The Boys of Fall

Well, the season came and went and I did not take ANY PICTURES! I never brought a camera and my phone just can't take pictures that far away. This season Tyler played for the Orem 8th grade team. We had so many boys that the league made us split into two teams but they all practiced together and had the same coaching staff. That brought a fair amount of drama in many different ways. Overall though, I thought the coaches did a good job and Tyler had a great year. We had a rough start but in the end, both teams ended up 4-3 and both were knocked out in the first round of playoffs. If we wouldn't have had to split, I think it would have been a much different season. A couple weeks before the end of the season, Tyler was invited to play on an All-Star Team with 7 other boys from the team. They will join with boys from a couple of other schools around here to form a Utah County team and play on an indoor league in the Spring. He is pretty excited about that. I am missing football already but basketball season is here and he will start practicing next week.

I am a Champion

Ok, not me exactly, but Tyler. This year was the dream year for Tyler and the Orem Middleweight Football Team.

The stars aligned perfectly and the combination of stellar talent and awesome coaching made for a magical season. They were undefeated the entire season and dominated everyone on the field. They had 380-82 points on the season, 10-0! I can honestly say that this team was by far the best in the league and I'm not just being biased. In the four years Tyler has played they have never trained, practiced, conditioned, or worked harder. They were focused and disciplined and they executed what they learned almost perfectly. If it weren't for a league "Mercy Rule" these boys would have decimated every team they played. All but one game we had to play under the mercy rule which basically means that once we are up by 30 points the losing team gets the ball until they score, then we can play offense again. It was a fun year to say the least. Not to mention the weather was so nice for all but 1 game. We had so much fun watching all the games and are rather sad that it has come to an end. Tyler is looking forward to the Turkey Bowl on Thursday because it is his last chance to play football until next season.

A little history on the title of this post. This is from an inspiring video that the coaches had the boys watch and adopted as their motto so to speak. You can view it here: I am a Champion

Pre-game ritual - holding hands in unity

Post-victory cheer! TIGER PRIDE!!!

Grandpa Darl was able to come down to watch the game along with Uncle Jason. We also had a lot of other family there to support as well and really appreciate everyone coming.

Tyler and Spencer - #1



This is a highlight video put together by one of the parents of Tyler's teammates. Because their son was on offense, it is mostly all offense and Tyler played defense so he's not on there. However, it is still a great video. It is a little small on here so it can also be viewed on Facebook (hopefully) by clicking HERE.

Winding Down

Summer is winding down and our fall schedule is starting soon. Tyler just completed the 11-year old Scout program and had his final court of honor. He received his 2nd class, 1st class and 6 merit badges. He also won a nice headlamp. He had a great time with this group and all the leaders. He is very excited to be attending Boy Scouts now. They went camping/hiking this weekend and he is well on his way to getting his Star.

Congratulations Tyler!

Are you ready for some football?! I am. I am so excited for football season. Tyler attended a week-long camp the end of July and had a good time. It really jump-started his football season and got him pumped up. His team started practicing this week and Tyler is excited to play. I can't wait to start going to games.