HAPPY SUMMER! and CONGRATS TYSON!

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Happy Summer!  It’s a beautiful day here in Salt Lake City, Utah….pefect first day of summer!  AND…..BIG CONGRATS to Tyson!  He was named First Team All State in Baseball in both the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News.  He was one of only two Juniors in the 3A classification to be name to the first team….the other Junior, being his best friend Joe.  Cool!  I wish I could post the article and pictures that appeared in the paper, but it is a .pdf file.  UPDATE:  HERE is the link to the story/photos.  THANKS KEVIN!  I tried to copy the link myself, and it wouldn’t work! LOL!

HAPPY THURSDAY!

Ali

I *heart* Baseball!

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Our trip to San Diego was AWESOME!  We left just after Tyson’s last final and hopped on the plane.  Unfortunately, Tyson wasn’t feeling so well, and spent most of the flight and that night shivering and shaking with a high fever, headache and earache!  Yuck!  As soon as we checked into the hotel, Tyson took a nap while I went in search of a grocery store to find some meds.  After a nice nap and some good meds, Tyson was feeling well enough to meet some friends for dinner in the hotel restaurant.  He got to bed early and had a good night sleep.  Saturday was spent at the ball field…..this ballfield:

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It is kind of hard to tell….because of the "June Gloom", but the outfield looks out over the ocean.  It was sooooo beautiful!  Tyson spent the morning being timed on his 60 yd. run, his arm velocity from the outfield, his batting style, and his catching ‘pop time’.  He still wasn’t feeling 100%, but he still did well.  By about 2pm, his fever had broken and it was time to play some games.  He played on Saturday night and again on Sunday afternoon.  We had about 4 hours of free time on Sunday morning, so we decided to take a trip to Coronado Island  It was BEAUTIFUL!  We spent some time walking along the beach in the ocean, searching for shells for Madison and just relaxing.  What a beautiful place!  We made it home late Sunday night….well early Monday morning! 

While T and I were in San Diego, Madi and Carl were in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  They had a great time and the Utah Sting did well and won a bunch of games, but they ended up losing early on Saturday morning…..so Carl and Madi were able to get home at a reasonable time on Saturday night.  Sadly, Madison broke her toe while she was warming up to pitch on Saturday morning.  She had to miss both games on Saturday morning.  The team was supposed to leave for Cedar City, Utah on Monday morning for the Utah Summer Games, but Madi had to stay home…..she needs to stay off her toe for as least two weeks, or it will never heal and she will continue to break it!  What a bummer!  Even though Tyson got sick and Madi broke her toe….I think a great time was had by all of us! 

Ali

The end of a chapter….and the beginning of a new one!

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For the last 13 years I have had at least one child attending school at St. Olafs Catholic School.  Tyson started in Kindergarted and attended through 8th grade.  Madison was in the very first Pre-K class at St. Olafs, and just graduated from 8th grade this last Friday.  Phew!  It is going to be so weird not driving to St. Olafs every morning at 7:50….going through the dreaded carline!  BUT…..I am so excited for Madison and this new chapter in her life….HIGH SCHOOL at Judge Memorial Catholic High School.  She is sooo ready to be there!  10 years at the same school can get pretty old!  I know Madi has some wonderful memories from St. Olafs that will last a lifetime, but I know she is soooo looking forward to making new memories at Judge.  I am thankful that she will have Tyson there with her next year….the big brother senior that can look out for her and show her the ropes…..and give the "evil eye" to any boy that dares talk to Tyson’s little sister!  ÜÜ

CONGRATULATIONS MADISON!  You have made us very proud and we are so excited to watch as you embark on your high school journey!

WE LOVE YOU MADISON!!!!

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In other news…..Madison and Carl left for Steamboat Springs, Colorado yesterday morning for a softball tournament.  So far, they have played two games (which they WON!) in rain/snow/sleet!  Yuck!  As of this morning, skies were clear and the sun was shining brightly!  I hope it warms up for the girls!  Tyson should be finishing his last final right about now, and then we are off to the airport for San Diego for a Baseball Showcase.  This is where we will BE.  How cool does that look!?!?!?! 

TGIF!  I hope you all have a WONDERFUL weekend!

Ali

Tournament Time!

