SNAP!!

I somehow accidentally deleted this picture from the other post- it's Carter practicing snaps with one of the quarterbacks. It's looking like a good one! Go Carter!!

It's game day for Carter!!!

Well it was game day for Carter on Saturday! He had a scrimmage against South Summitt High School which for those who don't know (and I sure didn't) it is about 25 miles east of Park City. It was a fun game to see because they got to play on a very nice turf field!! This is the boys stretching/hitting to get ready!

Here is a picture of Carter and coach Hill. He is awesome!! We LOVE him and his family- his son plays on the team and his wife is the team Mom. Carter just got the thumbs up to play full contact on Friday, so coach only let him play offense, but he did end up bugging him so much that he let him play one series of defense too! He did really well and his knee felt great!

This is halftime- the boys came out gangbusters and were playing really tough but were starting to lose it a bit and coach was letting them have it! That's why I took the picture from a distance- hee hee! But whatever he said seemed to work because they brought it back in the second half!

This is them in their winning huddle!! They were jumping up and down- it was way cute! I love this team- all the boys are awesome! They played very well and won against the A team 39 to 21. They made a few mistakes, but I am sure that the coaching staff will be working those all out this week. Way to go ALTA BLACK!!!

It's game day for Will!!

It seemed to come pretty fast but Will's first game, a scrimmage against Grantsville Cowboys, came this past Saturday. Will is on the "dirty bird defense" and the punt return and this first picture is him when he first took the field! He was soooo exited and I must say he looks pretty tough in his game uniform! The next picture is Chan giving him a bit of advice- he does this often during games and it is really helpful. Sometimes it's just to let him know he needs to get a bit tougher and other times it's to help him with his fundamentals! The next picture is Will eating his oranges at the half. You can't have a game without halftime oranges can you? The next picture is Carter giving Will some advice. Funny enough sometimes Will listens better when it comes from his big brother- it was too cute of a scene to NOT take a picture of it!!! And I always get several pictures of the boys in their helmet- it looks so awesome! And even better when they have a big smile on their face- and Will sure does because he is LOVING football! They won this game with a final score of 13 to 7 go Alta White!!

Friday's pep rally

Chan and I had the pleasure of helping Carter's team do a pep rally last Friday. We took the big ATG box truck and had the boys do a team building exercises. I made the cool signs of course!!



































Here is the coach getting the boys psyched and ready to pull the 16,000 pound truck!!
Here is Carter listening to coach- he was the only player that knew about this and was very exited to do this!! Here are the boys actually pulling the truck! It was awesome! I actually teared up for a minute! I think they got what we were trying to tell them which is you can't win a game by yourself - you need your whole team behind you!! After they pulled it they got some great feedback from the coaches, got some great food and were ready to tackle the big game (scrimmage) at South Summit High School!!

Where it all started...

Way back when a guy named Chan played little league football for the Alta Hawks too! He would be number 70 in this photo- yip that is Chan!! He played and his Dad coached him as well. So that's where it started for our little family- was with their Dad! He played virtually the same positions as our kids as well, so he can give great advice to our up and comers! Chan played football as center and guard until his sophomore year at Alta when he injured his knee. He loved it and so do our boys! I am glad that they have Chan to help them along- he is an awesome Dad and a pretty great coach too!! We LOVE ya!!

Go, Go, Go Mom!!

Okay, so lately I feel like I am running ALL THE TIME!! Between everyday errands, physical therapy with Carter and the boys football practice and throw in an occasional softball game with Chan and any other church related stuff- I am never standing still!! I have been wanting to do something on here for a couple of days but truthfully have not had the time! And believe it or not summer is at it's end! I can't believe how quickly it went! But we did have a lot of fun, and I think there is still more to be had! But Carter starts school this Thursday with his 7th grade orientation and then then whole gang begins next Monday. I think they are all pretty ready- especially Brianne. She is pretty exited!! And once they start school - as if I was not busy enough- I start working again! Some of you know I was working at Brianne's Montessori school last year, but this year I was planning on just being home. However, a great offer fell in my lap so I will be working in the family business at the warehouse two days a week! I will go in at 6am and get out at noon. Perfect hours for a Mom with kids in school! I'm a bit nervous about getting up that early, but if I could do it last year I can do it again! It is hard to believe I have kids this age where they are all old enough to be gone most of the day- CRAZY! It seems like yesterday that Brianne was born! I keep telling her she can stop growing now but she just laughs and tells me she can't. But truthfully I am soooooo exited for them and am very proud of them. They are great kids!! I have my days where I feel a bit overwhelmed, but I wouldn't want it any other way! I will take some 1st day of school pics and pass them along to all of you so you can see their excitement! I think Carter may be a bit of panic, but maybe his new phone will help him feel a bit more excitement! Anyway, enough of my mumbling!! Pictures to come real soon- and some of football as well we have our first scrimmages for both teams this Saturday- wish us luck!! GO ALTA BLACK AND ALTA WHITE!!

"Silly rap" by Brianne and Will