Tuesday, November 17, 2009

AFMXA Competition



Bryce was in his first freestyle motocross competition! He had to submit a video and get accepted, so he did and he was! He has been really excited about it and practiced a lot while he was preparing. We all went out and watched the competition and it was really fun. Many of his friends came to watch and even Todd, Grant and Sawyer, drove out so that was nice. It was super nervewracking to sit in the stands and wonder what I was about to see, I still get nervous thinking about it. He decided he would volunteer to go first and get it over with I guess, so when he came over that first jump, my heart jumped to my throat and the competition began!


He did some great tricks and certainly impressed the crowd. There were 18 riders in his division and most did a really good job. I thought he certainly had some competition but the judges comented on how smooth he rode and his landings were solid. After the 18 had two runs each they narrowed it down to half and Bryce made the finals! They had another run after that and then they annouced there was a tie for first and second. It wasn't Bryce so we then figured the very best he could get would be third. The first and second place had a run off they their fate was determined and then they annouced that BRYCE HUDSON had taken third place!!!
That was so exciting! Wow, we were so happy for him and he was just so pleased as well. It was nice to just see something go your way for once! His little posse of followers cheered him on and it was a great victory!

They then took five and had them do them "biggest tail whip" competition--it was narrowed down to the top two and the judges couldnt decide...it was between Bryce and another rider!!! They had a jump off and Bryce went and did awesome, then the other rider had something wrong with his wheel so they gave it to Bryce! woohoo! Bryce's was better anyway, but the other guy had to feel bad....he did a really good job as well.

It was a really fun and exciting day for him and then that night they had a big award ceremony at Pala Casino. He got to go up on stage and get his award and shake hands with the "big" guys in motocross. Fun day......

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Bryce!


Bryce went riding in the middle of the week last week, on a Tuesday, when he normally has to work. Which meant he had to get up at 5 am to go in to work to load and make deliveries before he could leave to go riding. Well, his alarm didn't go off so he was pretty upset, so when I woke him up it was 6--he leaped out of bed ran out the door...raced to get his work done and was on the road at 9 am to make it to this ride day. They were filming his friend for some Tilly's promotion and he was hoping to get some exposure. Anyhoo, he made it and it ended up not being too big of a deal but there was a guy there taking photos and he got a really great one of Bryce! Bryce doesn't get too many great shots of himself since he is the one that knows how to run the camera! Anyway, he is getting some pretty good skills, I think its a good thing I haven't seen him ride in a while I think I would be watching though my fingers....while holding my breath and hyperventilating at the same time...


Notice the sign that says "RAMP CLOSED" - I guess they just didnt see it!

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Kyle!


So since Kyle has given up on his career to play in the NFL and win the superbowl, he has discovered a new sport, that I can agree with wholeheartedly! Its not really called gymnastics, or flipping, or breaking, its called "tricking" and its his thing!! I'd say he has found his niche!



Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Old dresser




We found this old dresser and it needed some TLC! the top was peeling off, really scratched up but it was a nice looking dresser and had great potential! So Gordon and I stipped it, and sanded it and fixed it all up! Well, Gordon did 75%....I can only take credit for about 25%....but I think it turned out really nice, now we just need to find the right handles and it makes a beautiful piece of funiture!


Stacy's old room......


I have been trying to fix up Stacy's old room for several months now and finally finished it! I think it turned out great! Now we have a nice guest room for people to stay and enjoy their visit! Stacy's room was so cute when her funiture was in it and all decorated up, but when she and the furniture left, it was just empy and boring.....Melissa painting this fabulous tree on the wall, she did an awesome job and is so talented! She did this tree in no time flat!


Saturday, September 12, 2009

Bryce's new truck!


Bryce has been wanting a new truck since the day he was born....he has been driving Dad's old nissan and loading up his motorcycle in the back for a few years now and each time he comes back grumbling about how frustrating that truck is....so he finally was able to buy his own new truck and he is pretty happy about his choice. I'd say its a pretty nice choice as well--now just be careful Bryce....!