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The first and second rounds of the 3A State Baseball Tournament begin tomorrow! WOO HOO!  Since the Judge Memorial Bulldogs are the #1 seed in Region 10, we get to host the first two rounds at our field.  We play Hurricane tomorrow morning at 10:00 am.  Win or lose, (WIN!) we will play again at 4:00 pm.  We are kicking things off tonight with a Pep Rally and BBQ for the players and their families.  I spent the night putting together a few treats for the boys…….Powerade with tags that say "Unleash that BULLDOG POWER", some candy bars covered with paw print paper, and then some Big League Chew(ing Gum)! 

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On another note, Madi’ had her 8th grade play last night.  It was very cute, and Madi did awesome!  Didn’t forget her lines or laugh!  The photos didn’t turn out too great (bad gym lighting), so I’m going to try and mess with them a bit before posting.

TGIF!  GO BULLDOGS!

Ali

One PROUD Momma!

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A few weeks ago, Tyson’s baseball coach mentioned that the Salt Lake Tribune wanted to do a story on Tyson and his friend Joe.  They met each other when they were 2 years old at daycare.  Since that time they have been best friends.  They have been playing baseball, basketball and football together FOR YEARS!  Joe is a pitcher and Tyson is a catcher….they have always played on the same team, with the exception of a two year period when they each played on different teams, but still played together occassionally.  They share a great bond and a love for the game, which is definitely apparant when you watch them.  They are both having great seasons, and the Judge Bulldogs have clinched the region championship.  They host the first round of the state playoffs next Saturday.  GO BULLDOGS!  Here is the link to the article:  Salt Lake Tribune Article  Here is the article in full:

Proven chemistry
Judge pitcher and catcher are close friends who have grown up together playing baseball
By Matt Thurber
Special to The Tribune
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    As best friends since preschool – the two Judge Memorial baseball players were in the same tots group in Davis County – Joe Pond and Tyson Moll have spent a lot of time together. From little league all-star games to today, as Bulldogs teammates, the two are, and have always been, inseparable.
    Pond is on the mound and Moll catches.
    The juniors are having breakout seasons and hoping to lead Judge back to the state championship game for a second consecutive year.
    And both have heard all about the high expectations that come with playing for the Bulldogs, before. On a near-daily basis, the two are reminded of the great Judge athletes ahead of them and the talented crop of sophomores coming up through the ranks.
    Still, Moll and Pond try to take the season one game at a time, avoiding fanfare as much as possible. With standout multi-sport athletes like Cort Dennison and Dominique Parker in the spotlight in the early part of the season, the recognition, or lack thereof, hasn’t fazed Moll and Pond, who also keep busy in the weight room and playing different sports year-round.
    In fact, the 17-year-olds filled important roles on Judge’s junior varsity football team this season, with Pond at quarterback and Moll, who got also some varsity time, at fullback and linebacker. They also played basketball together their freshman and sophomore years, but have decided to devote more time to developing their respective roles on the football and baseball teams.
    "We try to separate ourselves. The class above us had a lot of talented athletes and we have always lived under that shadow," Pond said. "I have confidence in Tyson on the field and I’m pretty sure he feels the same way about me. We have fun out there, but we work hard and want to win. "
    The hard work is paying off. Judge is in a comfortable spot, at the top of Region 10. Judge is a young team, with only two seniors but with a solid supporting cast of juniors and sophomores. Moll bats fourth and Pond is right behind, in the five-spot. The two are known as deep hitters who not only bat for average, but who also hit home runs and load up on RBIs.
    "This year Joe has been throwing the ball really well. There have been games where he’s untouchable. I think I have pretty good arm strength to complement Joe’s pitching and I can see where the ball needs to go," Moll said. "Right now as a team, we just go out there and play ball. Of course I’d love to get back to the championship game, but there’s no need for anybody on this team to get ahead of themselves."
    While Steve Stahl and Jaxon Myaer are the team’s leaders, Moll and Pond credit their own success in part to learning from those seniors whose differing approaches to baseball have helped steer the program in the right direction. From Myaer’s free-spirited approach to Stahl’s blue-collar work ethic, the juniors often exhibit similar leadership characteristics. The two also have big-game experience that will come into play once the playoffs begin, later this month.
    Juniors like Moll and Pond have made his coach Jeff Myaer’s job a whole lot easier. As a Centerville-area product, Myaer had known about the players and their hard-nosed style of play dating back to their elementary-school days at St. Olaf’s in Bountiful.
    "When you don’t have to coach effort, it’s fun to be a coach. They’re just good kids and they literally do everything together" Myaer said. "There are times when Tyson will tell Joe to get the ball out of the dirt and then Joe will tell him to do better at blocking the ball. In any other situation, those kinds of directions would be left up to the coaches. When you’re watching those two out there, it’s like watching brothers interact."
    Judge wraps up its season with road games at rivals Park City and Juan Diego, and Pond thinks the Bulldogs have put in a lot of hard work in the off-season and are ready to make another deep run. The taste of playing in a championship game last year has the team excited to make it back, and play even better than the previous season.
    "We don’t come out with an arrogance or swagger, but I’d say it’s an expectation that we will perform and every player will do their part," Pond said. "As a team, we’re selfless and that’s what I love about this program. At first Tyson and I kind of got thrown into the fire because there wasn’t much of a program at Judge back then, but I think it really helped us to be in a position now where we know we can win the state championship."
         
