Wrestling Tournaments 2 and 3

Tucker had his 2nd and 3rd wrestling tournaments these past Saturdays.  The 2nd tournament was pretty tough for Tucker. He had to wrestle a boy who was at least 3 inches taller than him and he just couldn't get in to take a shot because this boy just tall.  He ended that day winning 1 match by points and loosing the other 2 matches by points.  He still ended up taking 3rd place.

The pictures below are from the 3rd wrestling tournament.  He was very nervous about wrestling again, but he got out there and worked really hard.  He won 2 of the 3 matches both by pins.  His second match he lost by points, but it was really tough match and close score at the end.  I'm so proud of him for getting back out there and working so hard.  He ended up with 2nd place.  He is looking forward to next Saturday.

match 1 win by pin

working hard to get the pin

match 3 win by pin

2nd Place!

Another Renaissance Assembly

The boys had their Renaissance Assembly for 2nd quater and I was super proud of them again!  They both worked hard and got the highest card this time!  I love that they are such hard workers and strive to do their very best in school.

Another Gold Card for Tucker

Trey getting a hug and his card from his teacher

Trey earned a Gold Card this time!

They both got selected for the game this time!

Lassoing trashcans...They both managed to lasso their cans!

A hike at Red Rocks

We took advantage of the mild weather and went for a hike at one of my favorite places.  It is beautiful and not very crowded. 

Ty reading the signs for us

Tucker's first Wrestling Tournament of the Season

Tucker joined a club wrestling team and this past weekend he wrestled in his first wrestling tournament.  He was so nervous about it, but once it came time to wrestle he did awesome.  His first match he won by points (12-8).  The second match he pinned the guy in the first round.  Then in his third match he pinned that guy too and he did it in 17 seconds (I will try to post the video that I took, but blogger is giving me trouble uploading things today).  He was so proud of himself and we were all so proud of him too.  I love wrestling, but man is it stressful to watch.  I'm so proud of my boy!

warming up for the tournament

Checking in for his first match

Working hard during his first match

Working on the pin

WIN

Waiting for his Championship match to start

1st Place!!

Tucker and his cousins...they took 2nd and 3rd

Trying out the bikes Santa left

Despite us finally having some cold winter weather, it warmed up enough for us to venture out to the local park and try out the new bikes and scooter.  It was a beautiful day and felt nice to be outside again!

Riding his scooter he got on his birthday.

Excited for his new bike!

Tucker just wanted to ride!!!

Riding the scooter didn't last long, he decided to walk and have me take his picture a bunch of times!

Finally...for my Trey

Trey Finally lost his first tooth.   It has been loose for a while now (can you see the grown up tooth that already grew in behind the baby tooth??)  He did not want anyone else to pull it out because he is a big kid and can do it himself...So as he was sitting in front of the computer he was pushing it with his tongue and pushed it out all the way!

I don't know if you can tell, but he is just a little bit excited!

New Year's Eve

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013!!!!!
From our family to yours!

Cheers to 2013!

Electric Safari

This year we went to the electric safari again, but we went a couple of days after Christmas and we had decided to make it our new tradition to go after because there were hardly any people there.  We could wander around and not worry about being separated (because we always come in a big group).  We also were able to stop and enjoy the warm fire pits without having to fight for a spot of warmth.

We even got to see the new Elephant area..it is awesome and we can't wait until it is finished!

This is our normal crew we go out with....we have fun!

Ty getting a ride from Grampa

The girls with the pretty flowers

We always have to stop and take a pic with the bear and as usual Ty is not in the picture because he is afraid of the bear!

A few more pics from December

My dad's birthday!

The big 6-0!!

Me and my baby at Devin's winter band concert!

Devin is the cool kid in the back playing the big drum!

Christmas Day 2012

We had a beautiful white Christmas!  It was a great day to celebrate Jesus' birth with our family.  After a pretty relaxed morning, we headed to Church, came back home, and then the boys' cousins came over to have a little celebration!  We opened presents and played on of our new boardgames!  Our family LOVES boardgames and I think between all of us we got 7 new games.  Our new favorite is called Dicecapades.  If you love games, this is a must have.  (We have already played it 4 or 5 times)  So FUN!!  The rest of the night we just relaxed...a very good Christmas!

The boys after Church...they were so excited for freshly fallen snow on Christmas!

It's a lot easier to get a group picture of all the kids when you have presents to bribe them with!!!

Me and my handsome boys!

Christmas Morning 2012

Santa is an awesome man and thanks to him we had a pretty awesome Christmas morning!  The highlights of the morning were definitely the bikes for the big boys and Packer's Jerseys for all the boys. (If you can't tell we love us some Packer Football!)