Monday, April 19, 2010

Winding down

Well the wrestling season is almost coming to an end. We just had the tournament that Minico hosts, and it was a fun one to see. Ian has apparently been eating well since the last tournament, because he had gained 1.3 pounds, which qualified him for a larger weight class. So we were sure he would have a tough time with the bigger and older kids he would have to wrestle. We were so proud of him and his work that he put in. He had to fight so many times from his back to get out and eventually win the match. At the end of the day he ended up in third place with a bronze metal. He is just loving this sport, and really likes his coach. He is already looking forward to the last tournament this weekend.
Here is Ian with Coach Stimpson

Being that the kids were a little bigger and older, we noticed that he displayed a little more of the things that he has learned, rather than just muscling guys to their backs. Here is Ian and Tarrel, the kid that took 2nd place. You can really see the difference in size in this picture. The thing that was really neat about this tournament is that there were lots of Minico kids taking home the metals.

Here is Ian showing off his nose plug. His coach told him, "Now you are a true wrestler finishing a match with a bloody nose." By the way he did win this match!

Better Late Than Never

Happy (late) Easter! We have been so busy and have had a tough time keeping up with everything, so here it is. For Easter, we had connections with the Easter Bunny, then had a great time painting eggs with some good friends, then off to the Molina's house for the traditional hunt where the boys got plenty of candy, and finished the weekend opening up bags from G-ma and G-pa Koyle. Thanks everybody for making it a great holiday!



Saturday, April 3, 2010

Creativity!!!

For a long time now the boys have wanted to pull out their "sticky noodles". They got them for a gift a while back, and we have just let them sit on the shelf for this long. We pulled them out the other day and they enjoyed and got creative. The way these things work is you dab the noodle on a wet sponge and stick it to another noodle. They are pretty neat and the boys loved them. Ian made some Ninja Turtle swords and a rocket, Greyson made a sword and necklace. David helped them make a hat and frisbee. I think David had as much fun as the boys did.