Offers are rollin' in !!!

The colleges are lining up to see who will win the Devan Sweepstakes!!!
Seriously though, the two major universities in our state, Arizona State and University of Arizona have already made her nice offers, and we are just waiting to hear from NAU up in Flagstaff. Many out-of-state colleges are showing interest as well. The decision will be a hard one, Kelly and I are trying to help any way we can but ultimately Devan will have to decide which path to take. It is unfortunate that the state of the world's economy will play such a large roll in this process, but starting out in life with a huge student loan debt is probably not the best plan for any young adult, let alone the smartest kid on the planet!!! (Only a little biased!)
Add all that together with working and playing in the orchestra, and her last year of high school is definitely keeping our "Doodle bug" very busy, and stressed out I am sure!!! I know she will make a good decision, whatever it is, and no matter where she goes she will shine as bright as she always has!! Also if you haven't checked out Devan's blog you should!! http://dsmindgurgles.blogspot.com/

Final game for 2008

Well here we are again, our Monsoon season for 2008 is over.
The team finishes with a 9-2 record and a trip to the final four in the state for the second year in a row!!! Overall a very successful season, even though we came up just a little short of our goal. Cody had a stellar season, really a breakout for him personally. Playing every down at middle linebacker, running the defense, his ability to see the field, react to situations, and make big plays has put him in the elite ranks of players in our league. Also he was able to play a lot of offense this season at both QB and mostly receiver where he also did very well making big plays, super nice catches, and scoring a lot of touch downs!!! Football is definitely a passion for Cody he loves to play. We are moving into uncharted territory now, Cody will play Lacrosse this winter, a new game to us, so we will see how it goes!!!

Monsoon rolls!!!

Another great game this last Saturday!!
Our team won a hard fought battle with tough hard hitting team in an overtime thriller. Stellar play by Cody as usual, as well as all the rest of the boys, we really do have a great team!!! Now on to the East valley championship game, against the only team we lost to this season.
Monsoon rolls...

Monsoon playoffs

Cody's team had their first playoff game last Saturday, and with a great effort we won 22-6.

Cody had his typical excellent game, no touch downs this week but many tackles, and some nice runs on offense. This week the team returns to the field where we suffered our only loss last year to face a very good opponent. We all have confidence though, that if our boys play like they did last week, we can triumph over this foe and move on to the East valley championship game.

Practice has been intense this week and the boys are ready!!!

I'll keep you informed...

Tortuga

So this morning after some nice coffee I go outside to start my weekend chores. I move my truck to change the oil and the dog is going crazy. Much to my surprise what do I find? A turtle, or tortise or whatever it is. WOW, Orson dog was not liking it, but Brynn thought it was too cool!!! He hung around for a while then we found its owner from way down the street. Glad for that!!!

Halloween

We did have some fun!!!!
Kinda weird this year though. Devan had to work so we all missed her, but Brynn and Cody got dressed up and a great time was had by all!!! The weather is unbelievable here in the desert. I swear it was 90 degrees today!!! So needless to say, no jackets required!!! Cody did take a lot of flak for his get up, but like I told him, as long as he wasn't too comfortable then it was all in good fun!!! I think all the girls were jealous because he was prettier than them!!!!

Game 8

Well here we are Halloween has past and I am ever so slow on my updates again!!!
Cody's football team did have a game last Saturday and hard to believe I know, but we lost!!!
It was a good, hard fought game against another un-defeated team and had we not given them two touchdowns, the outcome might have been very different. Cody did play well, and scored our only TD on a nice 20 yd pass play. We have an off week this week and the playoffs start next Saturday. Our team will have to step up in the post season, as we are likely to meet this team again.
We will keep you posted...