Bryce's 19th Birthday!


Happy Birthday Bryce! Bryce was a good sport this year as his birthday fell on a weekend where our house was full of fun company and maybe he didn't get the attention that he deserved on his special day, but Stacy decorated the most awesome cake for him, complete with blood!! The Lange boys thought that was awesome! I made his favorite food...pasta, and garlic bread and he opened a couple of presents. We love you Bryce and think you are the greatest ever! You are such a hard worker and so industrious and such a genius! You are so independant and know what you want out of life and are determined to get it. We are so glad you are in our family to keep us on our toes and let your presence rub off on us a little!



BEFORE......


Our poor little house was in need of some attention so when Blake and Melissa called to offer their painting services to us while they were on their vacation...we couldn't pass up the offer! They worked sooo hard and we will be forever grateful for their hard work and helping us accomplish this giant task! You guys are awesome!

AFTER!!!





We are so happy with the final results!! Extreme Home Makeover--eat this!!

DURING....



It was sooo hot, we really couldnt paint in the afternoon, we had to dip in the pool and hit the beach to cool off then started painting again in the evening, we even painted after dark!

We are up here super high taping! Melissa was so brave, I chickened out once but she kept on going!! Even after her little "mishap"!

The LAST piece of WHITE paint!!!! Woohoo!!!

My fab painters enjoying lunch break and our super yummy Tecano's lime drinks!! Look for the recipe on the recipe blog!!

Fishing Trip!


Gordon was sooo excited to hear that Brett really wanted to try to go tuna fishing! The first time Gordon took Brett fishing, was down to Mexico on a little boat and he was soooo sea sick, he was extremely miserable then whole time and couldnt fish at all. So this time they went out on a larger tuna boat and Brett started taking dramamine three days before they set out. So its a good news, bad news situation...Brett got sick and Gordon caught fish.....! Well, Brett didn't get quite as sick as last time and he was able to reel in a couple of tuna so it wasnt a total bust, but Gordon managed to have a good day anyway, and this is their catch! Some Yellow tail, Blue Fin Tuna, Yellow fin tuna and even some Dorado (mahi mahi)So they came back pretty happy--one happy to see land and one happy to show his catch!


Friday, July 3, 2009

30 Years....

Has it really been 30 years since I graduated from High School?? From the carefree days of football games and friday nights, to careers, children and responsibility...
My High School days have been completely different for my children for many reasons--We had 600 students, they have 4000. My friends were all members of the church, they have a handful that share that bond. Now they have AP, IB, Honors, we just went to school and had fun! Everyone knew each other, there were no plain clothes police officers "mixing" with the students and it was very possible one of your teachers was in your ward. We had a long enough summer that we were actually excited to go back to school, not just a few weeks where its hard to believe its time to go back already. Its definitely more challenging that it was 30 years ago! The most valuable class I took in High School that has been a benefit to me is Typing! They didn't even call it keyboarding because we actually used typewriters! Had to go back and erase our mistakes, manually fix the margins, and start the whole thing over if you messed up! Anyway--here is my list of 30 things for 30 years that my kids enjoyed through their High School years that we would have never even dreamed of......
1. Digital Camera
2. Cordless phone
3. Cell phone
4. IPOD
5. Texting
6. Email
7. Debit Cards
8. Laptop
9. Snow Board
10. Instant Messaging
11. CD’s
12. DVD’s
13. Water Bottles
14. Airbags
15. School Shootings
16. Mapquest
17. The word “online”
18. Xgames
19. Photoshop
20. Skate Parks
21. My Space/Facebook
22. Xbox/Wii/Playstation
23. Itunes
24. You Tube
25. GPS
26. TV Remote
27. Flat Iron
28. Twitter
29. Hybrid
30. PC/Mac

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

gross....


