Lenard went on a Deacon's quorum campout. They went fishing at Roosevelt Lake. Only one kid and one leader caught anything, but they all had a great time. Lenard came home sunburned, but happy.
While Lenard was gone, Jon had another wrestling tournament. He had 5 matches....he pinned two opponents (his first two pins...he was THRILLED), lost one match on points (it was very close), got pinned in one match (again, his first time...he was BUMMED), and won by default on the 5th match (the opponenet didnt show). All in all, he placed 5th out of 12 in his age/weight class. We think he did great! It was fun to watch with Grandma, Grandpa, Nancy and the Aumuas! Here are the videos if you wanna see....
Match one - Jon won by pinning.
Match 1 - a
Match 1 - b
Match two - Jon lost by points. This kid was one Jon beat in the very first tournament (he wore yellow).
Match 2 - a
Match 2 - b
Match 2 - c
Match three - Jon won by pinning (in like 5 seconds.....and yes, his opponent was a girl)
Match 3
Match four - Jon was pinned.
Match 4 - a
Match 4 - b
(as usual, please turn the sound off or just try to ignore the crazy lady running the video, she can't keep her mouth shut...she tried, LOL!)
Later that night, Lennie and I went to an Elders Quorum Pinewood Derby. We made a minivan for our car, LOL....looked just like our old Chevy Lumina van. The kids got a real kick out of it. We won about half and lost about half of our races....LOL, it was fun, and we already are working on some big ideas for next year.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wrestling Tournament this Weekend....
this weekends wrestling tournament is ON! Jon's been practicing hard, and learning some great moves and having a great time with it.
The tournament is at Desert Vista H.S. 16440 S. 32nd St. Phoenix 85048. That is basically Frye and 32nd St in Ahwatukee. If you're coming to watch, I'd recommend getting there about 11am.
The tournament is at Desert Vista H.S. 16440 S. 32nd St. Phoenix 85048. That is basically Frye and 32nd St in Ahwatukee. If you're coming to watch, I'd recommend getting there about 11am.
Friday, March 20, 2009
No wrestling this weekend....
The tournament at Maryvale this weekend has been cancelled. Jon gets the weekend off.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Suddenly SNOWING...
On our way home from ShowLow on Saturday, all of a sudden it was snowing!! Not really hard, and it wasn't leaving much on the ground, but the kids have never been snowed on, so we stopped at the side of the road and let them stand in it for a short time.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
More wrestling fun!
Saturday morning we woke up REALLY early and headed to ShowLow for this weeks wrestling tournament. It was a long day, but we had a blast! Jon did well! He placed 4th out of 6, and we were so proud of him. Now that I have a new video camera, I took lots of video....in the interest of space and downloading time, I'll link to them individually so you can see them one at a time if you want to. :0)
Match #1...Jon won this match. It was very close, but in the end it went Jon's way, YAY!!
Match #1 - a
Match #1 - b
Match #1 - c
Match #1 - d
Match #1 - e (this is where they show that he wins!!)
Match #2...Jon lost this match. The kid he is wrestling took 1st place. He has been wrestling for 5 years, and his dad is the coach. He pinned ALL of his opponents....BUT NOT JONNY! I thought that was pretty cool!!
Match #2 - a
Match #2 - b
Match #3...Jon lost this match too. This is the one that was most upsetting to Jonny. At the end, he pins this kid, and time runs out before he can keep him down.
Match #3 - a
Match #3 - b
We saw Raine and her family there, and I talked with her a little. It was nice to see them. We may see them at future tournaments. Fun!
Match #1...Jon won this match. It was very close, but in the end it went Jon's way, YAY!!
Match #1 - a
Match #1 - b
Match #1 - c
Match #1 - d
Match #1 - e (this is where they show that he wins!!)
Match #2...Jon lost this match. The kid he is wrestling took 1st place. He has been wrestling for 5 years, and his dad is the coach. He pinned ALL of his opponents....BUT NOT JONNY! I thought that was pretty cool!!
Match #2 - a
Match #2 - b
Match #3...Jon lost this match too. This is the one that was most upsetting to Jonny. At the end, he pins this kid, and time runs out before he can keep him down.
Match #3 - a
Match #3 - b
We saw Raine and her family there, and I talked with her a little. It was nice to see them. We may see them at future tournaments. Fun!
Magnificent Melodies.....
Friday night, was Lenard's choir concert. He did a FABULOUS job!! We were so proud of him. Nancy, Suzi, Isaiah, Halia and Grandma were able to attend as well, and it was fun to have them there. I took video of each song, the videos are kind of long and large files, so I am not going to post the actual videos on the blog to save space. I loaded them onto youtube, and I'll link them here. Please go watch them....they are great!!
Sunset In My Mind
Just Another Ordinary Miracle
Dona Nobis Pachem
After being in this choir, Lenard decided to sign up for choir as an elective in Jr. High....YAY!!
In a couple of months, he'll have another concert. We'll be sure to let you know when it will be!!
Sunset In My Mind
Just Another Ordinary Miracle
Dona Nobis Pachem
After being in this choir, Lenard decided to sign up for choir as an elective in Jr. High....YAY!!
In a couple of months, he'll have another concert. We'll be sure to let you know when it will be!!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Brrrrrrrrrrr.....Ice, anyone?
