The Tunnel

After each game the parents get together and form a tunnel for the kids to run through. They love it! Here is a snipit from last weeks game.

Nathans Big Day

Today was all about Nathan, and he loved it! We started the day with him receiving an award for a patriotic original piece of artwork, fancy talk for winning a patriotic coloring contest. His school put on a remembrance assembly today inviting the local veterans, police, fire, military and the Mayor. Nathan's picture was picked out of all of the 1st graders and he received an award for it, presented by the Mayor, which he loved! He said he has never been that close to a Mayor and was really nervous. He said he had to keep telling himself he could do it. We were so proud of him. He takes pride in coloring inside of the lines and using different colors to accent buildings and things so it was nice that he was recognized. After all the football practices/games that Kylee has had I think he was feeling a little left out so I think the praise from today helped.

Then tonight he went to his first ever Karate class. His stomach was a wreck the whole way there. Once he got in the class he loved it. He got to punch the stand up punching bags, and break a plastic plate in half...there were seams that it broke at. We signed him up through the city for a 6 or 7 week course to see if he likes it, if he does we will keep him going. Since he was asking how to earn the colored belts I think he liked it!

Here is the Mayor giving a speech about September 11th.

Here is Nathan walking up to receive his award. This is the point he said where he started telling himself he could handle it.
The lady to the left is his Principle congratulating him. The Mayor is on the right prepared to hand over his certificate.

All of the winners. Nathan looks so proud in this picture. Nathan and the girl on his left won for coloring, the older two girls won for poetry and there is a young man at the microphone that wrote an essay about 9/11 that brought tears to my eyes. He did such a great job.

Such a big smile. He was so proud of himself, as were we.

There is the certificate, it's official.

Here is Nathan at Karate tonight. He starts with a white belt. If he continues to like it I will need to go get him a Gi to wear.

This picture he is watching the older kids and his face says it all...wow!

Cowboys!!

Football season has begun for Kylee. This year she is playing on the Cowboys team and loving it. We just finished her third game and they did a wonderful job. The team they played is the best in the league from what we hear and the last two games they have scored in the upper 40's or 50's against the other team. They only scored 24 tonight against 13. Way to go defense for grabbing their flags! Kylee has been able to play offense and defense and has enjoyed the both. We are so proud of her. She also played in the NFL Pass Punt Kick and was able to take first place...now it may have helped that she was the only one in her age group:) Next stop the NFL Pass Punt Kick in Glendale. As you can see we take our football very seriously - she has her hair painted silver and blue with blue stars on each side, Go Cowboys!

I love this picture of Kylee she looks so grown up. Her eye black says "Dead Meat"

This is the football stance Kylee always does. She looks like she is ready to take off running!
I am thinking the stance is intimidating the guy on the other team...
Huddle time. The guy on the right is Head Coach Darrell, and the left is Assistant Coach Zach. They have done a great job teaching the kids this season.

She is running so fast it made the picture blurry...hehe.

Mid-play looking for the ball.

She has so much fun playing.Here is her hair after getting ready for the game. Blue stripe down the middle. She has silver glitter all along the sides, with the blue stars...hoping to blind the other teams players with the glitter:) Just kidding.

Defense is ready

This picture is great! Kylee and Coach look so happy. I love it! Can't wait until the next game.