happiness is . . . . .

watching Riley beat Tanner at Ping Pong!

day 16

We had a long day of wrestling but we came home with a champion. Riley placed 1st in his bracket, winning all three of his matches. Tanner wrestled at a different tournament where he placed 3rd & made it in time to see and coach Riley's final championship match. It was exciting!

day 12

Tanner: "The only thing I could think about was getting all the letters on the mat" (refering to the tattoo on his opponents back).


He gets the pin. All the letters are on the mat.


Exciting to have Grandpa Val here to watch.

day 1.............2010

Tanner wrestled in a tournament and did very well. He was 4-0 going into the championship round, where he lost to a very good wrestler.

day 245

Tonight was the last football game for Tanner's JV Season at Whitney High School. He had a great season and a fantastic last game. Some great tackles at very crucial times and an interception. Whitney came out on Top and beat Placer High School. We are so proud of him! Each week a player from each team is awarded a special award for different qualities. Tanner received two this season, one for respect and one for work ethic/hard work. To receive even one is an honor so to be the recipient of two awards is great! I love the qualities that he works so hard on. He is very much respected and admired by his coaches and teamates. The environment of a football team can be quite rough and Tanner knows that he stands outs amongst his peers and that is not always the easiest thing. He may not be the best athlete on the team but he certainly gives everything he does 200% and never ever gives up! He will retire his #7 jersey after this year, as the quarterback on Varsity is #7 but we look forward to what he will accomplish next year wearing a different number.
And now on to Wrestling Season!

day 239 & 240

Gratitude Daily . . . Grandparents! They are so supportive! We love to have them visit!

It's been a while since we have done a Fall sports update. The boys are all doing great, winning some, losing some but having a great time. Whitney Football is doing great, The Wildcats won this weekend in a very convincing way. We are on to play the last regular season game next week and it's sort of bittersweet! Can you believe how quickly time is passing right now? I can't, it makes me a bit sad! I want to slow things down a bit.

day 226

Whitney High School Homecoming 2009

Whitney High School Homecoming 2009. We hosted dinner at our house and it was a great time. I am totally biased but I think these are two very handsome boys and 2 very beautiful dates.

day 214

Texans certainly know how to eat, and eat well is what we did while in Dallas. We had Chicken Fried Steak as big as a frisbee and enough fajitas to serve an army. Down home southern cooking at it's finest!

day 213

Chris, Katie & Tanner spent the weekend in Dallas TX with Meg, Brandon, Tate & Coy. Although the weather was not so great, the company was fabulous. The boys golfed and the competition was stiff, but alas Tanner lost to Uncle Brandon on the 18th Hole. (I think he still needs to wash the dogs to pay his debt!!)

day 203-206

Tanner & Taylor's 16th Birthday Celebration! We had a party to celebrate the big day for the boys with all of their friends. Good Food, Good Fun and Great Kids!

day 185

sunday nap...........

day 176

Whitney High School Football Season has started! Tanner played on Friday night against Fernley Nevada in their home opener. He is #7. Here is a clip of the most exciting play of the game. More exciting is that they won 13-0 and Tanner had a great game. I am working on video highlights but enjoy this until they are up.

Tanner was one of the team captains for the game.

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A Whitney Tradition......The players come sing for the fans the fight song after each game, win or lose.

day 172

I love these boys!
Not really the best photo, a quick one taken with my phone at dinner tonight.

day 170

Tanner had a football scrimmage against Grant High School. They were the state champions last year and have some BIG boys that play for them. Our Wildcats held their own and looked really pretty good. Tanner did not dress for this game. We had his hand xrayed again after the game and it was determined that it was not broken. He will dress out for practice on Monday and get ready for next weeks home opener against Fernley Nevada.

day 163

Uh-Oh! Another Football injury. The Maroon & Gold scrimmage at Whitney High School was tonight. Tanner hurt his hand and we spent the evening at Urgent Care. The x-rays show a "line" which could be a fracture but it is along the growth plate. They want to redo the xrays in about a week once the swelling has gone down. Tanner cannot use his hand at all and is hoping for a speedy recovery and to be back out on the field soon.

day 158, 159, 160

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's back to school we go! The First Day of School! Tanner and Taylor are Sophomores at Whitney High School, Riley is in 7th Grade at Granite Oaks Middle School, and Zach is in 4th Grade at Breen Elementary. It should be an exciting year!

day 151

although they have been working out for months, the first official practice of the 2009 Whitney High Football season started today.

day 143

On Sunday morning we enjoyed "Music and the Spoken Word" at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City as it was filmed for television.

day 142

we spent the day in Salt Lake City and enjoyed touring some of the Church History sites. We enjoyed lunch at the Lion House and had a wonderful day.