And he SCORES..........

(Noah lined up on offense)

Wow! Finally a football blog!
Yesterday Noah's team played the West Lake Thunder.
They won, not sure what the score was but we won by two or three touchdowns.
Big play for Noah came towards the end of the game.
I noticed that they put Noah out on offense. Usually he plays defense.
They were close to the end zone so I knew this play had to be going to Noah.
Lucky for me I am so observant, because I was able to run to the end zone
and catch the whole scenario on my camera.
Talk about being in the right place at the right time....
I am usually not this lucky!

The ball is snapped and Noah takes off to his left.

Apparently #19 does not think of Noah as a threat because he lets
him just run right by him.

Noah turns and finds himself completely open........

Catching the ball, he turns and heads for the end zone......
no one is even close to him!

TOUCH DOWN!
Actually it was just for the extra points...
same thing though when you are 8 years old!!

Being congratulated by a team mate.......
Not sure how I was able to still take pictures at this point
because I was jumping around and screaming in the end zone!

Noah usually acts like it is no big deal.....
cool as a cucumber walking off the field, but once there
I was able to get a shot of a pretty happy boy!!
He had a good game, as he also got another fumble recovery.
His 3rd of the season!

Noah's coach told me that Noah can catch anything thrown his way.
(Comes from practicing with a brother who played quarterback)
But he cant run a route for anything, (we will have to work on that)
so these extra point plays, close to the end zone are perfect for him!

This last week I have been using a new lense on my camera
that I am sure is going to cause a lot of lense envy by others.
It is pretty amazing
and I am hoping to notice a huge improvement in the quality of my pictures.
I can already tell the difference
and as I use it and get use to it I am sure they will just get better!

Dakota's Soccer

Dakota has been playing soccer this year and loving it.
I think he might just be more of a soccer player than a football player.
Yesterday I went to his game with my camera
only to discover I had left my memory card in the computer at home.
I dont get to go to many of his soccer games
because they usually conflict with Hunters football games.
During half time I ran over to Summers house and took her memory card from her camera,
only to discover that my camera was not compatible with her camera
and even though the card said empty,
it was not and all that was left for me to use were 5 pictures.
So I had to be selective and could not take a billion pictures like I usually do.
Here are the 5 pictures! They ended up being good ones I think!

Love that his tongue is sticking out.
That is called concentration!

Dakota plays on a team that only has one other boy and the rest are girls.
Some of those girls are dang good!
Dakota is fun to watch. He really gets into it and looks so cute!
I would not mind if he did become a soccer player.
If he got really good, sometimes they let the soccer players be the kickers on the football team.
Summer had a friend in High School who did that. (Dallas Zurcher)
That would be like the best of both worlds!!

This could possibly be the best part of soccer when you are 5.
Treats at the end of the game!!

(Was not such a good morning for me. After the whole memory card fiasco
I then went to the gas station, because I was basically running on fumes,
only to discover I had left my purse in the other car and had no credit cards.
Lucky for me the day did get better.............)

Noahs version of BYU/Utah 2006

Noah is so funny! He always runs around the house with a football
and does a narration of the final play of the 2006 BYU/Utah game.
I love watching and listening to him.
So this morning I decided to tape it.
We had to take a lot of takes because he kept getting attacked by the dogs.
Finally after locking up Stockton and then Malone,
we were able to get a good one.
You have to listen carefully, but he has Greg Wrubells commentary down pretty good,
as well as Quarterback John Becks moves......

We have two versions. First one is complete
the second one he had a little problem with Malone!!
You gotta love this kid!!

Beautiful Bride...........

Last night Autumn got her Bridal pictures taken.
I snapped a couple with my camera.
Can't wait to get the photographers pictures back.
They are going to be so beautiful............

Autumn makes a very beautiful bride!!!!!!!!!!

If Noah had been in the game...........

Things would have been different!!
Noah drew this picture last night while watching the BYU/Utah game.
If Noah had been in the game, he would he would have caught every pass,
held on to every ball and scored every touch down.
The final Score would have been Noah 54 and Utah 3.

(Noah told me what to write! Love his confidence!!)

Just when you thought it could not get worse...

IT DID!!

Wow! Where to begin! The above picture should have been a sign........
I will start by just posting the end score of the game.
BYU 10 - Utah 54
Let me first say that it was not that Utah was so good,
it was more that BYU was so BAD!!
Honestly, Noah's team of 8 year olds does not have as many turnovers
as BYUs offense had last night.
By the 2nd half I could not do anything but laugh.
Daniel just sat there with a blank look on his face and shook his head on occasion.
But for me it became unbelievably funny.
I tried not to laugh, but it was better than crying. It was seriously painful to watch.

The above picture pretty much sums up the whole game!
Greased hands!
BYU could not hold on to that ball.
BYUs offense pretty much handed Utah all of there points
on a golden platter!!
It was so UGLY..................

Very best part of the night?????
Jimmer was there!
Some lucky little boy got his Kings Jersey signed by him!
I gotta get Noah a Kings Jersey. Too bad we wont be watching him play this year!
It is going to be a long winter without NBA Basketball
An even longer football season if BYU continues to play like they did last night.
OUCH!! Painful!!

Andrew George Game Winning Touch Down - BYU vs Utah

Another favorite Rivalry ending. 2009!
By George, I think he caught it!
So, I cried after this play. Really did!

Can hardly wait for the game tonight!!

BYU vs. Utah 2006 Final Play Must See!

Favorite BYU vs. Utah Moment! Daniel and I can hardly wait for the game tomorrow!
First home game of the season.
With both teams changing conferences,
this game does not nearly have the same feel as past games,
but we are still really looking forward to it!

Go Cougars!!

