A Crismon football first EVER!!

 What?!! Even Will is posing for the question! What is it that has never been done in football for a Crismon in our family?

 Running the ball!!!! Yes that is #50, our Will, running the ball!

 It was a goal line PAT, or extra point, in little league they don't do field goals. So here he is pushing through...

 Still pushing....

 And pushing a bit more...

 Boom!! A TD for the extra point!!!!

 Such an awesome moment! And STILL holding the ball! Coach Maurer was all ready for the high five!

YES!!!!! This is a million dollar shot! Way to go Will!!! YAY!!!!!

A pat on the back

 When I stopped working this past summer the Vice Principal I worked for made me promise I wouldn't quit. She really wanted me to come back this school year!! She told me to think it over and to let her know by August what my decision was. I have to admit it was a tough decision because we can always use the money, but it wasn't REALLY about that. It was more about time. I wanted to have more time with my family and to be the kind of Mom I wanted to be! So at the end of this last school year I wasn't presented with a certificate because she wasn't sure I wasn't going to come back. Well, this past week Will brought this home. It was so kind of her to have it made for me! She's still a bit sad I didn't come back, but I always know where to go if I want to work again!

 Last fall I received this award. It was very nice to be recognized and the free lunch was an added bonus! :) It's really nice to know that people you work for appreciate you and what you do for them. I never felt this way! I got pats on the back quite often from Mrs. McGee which really meant a lot!

I had to add this in too. My job entailed watching the in school suspension kids (or ISS) as well as kids involved in the ZAP program. One day while watching some kids in ISS one of the girls wrote this poem for me. It's hilarious! It says:

ISS is the best!
It makes my heart beat out of my chest.
No painting halls or drawing whales
Mrs Crismon's the best
unlike ISS

I just had to laugh! I had just taken away some drawings that she was doing because she was "bored" and reminded her that she needed to be doing her classwork. She read this poem out loud after she wrote it and I couldn't help but laugh! Then I asked if I could have it- it was just too funny not to keep! :)

I have to say that I am VERY glad I decided not to do the aide job this year. It's been wonderful to have more time and be able to get things done for my family! I am a volunteer maniac between my PTA position, High School Booster, YW advisor etc etc etc! So I have been able to handle it all much better! I am so grateful for my job as a Mom and wouldn't trade it for anything else! I LOVE IT!

Alta Black vs Herriman Navy

 Will's game was against Herriman Navy this week and in the first quarter our team were playing great! Their offense was running just as it should!

 The defense was doing great too until some mistakes in the second quarter. During half time we could all hear our defensive coach yelling at the boys. They had missed some big tackles and he didn't want to see another one.

 Well.... he didn't! When they came back after the half they played even better! On both sides of the ball they were completely dominating!Herriman scored one touchdown but didn't get their extra point. We scored 38! Woo hoo!

Will played a great game too- he was working hard!

Chan was unable to make it during the first half (dentist appt) so Carter called him over and was giving him some advice :) I just love that!

 And Brianne was over (as usual) cheering her little guts out!

 Her and her friend Madison have a part in the dance together that they LOVE! They high five each other and then go back to back!

It's so cute seeing them together! They are great friends!

I took advantage of all the kids being at Wills game and snapped a picture of them! I just love my Hawk football family! :)

Carter didn't have a JV game this week, so no pictures, but the varsity played in the High School Football Challenge held at Rio Tinto Stadium. They played a team from New Jersey who were ranked in the top 20 in the country by Max Prep!! This team was UNREAL!! Fast and very talented. The first half of the game they made it seem as if we were standing still! Thankfully, we woke up a bit in the second half, but they still beat us by 20 points. I can't remember the exact score because we left in the 3rd quarter, it was painful to watch! But Carter's leg is feeling better and they are going to start slowly working him back in the mix this week. He may not play again this week.... we'll see!

Homecoming!!

