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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter

The day before Easter we went to Jesse's Stampede Football game at Logan High. Here is the article from the local newspaper:

Posted: Sunday, April 24, 2011 12:30 am | Updated: 1:10 am, Sun Apr 24, 2011.

Stampede hold off Desperados By Tyler Huskinson The Herald Journal | 0 comments

After a rough start to the season dropping back-to-back games on the road, the Logan Stampede looked to the friendly confines of Crimson Field to pick up their first win of the season Saturday night.

Despite making several mental errors and giving the visiting Utah Valley Desperados several chances, the Stampede squeaked out their first victory of the season, 14-13.

"You always want to walk away with a victory," Stampede head coach Bracken Atkinson said. "We made it about as hard as we could tonight.

"This team was hungry. Both teams came in 0-2. The last time we faced off was in the championship game here two years ago. There was a lot riding on this game from a history standpoint, but we're just glad we made one more play than they did. It's nice to flip that after the last two games."

The Desperados struck first four minutes into the first quarter, but failed to convert on the extra point.

Less than two minutes later quarterback Mike Jenkins connected on a 37-yard strike to receiver Jesse Yarger to give the Stampede a 7-6 lead.

With the Desperados threatening, defensive back Aaron Dickler picked off the ball and returned it 35 yards.

"Defense stepped up," Stampede linebacker KC Winslow said. "Our defense is always good. We tweaked a couple of things this year to where we're rotating different guys in different guys in different situations."

The Stampede would respond with a drive that ended with a 2-yard touchdown run by Jenkins.

The Stampede would took a 14-6 lead into the locker room at halftime, but wouldn't be able to score any more points despite having several chances.

"The biggest difference between the first and second half was we came out really dictating tempo in the first half ... and caught them off guard, kind of wore them out a little bit," Atkinson said. "We just shot ourselves in the foot. We couldn't execute. We couldn't finish it in the end zone."

The problems getting in the end zone truly started right before the end of the second quarter.

The Stampede found themselves on their own 1-yard line and ended up failing to score at all. The Stampede incurred two consecutive illegal procedure penalties, and a completed pass from Jenkins to running back Dave Williams fell at 4-yards short of scoring.

"We definitely gotta get better at that," Winslow said of the penalties. "We had way too many. First and goal from a yard and half and end up not even getting in. How can we do that? We have these stupid penalties. We've gotta get into the mental."

Running back Roger Schatz caught a 5-yard pass to bring the Desperados within one.

The Stampede would shut down the Desperado offense for the remainder of the game, including putting a great amount of pressure on the quarterback.

"We're trying to get as much pressure and as much fresh bodies in there and put pressure on the quarterback, as you saw, he was running around all game long," WInslow said.

The Desperados mounted one final comeback drive the final minutes of the game. On fourth and 25 and with about 30 seconds remaining, the Stampede defense really came through.

"In that timeout that they had taken before we kind of put a little stunt in where Travis Davis and I twisted and he took three guys and they all followed him," Winslow said. "I just kind of forced him out to that side. Dale (Nicholas) stayed home and was right there to meet him for a huge loss."

The Stampede now take advantage of a bye week before preparing for the Magic Valley Bulldawgs.

"We've got a lot of injuries and people playing where they're not normally going to be playing," Atkinson said. "We'll take the weak off and recuperate and fix some of our issues."

At half time during the game, they had a special Easter egg hunt for the kids. Here is Avril picking up her eggs:


It was FREEZING outside! Avril found 7 eggs :)

The next day, Avril and McKel put on their Easter dresses and we went to church:

Can't always get a good one with everyone looking at the camera.

The girls :)

Avril with her Easter Basket. She was so excited!!

Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma Joyce's house

So fun!

Happy Easter everyone!!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Such Talent

My cousins, the Muncy's were visiting from California. It is always so fun to have them here because they are AMAZINGLY gifted musically. I just love to hear them sing. Here are a couple video clips of the boys messing around at the piano:

My cousin David just learned to play this song and figured it out by ear. I think that's so incredible. We didn't know the song that well, but gave it a good shot. I even sang along, although you can't hear me... I didn't know it too well. This is my new favorite song though. It goes through my head all day long haha.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Avril's First Hair Cut

This is what McKel got to do during hair time

She was so brave!

The hairdresser's daughter, Sunny played with Avril while mommy got her hair done.

The finished product. It is hard to tell, but she just got the ends trimmed off. She had sooo much fun!!

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Church Dresses

So cute and so happy!

Avril loves to play with the kids at the nursery (only when Sister Joni is there though)

Saturday, April 16, 2011

6 Birthdays!!

Happy Birthday to Adrian, Arlene, Jared, Parker, Edison, and George Parkinson! Yep, both my brothers (Jared and Adrian) as well as Adrian's wife, Arlene, were born on April 16th. And today my aunt gave birth to 3 triplet boys: Parker, Edison, and George! So exciting!!

Parker

Email from Aunt Trish:

Parker is our single boy.  He weighed 3 lb. 4 oz. and I think he looks
like Kelly.  He has his feet and his coloring, but it's really hard to tell
from the photos.  I will send more as soon as they are not all hooked up to
all those monitors.  They were born at 10:29 - George, 10:30 - Edison, and
10:31 - Parker.  Love you!

Edison

Eddie weighed 2 lb. 4 oz. and has the best scores of all.  He screamed
louder than the other boys - probably just to tell them to move over and
watch out since he is the fighter of the bunch!  Eddie is the younger twin.

George

Trish's email:

WE HAVE TRIPLETS!  All are very healthy, happy and screaming.  We have 30
fingers and 30 toes; perfect little boys.  It's amazing to see how tiny they
are and so beautiful!  Georgie weighed 3 lb. 4 oz. and is the older twin.
More photos to come.  Love you all!

Can you believe it?!?!  Congratulations!!

Monday, April 11, 2011

McKel 4 Months

Yesterday McKel turned 4 whole months old! That's a third of a year! She's growing too fast, just like Avril. They both have the same time manipulation powers where time just speeds by.

A Daddy Daughter moment

I'm 4 Months!!

Today McKel had her 4 month check up. McKel gave us a good laugh at the Dr.'s office. After being checked out by Dr. Firth, Mommy picked up McKel and walked over to the mirror on the back of the door. McKel then got a huge grin on her face and screamed out, "HI!" Loud and clear! Dr. Firth thought she was the smartest 4 month old he'd ever seen and we both got a good laugh out of it. She was so good at her appointment. She only cried a few seconds after her shots. Everything looks fantastic except she does have very sensitive skin and has been clawing herself, as you can see by the scratch marks. The Dr. prescribed some meds and had us buy some hypoallergenic soap, etc. so hopefully this will solve her skin problem. McKel seems to still be mature beyond her ~~years~~ months. Even the Dr. said she is moving and responding more like a 6 month old. She seems like she has an old soul in a new body. She just seems so wise and happy for a baby. I can't wait to see her sweet personality continue to develop. We love you McKel!

McKel's 4 month stats:
Height: 25.75 in: 94%
Weight: 12.31 lbs: 73%
Head Circumference: 16.5 in: 78%