no strings attached. The holiday spirit of giving was there for weary travelers. What a great way to end a very fun and memorable Junior Nationals.

Annabelle and Joel Had So Much Fun Competing At Junior Nationals 2012!

Another Junior Nationals is over for the Schneider-Farris family. The Schneider-Farris kids have taken part in the event for 5 years in a row!

Goals for Annabelle and Joel are to learn new moves and improve and to keep getting better at pairs. We'd like to find a new ice dance or pair partner for Rebekah.

Of course, the goals would be for the kids to all qualify for "big nationals" next season! It's been a wonderful ice skating journey that continues to be rewarding and fun.

• No More "Stand-Alone" US Junior Figure Skating Championships

Parade of Lights 2011 - Wow was it cold!

Last night, Annabelle and other kids from Mountain Vista Homeschool Academy marched in Colorado Springs Parade of Lights and twirled their batons. It was so cold last night and it was snowing, but many people, including the Schneider-Farris family were there to cheer everyone on!

Thanks, "Coach Tiff!"

Yesterday, I put together an article about Tiffany Hyden-Dombeck who coached Rebekah and Joel in ice dancing since they were young kids.

It was so fun to write the article. I was inspired to write it since addition to writing for About.com, I write for Examiner.com and I was asked for articles about coaches that give back and have a passion for what they do. Tiffany certainly has done that.

The article made me appreciate Tiffany so much. Thank you, Tiffany, for giving so much of yourself to the Schneider-Farris family!

• Ice dancing coach Tiffany Hyden-Dombeck goes over and above for her skaters