 Homecoming week in high school is so fun! I had forgotten how much goes on the entire week! One of the events is a tug of war with the different classes going against each other. It was supposed to happen during a pep rally at school (where this picture was taken) but it ended up taking place after the powder puff game on Thursday night. All these boys pictured are football players and all are Juniors this year. They were VERY ready to win it for their class and they DID!!!! They beat all the classes and the faculty!! The junior class went CRAZY!! Carter was also asked to be one of the coaches for the powder puff game and he really enjoyed that! But that game ended in a tie :/

 On Saturday they started out their day date going to Boondocks for some miniature golf, go carts and games. They had a lot of fun there!

 Then it was time to get ready for the big dance! We allowed Carter to drive our big truck so that he and his friend Trevor and his date could all go together.

 I loved seeing the boys open the doors for their dates! Looks like we've taught them right! :)

 These are such great kids! They went out to dinner at a great Asian place and went to the dance afterward. Then after the dance they changed and jumped in the truck again and headed out to a haunted house!

 It was quite a long date! But he said it was the best dance he's been to! I'm sure a lot of that has to do with the fact that he and Maddy are good friends!

  And I have to say that they looked so cute together! Glad he had fun too!

Alta Balck vs West Jordan

 On Saturday Morning all of us except Carter loaded up and headed to Will's game. Carter was resting up before heading out for his day date for Homecoming.

 Will's team was playing their best game too! They came out with guns blazing and was making West Jordan look like they were standing still!

 West Jordan ended up only scoring 1 touchdown and we kept them from getting their extra point. We ended up with a big win on 38 to 6!

 Will got to play as center and nose guard during this game. He had one bad snap :( but other than that played a great game!

This team has some really talented players! Every game is really fun to watch!

 Brianne's cheer team has been practicing a dance and they finally got to perform it on Saturday :)

 They all did such a great job! Especially considering they hadn't got to practice it very much!

Aren't they adorable! GOOOO HAWKS!!

Alta High vs Brighton JV/Varsity

 This was an exciting week for football because it was Homecoming week! And we were playing Brighton which was ranked in the top four as well! Going into the JV game we really had no idea what to expect.

These pictures do the explaining for me! Look at #60's face in the above picture! Our guys didn't come out super strong but by the end of the 2nd quarter got into a pretty amazing rythm and were pounding these guys!

 These next four pictures go together. Carter pulling...

 Finding his guy...

 Hitting him....

And him falling on his face! That is what you call a "pancake block" and Carter had about 3 of those in this game! He had his best game all season!! It was awesome to watch! And an incredible win! :)

Unfortunately, right before the big Varsity game during warm ups Carter pulled a muscle in his right Quad :( He will be out all next week, but since there's no JV game he'll have time to rest up! But the Homecoming game was AWESOME!! And they came out with the win! Yay! 

Cat Cora's Kitchen is open!

 First, I have to apologize for the fuzzy pictures! I only had my phone with me to take them and some are not the greatest! But this was a big day for us! On Monday we went out to the airport for the opening party for Cat Cora's kitchen! We were so excited for the opening and especially to meet Cat herself! This picture above is when she was introducing herself and speaking to all who were invited.

 She is truly amazing! She travels the country doing TV shows, manages her other restaurants, is furthering her brand and has a family! I was so impressed with her and I knew that I would be! I was thrilled to be able to get a signed cookbook of hers as well. And her food.... well it was amazing!!! They had samples of the menu items going around and I tried lamb meatballs, crab sliders, chicken skewers, a bite sized caprese salad and some amazing watermelon gazpacho. It was ALL to die for! Especially the dessert I tried it was a chocolate cake that is made to order- if you come here you HAVE to try it!!!

 The best part of all this? You all can go there the next time you come through Salt Lake City! It's located in the lower part of B concourse and they have an amazing menu! The breakfast menu looked amazing too! So far there are only three of these in airports in our country: ours, Houston and in San Francisco.

I am so proud of Chan and the amazing work he has done here! It's a beautiful restaurant and I can't wait to see how it does! Come and visit it if you can!