first soccer session

I signed Hudson up for his first season of soccer. He's only 3, but I have been waiting for THE day he was old enough to sign him right up. This fall seemed like the perfect time. Starting preschool and starting a fun, new activity -- soccer! I signed him up with a program called Soccer Shots here in Charlotte with sessions once a week (Saturday mornings). His first session was awful. He sat in the grass with us and cried every time we asked him to go and play. He wanted to leave and wasn't having any of it. I was pretty bummed, but didn't show it (okay, maybe a little). I had been waiting for this day thinking he would LOVE it because my whole family loves soccer. Nope. This kid, my kid did not want to play (even with his grandparents in town cheering him on). Sad day. 

Luckily, after maybe two or three sessions, he warmed up and started to participate more but we could tell it wasn't his favorite thing in the world. I also think he is still really young, but having a little exposure to it this fall was a good start. We will try again in the spring, or maybe pick up another activity for him to try out. 

Good experience for him, and for me too -- I learned that I can't control what my kid likes. He is who he is, but man could he at least like one thing I like? He looks like me, but he is a kid after his daddy's heart -- animal/insect lover, nature enthusiast, dinosaur know-it-all, book loving boy. I guess the book loving comes from both parents, but still. I guess I have two years and then I can see what Amelia thinks about soccer. ;) 

Video: Hud scores a goal (albeit using his hands) 

Video: Hud participates in a running drill

Video: This is the funniest. He hated wearing the jersey for game time. There are two colors -- orange for the tigers and grey for the sharks. Apparently the grey jersey was not the right color for a shark. So particular this kid is sometimes. He wouldn't wear it and his coach finally asked him to put on his jersey so he could do the kick off and get a treat at the end. He put it on out of protest and for the kick off he took the ball and well....chucked it. What a kid. 

soccer game

My little brother, Tommy, plays soccer for the University of Mary Washington. He had a game against North Carolina Wesleyan College - which is only an hour from where we live. So, we packed some snacks, water, Hudson's baby things, and headed to the game! My whole family was there and it was so much fun! Hudson kept getting passed around between my mom, dad, and sister. They were more interested in Hudson than the game (no offense, Tommy) and if you know my family that is not like them - they don't get easily distracted when it comes to sports, especially watching Tommy (their golden athletic child). I guess you can say Hudson is the favorite now :)

It was an entertaining game to watch though. They ended in a 1-1 draw, but it did go into double overtime - intense! You can read all about it here. Thanks mom, dad, and Amanda for  making the drive to watch Tommy play and to see us! 

I love this photo. It would have been better had my mom been in the picture though. And yes, my whole family is banking on Hudson being a soccer player - just like his uncle :)

Okay, so I lied about not posting a picture of my new hair-cut. This picture was too good to pass up because I just love pictures with my pretty sister. Do you think we look alike? I think you can tell we are sisters, but we have very different facial features now that we are older. Your thoughts?

Aunt Amanda sure loves her nephew. She held him the whole time while he was asleep - not wanting to put him down. So sweet. 

Hudson loves to stand up. He has the strongest little legs. 

Grandpa Sam & Grandma Lynn love their little grandson. Hudson loves them too because they got him a bunch of new toys :)

Go USA!!

We have been watching the U.S. Women's Soccer team in the World Cup games! 

It has been very exciting and entertaining to watch :) The players are so talented. 

We especially love watching #20 - she is an amazing player plus her name is ABBY!!

We are excited for the final game this Sunday! 

GO USA! 

Will you be watching the final game this weekend? 

FRONT ROW TICKETS!!!

Logan surprised me last week with two tickets to the BYU vs. Colorado State basketball game. However, these weren't any tickets...they were FRONT ROW TICKETS in the Student Section. Needless to say, Logan and I were very excited! Logan won the tickets while participating in a game/activity at the Wilk (student center) on campus. It was fun hearing how he won them, and he was actually pretty proud of himself (and so was I). We go to almost every single BYU home game (basketball and football), but the game last night was our FAVORITE game...by far!

