Wrestling season is OVER!!

Thankfully, spring is finally here... which means the end of another wrestling season! Whooo hoooo! We went to three out of town tournaments this year, with not so great results, but the boys had a good time and really improved on their skills! The last hurrah was an inter-club tournament. The boys had a fun time and did have to wrestle each other.. but they enjoyed it!

Wrestling finale at Moses Lake

I realized when we got home that I did not take ONE picture!! Oh well! I did video all the matches for the boys... Neither boy medaled. It was a long season for them... for Big Al, it was more difficult as there are not too many 12 year olds that weigh less than 65 pounds that he can wrestle.. and the kids that DO weigh under 75 pounds have been wrestling since the day they were born and are really GOOD! Little J had fun and seemed to be able to get his anxiety a bit more under control... but that is what kills him on the mat. He gets too worked up thinking he might get a medal and then forgets what to do! Oh well... live and learn!

Wordless Wednesday

Spring Break Fishing

Spring Break this year was pretty laid back! We stayed around here and the kids just hung out and relaxed! Since the weather was ok, we ended up going fishing one day. All three kids did ok... unfortunately, Captain Little J caught NOTHING, and made sure that EVERYONE had to feel the wrath of his disappointment! Big Al, though, caught the king of the pond... a whopper of a trout! We did release him back, as he was too big for the bucket AND the kids were not in the mood to eat trout (nor was I in the mood to attempt to clean trout! haha)
Miss O lost interest after about 45 minutes and went off to search for "wabbits"!

Weekend Fishing

We took the kids fishing this weekend to one of the local ponds, just to get them out of the house... and of course, Little J was in a fishing "Mood"! We said we were only going to stay a little bit!

As I gave the final warning to leave (the kids had not caught anything yet!) within minutes, Little J had one on! Not long after that, Big Al caught one too! Poor Miss O caught nothing and was kinda upset!

Wrestling, East Wenatchee

Big Al had only ONE kiddo to wrestle today! They wrestled 2 out of 3... Big Al did beat him both times and got his first medal of the season... so we had to waaaaaiiiiiitttttttt until late so he could stand on the podium to get his medal!



This was too cute! Little J had to wrestle a GIRL his second match! While waiting in the line up to go out... she says to him "Do you want me to beat you up???!" I have always told the boys to NEVER underestimate a mad girl!! haha! Little J did end up pinning her (his very first pin in a tournament!) in their match... that was his highlight of the season I think!

First Wrestling Tourney

Above is Little J at the beginning of his second match. He did not win either match that day... but, he did learn some new skills!


This is Big Al in his second match. He won one match of the day total. He did have to wrestle kids 10 pounds heavier than him, as there was no one to wrestle in his age/weight class! Hmmmmm... not like we've been telling HIM that! Better shovel some twinkies down that kid to pack on some weight! (wishful thinking, I'm sure!)

Maybe I should not post too soon!

Yep - I must have either jinxed her or challenged her! Today, I got fed up with listening to Miss O whine about needing help... she got a big push and just kept on going on her own!! She kept screaming "I DO IT!"... she was (and is) very proud of herself!
She is still in the learning phase (like using the brakes, not your feet to stop) when it comes to figuring out what to do... but she is off to a really good start!!!