Brianne's balling!

I was so proud of Brianne for deciding to play softball again this year! It was a tough decision to make given the other girls were older, but she chose to do it and I am SO glad! I learned recently that most of the girls are in 8th grade!! The same as Will!! She is in 5th and is holding her own! Watching her play is so fun and she has really improved! Her throwing skills are WAY better and she is GREAT at catching now! She will go out in the front yard and play catch with one of us (she really likes to do it with Carter because he throws fast) or she will throw up fly balls to herself! The other thing that has improved is her knowledge of the game itself! I have actually caught her watching women's college softball on TV sometimes! I haven't convinced her to stick with it into high school yet but I hope I can because it would be a shame to lose the skill she's gained! This sport fits her personality! She enjoys the camaraderie with the other girls and getting dirty out on the field! I love listening to her play by play of the game in the truck on the way home and I love watching her out on the field- it truly makes me happy!

A big week for Carter

Carter's week last week started off with an election! He decided he wanted to run for the Senior Class Vice President! I was excited at the thought and was eager to help him in any way I could. We got the packet of paperwork and got to it! We filled out all the required forms, got the teacher recommendations out, wrote his platform etc etc etc! We even made posters with HUGE pictures of him and some of his friends. He did a great job and the Primary election was this past Tuesday and unfortunately he didn't make it through. He was VERY bummed, but I was proud of him for giving it a try! It's not something I would have thought he would go for, so the effort alone was awesome!

That same week on Thursday was the Weber Power lifting meet! He has been looking forward to this since last year! This year there were about 7 or 8 high schools that participated and the boys are placed in weight classes (carter is heavy weight) and they have to do three different lifts. In Carter's weight class they started with the Squat, then did the clean and ended with the bench. We all came to cheer him on as well as Chan's parents and his Grandparents. It was fun to have a little cheering section for Carter! It was tough to tell what was going on because there were boys everywhere! Thankfully there was enough of us that we got some close up pictures and video and a few of us stayed up in the stands. I knew that Carter would do well, in fact earlier that week I ran into his football coach and he was even thinking Carter could win it! But we weren't prepared for the MONSTER from Granger to show up! He was HUGE and was the guy who took first place in his weight class. Carter was second to him most of the night but slipped to third right at the end :( The kid who took second from him is a Kruger (who's boys have ALL played college ball at the University of Utah and have gone on to the NFL) and he only beat him by about 25 lbs. But he took third overall and we couldn't be prouder! His lifts were the following: Squat 505lbs, Clean 225lbs and Bench 345lbs! And he did all that while losing 30lbs over the last 2 months! I would say that the boys who beat him had easily 50 pounds on Carter and a head taller! He really had a fun time and loves to lift! He still has one more chance for a win next spring but I would say that taking first in his high school and 3rd in the state is nothing to be sad about! I am super proud of him! Way to go Carter!