We loved sitting so close and getting to see the action. It was even more fun because Dennis Pitta (BYU football player alumni and he currently plays for the Baltimore Ravens) sat in front of us in the court side seats! I even got free candy! Also, the fans up in the front are my kind of people...they are dedicated, they are rowdy, they are loud, they are obnoxious, and they are fun! YES! I LOVED IT! 

So, what could possibly be better than that? I'll tell you....seeing the BYU basketball team win! It was awesome! I won't go into any more details; I'll just let the pictures do the talking. Enjoy:) 

There were WAY too many pictures; so here is a nice looking collage I put together:) Click image to enlarge. 

Warming up before the game...

This is Jackson Emery. He's an amazing defensive player. (P.S. Logan served his mission with him). 

I told Jimmer to smile for the camera. He looked right at my camera and this is what he did...

Yes, I know. I'm pretty good at getting what I want:)

Blurry picture, yes, but I had to show you that Elder Bednar was at the game too!

Here we are at the game in the FRONT ROW!! SO MUCH FUN!

This is probably my favorite ACTION shot of the night.
Jimmer shooting a THREE!

Overall, Logan and I were both very happy after the game...

GO COUGARS!!!!!

Jazz Game

A few weeks ago, Logan and I went to our very first Jazz game (early birthday present for Logan)!! Heidi and some friends from Logan came down and met us in Salt Lake City for the game too. We had a ton of fun, except for the part where the Jazz lost to San Antonio (booooo).

Enjoy the pictures:) 

sports, sports, and more sports

I'm so glad I have a husband that likes to play and watch sports =) I love it! There is something about watching sports...the excitement of it all that really gets me going! We've been to many BYU sporting events this school year, especially football and basketball games. So fun! Logan is a huge BYU fan....and like any good wife (I am too, although I never went to BYU)!

Also, Logan has been doing a lot of intramural sports this school year....he's done frisbee and football. He is currently on a intramural football team with his co-workers at the BYU's Marriott Center. It's fun to see the boys get so excited about a game and I get a little excited too! I even made them t-shirts for their game...it took a lot of time and help from the Rex's but we got it all done and they look pretty good! Oh, it's been determined that I am going to be a crazy soccer mom (i.e. yelling and cheering for the boys at the game and having Allison tell me to "shh")! Yay! This is no surprise to me though, I think I get this from my parents who are avid sports enthusiasts, especially my dad. If you think I am loud at the games, wait until you hear my dad at one of my brother's soccer games. And, when you put the both of us together....well, we're pretty much a riot.

Not to mention, how incredibly talented my little brother is at soccer. He has been playing since he was 11 years old (I got him into soccer, not my dad, thank you very much)! He's been playing soccer ever since in Division 1 travel teams and his high school varsity team. He is the captain again (his senior year of high school) and they are going to be awesome this year. Not to brag or anything, but seriously...I love my little brother and getting to watch him play soccer. I will seriously miss going to his games this spring. I am keeping my fingers crossed that he gets into Mary Washington University and is able to play soccer for them!!!

And, speaking of sports, March is quite possibly one of the best months of the year....and two words make this the greatest.....MARCH MADNESS! I love College Basketball....really love it! It's probably my favorite to watch. No joke. My family has always filled in brackets every year to see who would have the best prediction of winning the National Championship. I remember when I was 14 years old and Maryland won the Championship...I sat watching with my whole family. My parents even let my siblings and I stay up late to watch it. We love Maryland (that's where my dad went to school)! YAY! The next couple weeks  of March Madness are going to be fabulous!!

Here are some pictures of us and some of the sporting adventures we've been to and participated in so far this school year:

Roller Skating Adventure:

our awesome friend, Britni Wing...she even brought her own roller blades =)

Allison & John Rex, we love these two! They are so fun to hang out with!

BYU Basketball Games:

yes, Logan spray-painted his hair BLUE for the game. 

Intramural Football Games:

look how cute that is.....the shirt I made! Carson is cute too, I guess.