State Wrestling

So this is my chance to be a proud mama and brag for just a little bit. Not just on my own kids, but on the whole Bear River Junior High Wrestling team. We had a great wrestling year and took 28 kids with us to state over the weekend. Last year we took 21 wrestlers with us to state and we placed 13th out of 15 teams in 3A State. This year we placed 5th in 3A and 8th overall (1A/2A/3A) out of 37 teams. In just the Middle School Division (5th & 6th graders) we placed 3rd. Out of the 28 wrestlers that we took to state, 14 of them medaled. This is a great improvement for our wrestling program. Ted is so excited for the future of Bear River Wrestling. He is a great coach for these kids. Matt, Reed and Shawn also do a great job coaching these boys.

Now for my boys. Easton did a great job this year. He had about 20 kids in his bracket at 86 lbs. and placed 5th. He lost his first round so he fought hard to make it back into the running. I believe he had a total of 7 matches.

Holden had 16 kids in his bracket at 65 lbs. He is the State Champ! He was so excited. After the championship round as soon as he had shaken the opposite coaches hand he went running to his dad and jumped into his arms. Now, if you know Holden you know that he doesn't show a lot of emotion. I think he had half of us Bear River fans in the stands in tears. It was an exciting match.

I'm so proud of my boys and the determination they have and the hard work that they put into this sport. It's not an easy one. To have to be out on that mat by yourself cannot be easy. Good job boys and I love ya!!!!

These are our two state champs. Holden at 65 lbs and Ridge at 108 lbs. If I get a chance I am going to steal this kid and make him our own. Also three out of our four coaches. Reed Cutler, Ted and Matt Cutler. Shawn Judkins is the other coach.

Thanksgiving, Christmas, Wrestling

THANKSGIVING

Well here is a major catch-up of the past couple of months. We spent Thanksgiving with my family in Richfield. We were all there this year. We did a little shopping and the boys spent most of the time shooting skeet.

This is our pic that we used for our Christmas card.
The kids table. Randi did a great job on all of the table decorations.
Easton shooting skeet.
Holden shooting skeet.
This was the other favorite past time. Napping while watching football.

WRESTLING



I haven't taken many wrestling pics this season. Since Ted is the coach for the Jr. High wrestling I am usually keeping score and helping him out. This pic is from the Mountain Crest Duals. Our team did really good. Easton finished the day 3 - 2. Holden went undefeated and received a medal. They are both having a great season. We have one month left before State and then we go right into Freestyle Wrestling. Even though life is crazy wrestling 5 days a week, I wouldn't trade it for anything. It is probably my least favorite sport to watch though. I get a little stressed watching them out there all on their own.

CHRISTMAS EVE

Our Christmas Tree

Kinley's Christmas PJ's.
Holden's Christmas PJ's.
Easton's Christmas PJ's.
I'm sure like just about everyone else, we get to open PJ's on Christmas Eve. This is a tradition that my mom and dad did for us as far back as I can remember. My kids love opening their pajamas on Christmas Eve. The next morning the kids had a great Christmas. The boys got their flat screen TV for their room they had been wanting. We also surprised them with Ipods. Kinley got a karaoke machine, new baby doll and rescue pet from Santa. She was so excited for everything this year. She kept telling us that this was her BEST Christmas ever! She kept saying thank you over and over and over. One of the biggest hits was their "Year In Review" scrapbooks that I had made for each of them. All of the kids loved them. We went to Ted's parents for breakfast and then came home, packed and headed to Richfield for a few days. Sorry about the poor quality of the Christmas pics. It was me taking them and not Ted.

TUBING AND SLEDDING

Tandy & RadisynHow many people can you fit on one sled? Apparently 5.

Mel & Kinley

Once sledding became to mundane, we had to try snowboard/sledding. Yes this is me.
(Back Row)Dad, Randi, Berkley, (Middle Row) Tandy, Mom, Calli, Ted, (Front Row) Mel, Kinley, Radisyn, Easton & Holden

We had a great holiday. Lots of fun, family and food. We still have a few days off until it's back to work and school. I think we are all starting to get ready for our schedule and routine to get back to normal. It has been nice to just sit around and watch movies and play games with the kids. We don't get a chance with their busy schedules to do much of that.

So with that, we'll say goodbye to 2009. It was a pretty good year and say hello to 2010. Let's hope this year is even better. We wish you all good health and happiness.