Tyler - Football 2009

TYLER - #32

This was Tyler's first year of playing tackle football. He realized it was a much bigger commitment than flag football where there were no practices. We were trying to decide what team to put him on. He is in 3rd grade but should be in 2nd. So did he want to play with his friends that would be twice his size or did he want to play with his age and not know anyone. Well he chose to play for the 3rd grade team. He struggled because a lot of the kids had already played for at least one other year. So getting used to the many, many practices was hard for him. But he has been having a lot of fun. He is usually going up against kids twice his size but that doesn't scare him. He has no fear.

Tyler - blocking

Tyler getting ready for a kick return


Tyler playing on the line - #32

Tyler lining up

in a huddle

Pumpkin carving and Cookie decorating

Last night the boys carved pumpkins and I made cookies for them to frost and decorate. Lots of fun!!

Tyler

Dallas

Dylan

Dylan, Tyler, Dallas with their pumpkins



Dylan carving with Dallas being silly.

Tyler getting ready to carve

Dallas done carving

Back to School 2009

Tyler, Dylan, & Dallas at school

Dylan, Tyler, Dallas -- getting ready to leave for 1st day of school

Dylan

Tyler

Dallas

7-Peaks

Took the boys to 7-Peaks before school started

Lake Powell 2009

I didn't take a lot of pictures this year...seemed to do more video taping of the wakeboarding instead. Normally Dallas is the only one to really love wakeboarding and this year both Dylan and Tyler got into it. Both Dylan and Dallas are jumping the wake now. We told them that if they are able to jump it and land it, then we would buy them another gerbil....well we have added 2 girl gerbils to our family. Tyler did really well too...it was so fun to watch them progress and love it!!

Dylan jumping the wake

Tyler

Dylan with his fish

Marysvale 2009

Some pics of our trips to Marysvale a few weeks ago. We four-wheeled, hiked, relaxed, and ate some good dutch oven food. It is nice to get away from reality for awhile.

still has snow -- the boys had fun playing in it for awhile..

an old cabin

Dylan & Dallas's Friend Party

Dylan & Dallas requested the exciting candy bar game. They could have played that for hours, except for the kids who had 4 candy bars and wanted the game to end right then before someone could steal any from them.

They played some Red Rover.
The newspaper game.....


Cake Time

Present Time

17 Crazy Boys!!

Dylan & Dallas's 10th Birthday - Family Party

We had Dylan and Dallas's family Birthday party on Sunday. We gave them their PowerWings and we had given them their new baseball helmets last week so that they could wear them before their baseball season ended.

They chose to have dutch oven peach cobbler for their dessert instead of cake.

Dallas

Dylan's helmet had a skull and bat cross-bones with his name in flames.

Dallas's helmet said FEAR THIS with blue lightning and his name on the back.

Dylan

Dallas and his craziness

Dylan

Dylan & Dallas - Cubs Baseball

This is Dylan and Dallas's first year of the (kid pitch) Minor Leagues. It is literally a whole new ball game for them. They are doing a great job. The game seems to be all about stealing bases. It is pretty fun to watch.

Dallas has pitched in 2 of their games, and Dylan in 1 of their games. Dallas normally plays Short Stop and Dylan moves around from 3rd base, Left or Center Field. Although he played Catcher in this last game. They are both doing a great job fielding. Dylan is a great little hitter. Dallas is too, although he got hit by a ball and is scared, and now jumping out the box everytime the ball is pitched. We are trying to help him overcome that fear.

Dylan up to bat

Dallas up to bat

Dylan playing 3rd base and Dallas playing Short Stop


Dylan on 3rd base

Dylan playing Catcher

Tyler - MudCats Baseball

Tyler is playing machine pitch baseball this year and is loving it. He does a great job at hitting the ball. He is the only kid on the team to over run 1st base and then run to the right, but then he does love to over run 2nd base too. :) Shane is coaching his team this year and Tyler loves that!

Tyler playing Catcher. This is the position he always asks for.