WOW! I can’t believe it….I have TWO, yes TWO kids in high school now! YIKES! Where has the time gone?!?!?! Madi started her freshman year at Judge Memorial Catholic High School today! School doesn’t officially start until tomorrow, but today was freshman orientation. Tyson is a Peer Minister this year, so he was required to be at school today, since they were in charge of the orientation. It worked out perfectly…..Madison was in Tyson’s orientation group, which made her happy, since she was a little nervous! She had a great day! Neither Tyson or Madi were thrilled with the traditional First Day of School photos….but they humored me! You can tell they aren’t that excitd! LOL!
WOW! I can’t believe it! Football season is HERE! Tyson’s senior season officially begins tomorrow night. The Judge Memorial Bulldogs take on North Sanpete tomorrow night at 7:00 pm. Tyson has been waiting for this night since their devestating loss to Bear River in the quarter finals of the state playoffs last year. Tyson will be the starting fullback on offense, and the starting strong side linebacker on defense. At the Red and Gold scrimmage last weekend, the captains were named…..and T was name a captain! Go Tyson! He has worked so hard over the past 4 years and this summer getting ready for the season! We are so proud of him! Go T!
Here is a video clip from the Red and Gold game on Saturday. Tyson was on the Gold team, which won 7-6. Tyson scored the only TD for the Gold Team. My brothers, Kevin and Chris are total tech-junkies, and they LOVE to put together videos like the one below. THANKS GUYS! (Tyson is #2)…..
And I’m somewhat relieved. It has been a hard week, with the death of Tyson’s friend, two-a-day football practices, the viewing and funeral, and the annual Red and Gold Football game on Saturday. Tyson and Carl attended the viewing on Friday night, and Carl said it was one of the hardest things he has ever had to do. So, so sad. The next morning was the Red and Gold Football game (scrimmage) at the high school. Tyson and his friends, Joe and Jordan played in the game (Tyson’s GOLD team won!), and then headed to the funeral together. It was definitely a day full of mixed emotions. Seth was an awesome young man, and will be greatly missed by so many.
We received some sad and tragic news last Saturday, and I have struggled with blogging about it. A friend of Tyson’s, Seth Fraughton, drowned in Bear Lake on Saturday morning. It was just a freak accident, and so, so sad. He was spending the weekend at Bear Lake with a bunch of the Viewmont High School football team. Just having fun, bonding, and gearing up for two-a-day practices this week. He was swimming in the lake and cramped up. His friends were unable to reach him in time. Tyson met Seth while playing on the Viewmont Viking Little League Football Team. He has known Seth since he was 8 years old. Even though Tyson, along with two other little league teammates (Joe and Jordan) attend a different high school now, they still keep in contact, and frequently see all of the boys they played with. Seth was the star running back at Viewmont, and a track star as well. He had such a bright future ahead of him. On Saturday night, they held a candle light vigil at Viewmont High School I think it really helped Tyson to be with his former teammates and coaches, along with other friends from the area. We are so saddened by this news. Our thoughts and prayers go out the whole Fraughton family. Below is a photo I "borrowed" from my friend Christina’s blog. It is a photo of the Little League Team. Tyson is #33 in the front middle row, and Seth is #72 on the top row. (After Tyson went to Judge, Seth started wearing #33 – they used to tease each other about that!).
If you could please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.
Seriously though, what a LONG, LONG week! It’s 5:52 pm on Friday night, and I am STILL at work! Of all the days for my computer to print my checks S L O W L Y……it picks tonight! LOL! Ugh! It is taking forever! I need to get the hell outta here and start the weekend, baby!
Not much planned. A wedding reception for one of the middle school teachers both kids had in school, Carl will be working during the day tomorrow, but his softball team is playing in the Corporate Games tomorrow evening. We may try and do another outdoor movie night with some friends, but that is about it. School begins on the 20th (YIKES!), and football season kicks off for Tyson next Saturday with the annual Red/Gold game. We just finished up baseball on Wednesday night! Craziness, I tell ya! So we need to get the kids started on getting ready for it all to begin….homework, early mornings, studying, etc!
On a bit of a sad note……Madi has decided to leave her current softball team. She has played with this team for the last 7 years, and has had some wonderful experiences, and made some awesome friends. However, we think it is time for a change. The coaching situation isn’t working out for Madison, and several of her close friends on the team have also opted to make a change. So….we’ll see what happens! On to the next adventure….