Grandpa's 90th Birthday

Grandpa Patterson Celebrated his 90th Birthday Yesterday
with a big Party/Open House.
It was attended by lots of family and friends.

Bridger loved the cake...............
and Dakota loved climbing in the trees in the front yard!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Patterson!!

It's all about the shoes.......

I am a little slow on blogging about football this year.
It is not that I haven't taken pictures...
I have......Hundreds!!
Just been too busy to go through all of them.
But I do have a minute to blog about the boys football shoes....
I love shoes. Always thought it would be cool to have the boys
play soccer because the shoes were so cool.
Football shoes have always been very boring....Black and White....
until this year!!
I actually let Daniel design his on line on NIKE ID,
(tad bit expensive to let all the boys do)
so they turned out really cool, in the school colors,
and they have his name and number. Love, love his shoes!

Hunter picked out some bright Yellow football shoes!
We get so many comments about his shoes.
Everyone loves them, and I love them because when I am trying to spot
him on the field I just have to look for his shoes.
They confuse people sometimes because they think a flag has been thrown.
Funny!

Noah got blue shoes!
He really wanted red but I thought
they would clash with the maroon of his pants.
Besides, red would be like promoting Utah!
We want to promote BYU!
These also make it easy for me to find him when he is in a pile of bodies on the field!

Loving the shoes this year! I guess they can stick to football!!

Big Time Bed Head.....

Woke up this morning and found McKenzie sleeping on the love seat like this.
It was as if she fell asleep mid laundry.
I think she was watching TV and folding clothes or something.
She does have a bed, and this does not look comfortable.
You would have thought she would have at least moved to the couch
where she would have atleast had some leg room.

Sleeping like that leads to some lovely bed head though!!!!
She was so proud of this look that she made this picture her profile
picture on face book!!
Lovely McKenzie!!!!

When the World Stopped Turning: A 9/11 tribute

I am posting this for Hunter, who was 3 at the time this happened.
He has been so fascinated with
9/11 and has been asking so many questions.
It is hard not to watch and not get emotional.
Wow! 10 years. I remember this well,
but for reasons other than the actual events!

May we never forget..................

Spider Boy???

Funny experience at the gym today.
While I was working out with my trainer Sarah,
a guy, who was wearing a wife beater, big bulging muscles,
the typical gym rat guy who walks around like he is all that..
walked up to us and told Sarah that there was a spider
by the piece of equipment he was working on
and was wondering if she would come get it,
or call maintenance or someone to come get it
or kill it for him
because he just did not do spiders very well.
I was lying on a mat doing crunches
just looking at this guy wondering if he was for real.
He was totally serious.
I just burst out laughing.
I could not believe that this big tough guy
was afraid of a spider. Seriously?
I lay on the floor laughing as I watched Sarah who is about 5'2
walk over to where the spider was with a guy who was about 6'3
and built like a truck.
She stepped on it and walked back over to me trying not to laugh
as the guy went back to his work out.
Needless to say we laughed the rest of the workout
and now refer to this guy as spider boy......not to his face though!
So it was a wolfe spider and they are a little bigger than your average spider
but honestly, what a big woos!!!

If I had, had my phone with me I would have taken a picture of the guy
but the picture below gives you an idea...........

Bobby and Rachels Wedding

(The family waiting for the bride and groom to come out)

I don't have the professional pictures taken of Bobby and Rachel
and the family at the temple and at their dinner yet,
but I do have the ones that I took on my camera.
I think they turned out pretty decent and are pretty fun!
It was a great day, and we are all very happy for Bobby and Rachel!

Noah looking pretty good in his new suit!

Dakota looking all grown up!!

The boys!

Noah and Mom!

I love how cute the boys all looked in their suits,
and I thought the girls looked really pretty!
We really have some pretty good looking kids and I am so proud of all of them!

The girls!!

Bridger was just having too much fun!!

Me with my dad.............

Me with my mom..................

Matt trying to keep Bridger contained.....
not an easy task!

Still waiting for the Bride and Groom.............

Here they are.....
Mr and Mrs Robert Patterson!

First thing Bobby said after they got out of the Temple
was, "Where are my brothers"!

Bridger and his favorite Uncle Bobby!

I thought the above picture was kind of cute of Bobby tying Rachels shoe.
And I love the below picture,
can't help but wonder what this conversation was that was taking place
between Bobby and Noah...........

Hunter and Noah could hardly wait to get their flowers.
(I can't spell that other word. I tried!)
Daniel and Mason, Rachel's brother have become fast friends
the last few weeks and have a lot of fun together.

Dakota spent the whole evening playing monster trucks.

Bobby with his brothers and sisters!

Mckenzie and her Grandpa Stoneberg

Everyone at the dinner enjoying the YUMMY food!!

With two of his favorite missionary companions.
Elder Dom Maruai and Elder Nick Taylor.
These two are the best and were a great example to Bobby
in the beginning of his mission.
It was so fun that they were able to come to his dinner!

Summer and Scott
They had a babysitter take Bridger home for the evening
which made it a little more enjoyable for everyone,
including Bridger!

Hunter and his new sister in law.....

Cutting the cake.........

First dance as Mr. and Mrs.

The next in line to get married......
and it is only 5 weeks away!!

I love that these 4 get a long so well......

Bobby and a bunch of his friends from High School.
They have all been friends forever!

Noah getting his groove on...................
I was laughing so hard when I saw these pictures!

These are all boys that Bobby has coached in football.
I know he was happy to have them there.

Mr. and Mrs. ???????
Too funny, these two!!

Terrance giving Bobby some good advice for his Honeymoon.
I would repeat what he said to Bobby, but this is a family blog.....
I assure you it was very good advice though!!

Just Married...
and off on their Honeymoon!
Congratulations
Bobby and Rachel!!