Time to Dance!!

So as you can see on the poster behind Will......it's time to DANCE!!!! This past weekend BOTH boys won their games which means it's on to the BIG GAME............ STATE!!! Woo Hoo!!
Tom and Kathy were Will's driver/cheerleaders to his game against Skyline last Saturday so that I could go to see Carter's playoff game......thanks Gamma and Papa!!!
Go Hawks is right!!!
I love this shot of Chan at Carter's game- he is such a great coach- always there for the boys and knows when to be serious and when to have fun with them!
Carter had a great game and it was fun to watch them go up against this East team again and beat them this time!! ;)
Go Carter Go!!!!
This game was a good one- a real nail biter- but isn't that how playoff games SHOULD be?!!
Chan pulled aside a few of the lineman he works with to give them a little instruction
This was the final score for Carter's game.....WOW!!
The cute cheerleaders had to be even louder with fewer numbers- not all of them made it up to Park City
I love watching Brianne do her dance- she makes the GREATEST facial expressions!!
Here's a shot of one of those faces!
What can I say GO HAWKS!!!! I am soooooooooo ready to DANCE!!! LET'S GO!!

Party Time!! :)

This past Friday afternoon Brianne had her birthday party! I have been planning it for a while- it was called "My favorite color is blue birthday party!" So of course as part of the invitation we asked the girls who came to wear their favorite blue outfit! And as they arrived we HAD to paint their nails blue!
Next we sat down to make some blue bead bracelets! This was fun- each girl had the same kit but each of them made them differently!
It really showed all the girls personalities! Some took their time and others were done really fast!
Next it was on to our Blue fashion show! We put on Brianne's favorite music CD and each girl got a chance to break through the "curtain" and strike their favorite pose! It was fun to get shots of each of the girls, and I am printing those pictures out to give to the girls in their thank you cards!
Then it was on to a bubble blowing contest! This was funny! Some of the girls didn't know how, but tried anyway, but it was just fun to watch them try!
Then it was on to the cake! It looks kinda scary, but Chan and Brianne made it together! Brianne picked all the ingredients (which was strawberry and chocolate) and then we HAD to add blue frosting!! It was a BLUE party after all!
It was a great time and I had fun assembling blue goodie bags for all the girls to take home! I forgot to get a picture of those- but it had everything from blue fruit by the foot to blue eye shadow in a blue hello kitty bag with their name on it! So fun!! Happy 8th Brianne!!

Brianne's birthday day!!

Yesterday was Brianne's 8th Birthday so as to our family tradition she woke up to balloons and a couple of gifts and favorite things on the kitchen counter!
She was all smiles when she got up and was excited to see the spread on the counter and she could smell the yummy cinnamon and orange rolls that I had made for breakfast! (don't get too excited they were the frozen ready to bake kind- hee hee)
I even had some hot water in the kettle so we could make some hot chocolate- Carter is having some in this picture- but Brianne was ready to tear into the gifts!
We got her a new game for her Nintendo DS and the new Tinkerbell movie and both were a big hit! :) Then it was time to get her brothers off to school so Brianne and I gave them a ride and came back home to get ready for the day! Then we were off.....
We went by to see Gamma Kathy first and get a birthday card from her and visit which was really fun! Gamma and Papa were also generous for her Birthday and so with some money in hand from them and others (thanks everybody!!!) we were off to have some lunch together before heading to the mall!
Brianne's pick for lunch was Mimi's Cafe! It was nice to sit together and talk and have some yummy food!
The waitress even brought her a birthday surprise and wished her a happy birthday! After she ate her yummy ice cream we went to the mall and spent some of her birthday money on some fun things and some needed things! She got another DS game, some new boots, nail polish and other things- it was fun! We used up all the time we had together before having to go and pick up her brothers. There's nothing quite as fun as a birthday day with Mom!! Love you Brianne!!

A Spooky Saturday!!!