My kids went to an ice skating birthday party in Feb. It was the first time any of them had been ice skating. It was rather amusing to watch. At first of course all of them were CLINGING to the wall, but eventualy, and with some coaxing (some more than others) they all came off the wall and did quite well for first timers!!
Wrestle-mania....
WOW, Saturday was a long and FUN day!! We had an AWESOME showing of support for Jon! Aunt Nancy, Uncle Rob, and Grandma and Grandpa all came out to watch!
Jons first tournament of the season was at Red Mountain High School. Lennie took him down at 8am to weigh in, and then it was a whole lot of hurry up and WAIT! He did not wrestle until close to 11am I think. Nancy was there the WHOLE time waiting. I got there with the other kids close to 10am and Grandma/Grandpa and Rob came shortly after that. Once the wrestling got underway, it was a whole lot of fun and adrenaline.....for Jon AND us up in the stands.....HOLY COW. Jon did FABULOUS!! He put his WHOLE self into it. He was exhausted at the end of the day. Lennie and Uncle Rob were down on the mat with him. He wrestled 3 matches (he was supposed to wrestle 4, but the 4th kid puked before the match and went home). He got a bronze MEDAL!! He is so proud of it! I took pictures of the first match (which he lost, but his coach said was scored incorrectly and he should have won), and video of the 2nd (which he won).
I used Grant's digital camera to shoot the footage, and I am not that great of a videographer while I am trying to watch the match as well....so I didn't get some of the "good stuff", LOL!!
I was trying to take a picture of this, but it was still set to video, but this is both boys at the end of the match....exhausted.
The parents of the kid Jon was wrestling in this video came up to us afterwards and congratulated Jon and told him he was really good (the dad was a coach). Then Jon and Lane (the kid) talked a bit. It was pretty cool.
Saturday morning is wrestling in ShowLow. My cousin Raine has a son who will be wrestling in that tournament as well, and we look forward to seeing them there!!
Don't forget that Friday night Lenard has a concert, we are really looking forward to that!! He has been working really hard for the last couple of months!!
PS - if you are ever at a match and have trouble locating Jon....just look for the WHITEST kid there, LOL!! ;0)
Jons first tournament of the season was at Red Mountain High School. Lennie took him down at 8am to weigh in, and then it was a whole lot of hurry up and WAIT! He did not wrestle until close to 11am I think. Nancy was there the WHOLE time waiting. I got there with the other kids close to 10am and Grandma/Grandpa and Rob came shortly after that. Once the wrestling got underway, it was a whole lot of fun and adrenaline.....for Jon AND us up in the stands.....HOLY COW. Jon did FABULOUS!! He put his WHOLE self into it. He was exhausted at the end of the day. Lennie and Uncle Rob were down on the mat with him. He wrestled 3 matches (he was supposed to wrestle 4, but the 4th kid puked before the match and went home). He got a bronze MEDAL!! He is so proud of it! I took pictures of the first match (which he lost, but his coach said was scored incorrectly and he should have won), and video of the 2nd (which he won).
I used Grant's digital camera to shoot the footage, and I am not that great of a videographer while I am trying to watch the match as well....so I didn't get some of the "good stuff", LOL!!
I was trying to take a picture of this, but it was still set to video, but this is both boys at the end of the match....exhausted.
The parents of the kid Jon was wrestling in this video came up to us afterwards and congratulated Jon and told him he was really good (the dad was a coach). Then Jon and Lane (the kid) talked a bit. It was pretty cool.
Saturday morning is wrestling in ShowLow. My cousin Raine has a son who will be wrestling in that tournament as well, and we look forward to seeing them there!!
Don't forget that Friday night Lenard has a concert, we are really looking forward to that!! He has been working really hard for the last couple of months!!
PS - if you are ever at a match and have trouble locating Jon....just look for the WHITEST kid there, LOL!! ;0)
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Coming Events....
Wrestling Matches for Jonny
On Saturday's
$3 Adults, $1 Kids
March 7th - 8:30am - Red Mountain HS
March 14th - 8:30am - ShowLow HS
March 21st - 8:30am - Maryvale HS
March 28th - 8:30am - Desert Vista HS
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Lenard's Choir Concert
Friday, March 13th at 7:00pm. It is FREE. Refreshments will be served.
Desert View Baptist Church Auditorium
950 N Greenfield Rd. (Greenfield between Baseline and Guadalupe)
PS-East Valley Childrens Community Choir is now enrolling for the Spring Session. It is 8 weeks, and will be a musical theater production - "Go West!" There will also be Cowboy poetry and melodramas, etc. So much FUN!! If you are interested in the details, let me know.
On Saturday's
$3 Adults, $1 Kids
March 7th - 8:30am - Red Mountain HS
March 14th - 8:30am - ShowLow HS
March 21st - 8:30am - Maryvale HS
March 28th - 8:30am - Desert Vista HS
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Lenard's Choir Concert
Friday, March 13th at 7:00pm. It is FREE. Refreshments will be served.
Desert View Baptist Church Auditorium
950 N Greenfield Rd. (Greenfield between Baseline and Guadalupe)
PS-East Valley Childrens Community Choir is now enrolling for the Spring Session. It is 8 weeks, and will be a musical theater production - "Go West!" There will also be Cowboy poetry and melodramas, etc. So much FUN!! If you are interested in the details, let me know.
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