Have an AWESOME weekend! And just because I hate posts with no pictures…here is a random one! Madi hanging out at the baseball field…..What a cute little bug! I can’t believe she is starting high school in two weeks!
BIG CONGRATS to Madi and her softball team, the Utah Sting! They played in their final summer tournament this past weekend, The Mizuno Classic and won! After dropping into the loser’s bracket first thing on Saturday morning, they went on to play (AND WIN) 8 straight games to take the championship. Along the way, Madi pitched one of her best games of the season. Almost everything she threw seemed to be a STRIKE! After that particular game, her arm was very, very sore and she didn’t know if she would be able to pitch again that day. Her coach called on her a few games later to pitch against the team that beat us that morning. Even though Madi’s arm was hurting, she pitched the game of her life! The game ended (4-3) when Madi got the third out by throwing a wicked rise ball! It was soooooo cool! We are SOOOO PROUD of Madison!!!!!
It’s been a while since I have blogged….busy, busy, busy! Baseball, softball and more baseball and softball! It’s our life….but we love it!
My brothers and I have been talking for years about hosting outdoor movie nights at my parent’s house. They have an AWESOME backyard, perfect for any kind of entertaining. Finally, we got our acts together and had MOVIE NIGHT. We hung two large white sheets from a group of pine trees in the yard, set up the LCD Projector and surround sound (Yes, surround sound!), popped popcorn and watched a movie. It worked out perfect! The screen was HUGE and the weather was perfect. Maybe even a tad too warm. We are in the middle of a heat wave here in Utah. By the time we began the movie at 10:00 pm, I think it was still over 80 degrees! Here are some photos….a bit blurry for some reason, but you get the general idea!
Happy Wednesday! Which, by the way….feels like another Monday, since we were off work (for Pioneer Day) yesterday!
Let me introduce you to someone……MAD DOG a.k.a. Madison!
I know you already know her, as she is no stranger to my blog….BUT, you mostly know her as Madison or Madi…..not MAD DOG! Madi started playing Bonnet Ball (girl’s softball) when she was about 7 years old. She made the 8 and under All Star Team that year, even thought she was only 7. She played "rec" softball for a few years, until a "comp" team was formed with the girls she played with….I think she was around 10 at the time. Somewhere along the line, Madi’s coaches and teammates started calling her "Madi McGuire", after major leaguer Mark McGuire because Madi always wore #25 (like Mark) and because she also played 1st base. Somehow, "Madi McGuire" turned into MAD DOG! Now, almost everyone calls her MAD DOG during softball games….some have even shortened it to DOG, which drives Grandma crazy! It is not uncommon to hear a parent (even another Mother) cheer "Let’s go Dog" from the stand when Madi is up to bat, or even pitching! Carl even calls her "DOG" away from the field…..which I must admit, drives me crazy sometime! I worry that people don’t know that is her nickname! LOL!
Anyway, Madi’s team Utah Sting traveled to Boise this past weekend to play in a tournament. They did AWESOME, going undefeated into the championship game, beating our new rivals "The Sooners" during bracket play. Unfortunately, the Sooners met us in the championship game (they won the "losers bracket"), and ended up beating us for the 2nd weekend in a row. BUMMER! They are one of those teams, that just tend to rub you the wrong way. I hope we don’t meet up with them again, anytime soon!
MAD DOG was AWESOME! She has been nursing a broken toe, and has been unable to pitch for the last 3 weeks, but they started her out slow this weekend. She pitched in part of 2 games and then pitched in the championship game. She did so well! You would have never known that she had a three week break from pitching! GO MADI! She looked as strong as ever! Madi had a great tournament at the plate as well, hitting a monster double in the championship game that started a rally for us, and also hitting an RBI that tied the game. SOOOOO COOL!
We arrived home LATE Sunday night, Madi had one day rest and then it was off to practice and a pool party at one of her teammates house today. Tomorrow is another off day, due to the holiday, but the State Tournament begins on Thursday. GO STING!
L to R: Kim, Madi, Megan, Bree and Lexi ~ Madi’s best friends on the team.
I’m not sure if I have mentioned this before, but Madi’s team has 9 or 10 different uniforms, 3 different batting helmets, and 3 different pairs of cleats….He coach is a freak about things matching….LOL! This is a picture of the "Cammo" uniforms….Madi is #25
