Logan's First Wrestling Meet

 After very little convincing, Ron was able to talk Logan into joining his school's wresting team this winter.  Luckily, several of Logan's friends decided to also join the team which made it even more appealing to Logan.  After practicing for almost four weeks, Logan had his first wrestling match against one of the other junior high schools in our district.  Since he is the third lightest student on his JV team, he was the third person to wrestle.  I was able to join Ron at the school as the wrestlers were warming up.  We then cheered Logan on to victory as he won all three of his 1-minute matches against his opponent, finishing with a score of 8-0.  Although I know absolutely nothing about wrestling and honestly struggle to watch a child of mine compete in a combat-style sport, it was exciting to cheer Logan on to victory! 

Logan and his opponent hand fighting at the beginning of one of his matches.

Logan trying to pull his opponent onto the floor.

Logan taking him down!

Trying to get him to the ground for a pin.

Logan getting into the referee position at the beginning of another match.

Logan's assistant coach congratulating him after his match was over.

Trimming the Tree 2024

After celebrating Thanksgiving at Chris' house on Thursday with my family and Ron taking the three younger kids camping out to the coast Friday through Sunday, we gathered around the tree on Sunday evening to decorate it before everyone headed off to bed.  While listening to Christmas songs, the kids and I enjoyed pulling out all of the ornaments and decorating both the large tree in the living room and the children's tree off of the foyer.  It is always such a fun way to kick off the Christmas season.  Although we have some very busy weeks ahead, I am excited to celebrate this special time of year with our family!

The kids and I pause for a picture while decorating our main tree in the living room.

The kids posing around the children's tree which is full of their ornaments that they have collected over the years.