Dalen's turn to shine...

Yes, another blog about soccer. It is our life.

Dalen got to compete in his first soccer tournament with his AYSO team from this year. They changed their names from the Green Snakes to the Green Dragons to sound more intimidating. All their games were held in Hooper so it was nice to have them close by for a change. They played some hard teams but tried their best. Danny, their coach, was very proud of how well they played. Despite their best efforts they didn't win any of their games. You would never have known it by looking at them though. They had a blast and it was fun to watch them put all their hard practice in to good use. It was great to watch a team go out to just have fun and not worry so much about the winning.

Halftime huddle with Coach Danny

Dalen going for the block.

We are the champions...

Here are our girls, in the pouring rain, receiving their silver medals at the 2009 Utah Summer Games. It was amazing to see the looks on their faces despite the down pour, and the pride in Travis's (their coach) eyes. This was a big moment for the little team that had been built and not chosen. Most of these girls have been together since they played on an AYSO All Star team when they were 8 yrs old.

Silver Medalists Rampage TW!!!

We say go, you say Rampage...

5 games in 4 days...

McKenna's Rampage soccer team traveled to Cedar City to compete in the Utah Summer Games. The team went 2 years ago and left with all three games in complete shut out. We didn't score a single goal the entire tournament. This year was a far different story. Our girls played the most amazing games and fought against some of the hardest teams we have ever played against. Our first game was the night we arrived against the Spitfire, our long time rivals. We were shut out 1-0. These girls fought back in their second game the next day against the Sharks to a 1-1 tie. Later that day we played the Bombers who we shut out 2-0 for a good end to a tough double header. That moved us to the Semi-final round where we played Dixie Dragons and won 1-0. This was the most emotional game for all of us because the winner of this game got to play in the Gold Medal round the following morning. After this win there were no dry eyes in the house! The next morning, at 8 am on a windy Saturday morning, we entered the Gold Medal round against none other than.....Spitfire. All things considered, they played like the champions we always knew they could be. We were beat 3-0 and still came out the winners in the long run. Our team won the Silver Medal in the U-12 girls division, but in the hearts of everyone who saw how far they had come, they were the champions!

5K Walk for Briggs

Kristi, Kathy, Staci, Me, and Mom

We had a very busy Saturday, we also did a 5K charity walk for a little boy named Briggs. He is the little brother of one of Dalen's good friends, Quayden. He has a form of brain cancer and they arranged a walk to raise $ for his medical care. Since it was a more than worthy cause, 6 of us got out of bed early and walked 3.1 miles (5K) around the streets of Hooper. They had a great turn out and we had a lot of fun. Realize this was 8 am and I had worked till 11 pm so forgive the fashion statement we are all making. Here are your pictures KATHY!

Three generations of walkers!

Kenna and Grandma happy it's over!

Rock on...

Saturday was Casey's first "gig" with his band on an actual stage, at a venue where people have to pay to get in. They have played family parties before, but this was their first official hired "gig". They played at Lorin Farr Park along with the car show and MMA fights. Unfortunately it was sort of a bust but a good experience to get their feet wet. They are hoping this could lead them to some other "gig's". It was still just family and friends for the most part, but they sounded great. It was such a difference listening to them through professional sound equipment rather than in a basement or backyard. The show started with Angel Street, then Brewster Cogburn, then Shadow. They are all friends of ours so it was awesome to have them all on the same stage. The weather was wonderful and I was so proud of my hottie of a husband!

Angel Street

Daddy's little roadie

The "crowd"!

Shadow

The Fam