Well as usual our Saturday began at two football games! It was the last game of the regular season for the boys ( and cheerleader Brianne too)!! Will's game was against Kearns and Papa was kind enough to join me to cheer him on!
Will got to play offense and defense that game and was having a tough time cuz there were some big boys on the other team- so Papa went over to give him some advice! :)
And since it was Halloween we figured some war paint was in order!
It was a great game and their team won giving them an undefeated record! Way to go Alta Grey!!
Carter's team played Stansbury and Carter had a big guy to go up against as well! You can see how tall he is in this photo he is the one next to #51, but Carter held his own!!
It was a very cold game to start because of wind but thankfully it warmed up and so did the team! They were on fire!
I sent my camera with Chan to take these shots because I didn't get as many of Carter this season and so I have to give him props for taking a LOT of teasing from the other coaches! Thanks babe!! Love you!!
They had a great game as well and won their game too! So it looks like both boys are headed to the playoffs next week!
Thanks to Chan I got some great pics of Brianne and her cheer squad too and since it was Halloween they decided to be zombie cheerleaders and they all came with zombie hair and make-up!
Here is a shot of them doing their dance! Pretty cute!! :)
Here they are cheering on the team! Looking rather scary too!!
Isn't she a cute zombie!! Did you spot the spiders I drew on her shirt?
I believe she was doing the dance in this shot- looks like she was concentrating! Or maybe just trying to be scary!!
So since Brianne was a zombie for cheer I decided that it just made sense for her to be that for when she went out trick or treating! Here she is posed by a pumpkin carved by her uncle Mark getting ready to gather some yummy treats! (Thanks Brooke and Mark for having us!!)
Carter was a chef that had an "accident"! In this shot he's not wearing his head piece (It's in his pocket) check the group photo below to see what I mean! Maybe he was trying to look like the pumpkin?
Will was the first to pose and said this was his favorite pumpkin! He was a "gangsta" as he calls it! Looks pretty good!!
Here is the group photo (see what I mean about Carter- quite an accident huh?) Their cousin Dakota is also in the picture- and yes Brianne is doing splits!
I had to include some pics of their other cousins there as well- this is Myles- SOOOOOOO darling!!! He was a dragon for Halloween and was more interested in going trick or treating than getting a photo taken! He was so fun!
Here is little Sophie! She was a pea pod for Halloween, but unfortunately never made it into her costume! Brooke said she'll get her into it for a photo later! That's what happens when they are this little I guess!
In Chan's family it has been a tradition to have chili for Halloween. He remembers eating it at his Grandmas when he was little- so of course we have done it every year! It wasn't a favorite with the kids when they were real little but now they expect it and actually EAT it! It's a family recipe and it is YUMMY! nothing like chili to warm up your tummy before heading out in the cold! But on this night the weather was perfect and the kids got some good loot! Happy Halloween everyone!! :)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

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Can you guess what this post is about?

Well yes once again I bet you guessed it and I am posting about FOOTBALL!! Hey all I can say is that right now we pretty much eat, sleep and breathe football! But to be involved like we want to be with our kids- that's just how it goes! And obviously we love it- I am like my kids paparazzi! Anyway!!! Will's game this week was a big one against Tooele who was also undefeated and Will was able to be a Captain and was very excited! Tom and Kathy took him to his game for me so I could go to Carter's game and they were very glad to report that Will had gotten his first sack!! So that is why he is pictured with the video game- we had told him if he got any tackles in the back field or a sack he could get a new video game- so there it is!! He's been loving figuring it all out! And to top it all off his team won and are still undefeated! Woo hoo!
Our little Brianne wasn't able to cheer on Saturday because she has been sick, so she came and just sat with me and kept me company. But I KNOW she was itching to get out there and cheer!
Carter's game was against Park City and they were feeling pretty confident that it would go their way and yeah they were right. They crushed Park City 47 to 0!
Carter was able to play offense and defense which he doesn't always do. He is usually on offense only, so he was having fun!
His team is doing well also. They have had a couple of losses but are still fighting for their position in the playoffs!
I love this picture! You can tell he is having fun!! :)
I took this shot when they were in their huddle before they went back on the field after half time. ( I love my new camera!! Thanks again babe!!)
In the second half Carter got to play center a little bit. he played center all last year, but hasn't played much of that this year. He was enjoying doing it again!!
It was a good win- I did feel a little bad for park City though!
However the best news this week came on Wednesday morning when the A1 team coach for Alta called and Asked Carter if he would join them at the National Youth Football Championship game in Las Vegas on Thanksgiving day!! It's such an amazing opportunity for him and to say he is excited is an understatement!! So our whole family is traveling down there and spending Thanksgiving day watching OUR SON play football! WOW!! Can we say PROUD!!! Here is a link to the official web page for the NYFC championship. We are the western division!

www.thenationals.net/football.htm