Last week we went miniture golfing with our kiddies- hilarious to say the least!! Enjoy the pix-
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Full speed ahead!
Zayne after the Centennial High School Tourny- 4th place!!
Zayne after his 1st match of the day! He went three rounds, I was so tired---I mean he was so tired! Check out the look on his face! How familiar is that dazed look- all of my running pals?? In the picture above, James is trying to give advice, the only problem is we were football, basketball, track, cross country people, wrestling is a whole new world for us!!
Barry Jones we need your help!!
So we decided to let Zayne try wrestling out this year. James nor I know anything about the sport, but Zayne really wanted to do it. For all of you who don't know our Z-man- he is about as sweet and gentle as they come. Zayne has cousins who wrestle, a couple of them state champions- we thought hey, we will let him practice and learn this year and if he really likes it, it may help boost his confidence a little. Then next year if he still liked it, he could enter into some tournaments. After 4 practices, he really really wanted to enter a tournament, so we let him- I didn't go-- but get a phone call from his dad out of breath and beside himself-, "Zayne won his first match!! " He ended up taking 2nd-!! He was so excited! So 2 weeks later, he went to another big tournament in Boise- I was able to go and cheer him on. Let me just say, I had know idea what to expect!! He went out onto the mat, hundreds of people in the stands, wearing a singlet......(this is the boy who can barely stand to say an opening pray or talk in primary) - I was so stinkin nervous for him. I was shaking, my heart was pounding in my chest-never in all my years of competing, had I ever felt so stressed and happy and excited all at once! The match started and I have no idea where my little sweet Zayne was- the boy in the blue singlet was agressive and competing, trying as hard as he could to beat his opponent. His match went three rounds and Zayne won by points- when it was over I was exhausted!! I felt like I just ran a cross country race- Nobody ever warned me of the feelings you get when watching your kids go out there by themselves and give it their all- it was amazing. He won a couple and lost a couple that day, ended up 4th- the little guy was disappointed cuz 1-3 earned medals! I have to say though, my proudest moment was watching him not quit- he was a total scrapper! I love that!! Way to go Z-man! You're our little fighter!!
Zayne after his 1st match of the day! He went three rounds, I was so tired---I mean he was so tired! Check out the look on his face! How familiar is that dazed look- all of my running pals?? In the picture above, James is trying to give advice, the only problem is we were football, basketball, track, cross country people, wrestling is a whole new world for us!!
Barry Jones we need your help!!
So we decided to let Zayne try wrestling out this year. James nor I know anything about the sport, but Zayne really wanted to do it. For all of you who don't know our Z-man- he is about as sweet and gentle as they come. Zayne has cousins who wrestle, a couple of them state champions- we thought hey, we will let him practice and learn this year and if he really likes it, it may help boost his confidence a little. Then next year if he still liked it, he could enter into some tournaments. After 4 practices, he really really wanted to enter a tournament, so we let him- I didn't go-- but get a phone call from his dad out of breath and beside himself-, "Zayne won his first match!! " He ended up taking 2nd-!! He was so excited! So 2 weeks later, he went to another big tournament in Boise- I was able to go and cheer him on. Let me just say, I had know idea what to expect!! He went out onto the mat, hundreds of people in the stands, wearing a singlet......(this is the boy who can barely stand to say an opening pray or talk in primary) - I was so stinkin nervous for him. I was shaking, my heart was pounding in my chest-never in all my years of competing, had I ever felt so stressed and happy and excited all at once! The match started and I have no idea where my little sweet Zayne was- the boy in the blue singlet was agressive and competing, trying as hard as he could to beat his opponent. His match went three rounds and Zayne won by points- when it was over I was exhausted!! I felt like I just ran a cross country race- Nobody ever warned me of the feelings you get when watching your kids go out there by themselves and give it their all- it was amazing. He won a couple and lost a couple that day, ended up 4th- the little guy was disappointed cuz 1-3 earned medals! I have to say though, my proudest moment was watching him not quit- he was a total scrapper! I love that!! Way to go Z-man! You're our little fighter!!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Garden Time!!
We have been busy trying to get our garden ready here in the Idaho desert. Because of the dry, no nutrient ground, we had to clear the desert floor, build boxes and bring in good top soil. Now we just need to haul in some manure and mix it all in. In my mind I never envisioned this being such a project..... what's new right? We have jack rabbits and lots of other critters out here and so we also need to build a fence around the whole thing. I am a bit picky when it comes to lawn and garden stuff, I decided if we are going to do it, I will spend the time to do it somewhat organized and hopefully keep it clean and neat. Thank goodness for lots of kiddies!! We may need to have a couple more!! :) Cross your fingers we can get the stuff to grow! For Mothers Day we also planted a row of Burning Bush shrubs for my mom- to border the drive way- from the desert. My kids helped haul and plant all 55 of them. During the planting, my dad's dog Chloe, stole Kaden's tootsie pot, found shade under the wheelbarrow, and chewed and licked the whole thing! It was really funny. I have never seen a dog hold a sucker like that.
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