Ok so I debated if I should post this or not but its just too funny not to so....
Last Sunday, Kyle was passing the Sacrament and he handed the bread tray to the first row that he went to....Well, the man took a piece of bread and ate it and out crawled a COCKROACH from under the bread!!!!! So Kyle didn't know what to do and he quickly grabbed the cockroach and threw it down--but didn't really know what to do after that so he kinda just passed it on.........ewwwwww

Friday, June 12, 2009

ESCALANTE 2009

Another fun Memorial Day weekend was spent in the big city of Escalante! Everyone was able to attend this year except for Alana's family, but we managed to fill the house right up! Last year when we all met, there were three grandchildren unmarried and this year we had three weddings so three new people to add to the clan! We had a great time being together, eating and eating some more. Everyone arrived at various times on Friday night and managed to find places to sleep all over the house. Saturday morning we went to the flag ceremony and the Veteran's Memorial then over to the pancake breakfast. It rained on us but we didn't care, we managed to stay pretty dry and the hot chocolate tasted that much better.

The rest of the day the kids rode four wheelers and played in the "bottom land" while others stayed out of the rain and had a serious game of RISK and pool!


Others enjoyed hiking, riding dirt bikes, and four wheelers....We took a drive up to Posey lake and although the sun was shining at Grandpa's we had a bit of a problem when the roads turned to dirt....then it started to rain! We really wanted to make it up the hill and it took us a few trys, but with a little help,we made it over the top and as soon as we got to the lake it started pouring...Stacy and Melissa ran out on the dock and I sent the camera and stayed in the car and proceeded to watch the rain turn to SNOW!! We knew Melanie and Klay were hiking with Davis and Kyron so we felt a little sorry for them...but we jumped in the car and left...! There wasn't anything we could do for them anyway, we didn't really even know where they were but we're sure they weren't having too much fun!



We had Costa Vida Salads for dinner-yum! Then it was off to see the play! Grandpa does a great job writing the script every year and the town people sure get a kick out of seeing their friends on the stage hamming it up.

The great thing about Escalante is that its a town where time really stands still. There is still only one grocery store and its the only place I know where kids without a drivers license can drive you home from church! Good job Kyle! By the time we got home I had actually forgot he was driving!

Sunday night we always have a big dinner down by the campfire and about 40 or so people are there. Scott make dutch oven potatoes and this year pulled pork sandwiches! Soooo good and so much to eat!

Scott brings his potato launcher and we put candy in for the kids and as you can see you don't really have to be a kid to participate! Marshmallows are also loaded in and Bryce caught one in his mouth last year!




Gordon and Kyle and Blake went fishing at the reservoir and actually caught two fish! Kyle was grossing out at cleaning it...so Brett the expert had to show him how "men" clean fish! Good job Brett!


On Monday morning we took a fun excrusion to everyone's favorite spot--the cow cemetary! It's a favorite spot to ride the fourwheelers and see what new "cow's" might be there...

Stacy and Brett wanted to show us a great spot they found to push rocks off cliffs...(you have to make your own fun in Escalante...)so off we went. We would have to shuttle people back and forth as our car wouldn't make it-so while we waited in the car it started pouring again and they took a LONG time to come back...when they did well...they were soaked and totally muddy! So we decided to skip that and head over to the pond.
We got there and crossed the creek to the bigger pond area and were enjoying hiking around. Blake and Melissa went right up the mountain and the rest slowly followed...Stacy and I pulling up the rear...good thing because they started yelling to get out of the way they could hear it coming.....water roaring down the mountain--flash flood is on its way! So we got out of the way and luckily we weren't in any serious danger but would have certainly gotten wet. It made for some excitement and something that was fun to watch!



And Bryce found a snake..

Then while we were walking back to the car...ewwww a dead sheep....

More fun pictures...




And we even managed to get a family picture...Thanks Morgan!

Blake managed to make another Shasta Phillingibbons movie! I don't know how they pull it off each year but its such a great tradition and so much fun to watch the final movie...So Blake get it edited so I can post it!! Along with all the others...