    * Judge’s Joe Pond, a pitcher, and catcher Tyson Moll have been close friends since they were 3-years old.
    * Their longtime friendship improves both of their games, says Bulldog coach Jeff Myaer, because of their above-average communication.

Ali

Prom Night

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So…..last Saturday night was the big night for Tyson….Prom Night.  Fun times!  I was attending the DCCW Convention at the Sheraton all day and Carl was working, so that left Tyson on his own to go pick up his tuxedo, pick up the corsage and get his car washed and vaccumed.  He was scheduled to pick up his date at 5:00, so I rushed home from the convention as soon as the afternoon session was over, so I could make sure he was dressed ‘right’ and to take some photos.  He looked great!  After he picked up his date, they were headed to a friends’ house for photos and appetizers.  I met Tyson there, so I could get some photos of everyone (and have a glass of wine with the other parents, yadda, yadda, yadda).  They all looked sooooo beautiful!  Since Tyson took a senior (and he is only a junior), he was in a group with all senior couples, which worked out fine, since he knew them all well.  I think he might have missed going with all his junior friends though! Tyson’s date had the cutest dress!  The photos don’t do it justice at all.  She is one to dress a bit funky, and this dress was soooooo cute in person.  Here are some photos:

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Tyson had an AWESOME time!  Prom included dinner, which he said was pretty good! LOL!  Then there was dancing, and dancing and dancing! He had an extended curfew, so he didn’t get home until 2:30 am….and we had to be at the airport at 5:00 am for our flight to Santa Clara University for Junior Day.  He only got 1.5 hours of sleep….poor guy!  Of course, I only got 1 hour of sleep, because I can’t go to sleep until my kids have arrived home safe and sound for the night (morning!).  Oh well!  I’m glad he had a great time.  Tyson and I had a blast attending Junior Day at Santa Clara.  I’ll post those photos tomorrow!

Happy Tuesday!

Ali

PROM

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It’s that time of year……Prom Time!  T’s school doesn’t have a Senior Prom and/or a Junior Prom.  They just have Prom.  And you are only allowed to go if you are a senior or a junior….so T is finally getting to go to Prom.  Prom is this coming Saturday night, downtown at the Marriott.  He took his time asking a date….trying to decide between two different girls, but he finally decided on asking a cute girl named Emily.  She is a senior, and they had already scheduled a dinner date last Saturday night, so T took the opportunity to ask her then.  Of course, here in Utah, you don’t just verbally ask a date to Prom…..you have to come up with something creative.  We tossed around a few different ideas, but decided on something simple.  We picked up a large glass jar here and filled it with Hot Tamales, Dum Dum Suckers, Smarties and bite size Big Hunk Candy Bars.  We came up with this:  (sorry the photo quality is bad)

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We’ve rented a tux and bought the dinner/dance tickets….need to order a corsage…but then Tyson will be set.  Prom 2007!  Ü

Happy Tuesday!

Ali

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

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     As promised…..some baseball photos.  Since Tyson was so neglected in my last post!  We are midway through the baseball season, and the Judge Bulldogs are doing awesome.  Right now they are sitting in first place in region play, and second place in 3A.  At the beginning of the season we put together a Baseball Carnival/Auction as a fundraiser.  For the first year, it turned out great!  Some of the photos below are from the carnival.  Tyson in the pie throwing booth, Tyson and a few of his buddies singing karaoke (sp) with some of the freshmen and sophmore players.  A few photos from the tournament down in Gunnison Utah as well.  So far, it has been a FUN season! 

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Back from Sin City….AGAIN!

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Back from Sin City ……AGAIN!  We were off to Las Vegas again last week for a baseball tournament with Tyson’s high school baseball team.  I have AWESOME parents that like to travel here and there to Madi and Tyson’s ball games, so they were up for the trip….and both my brother’s along with my niece Erin decided they would come along too (it was Spring Break for the kids)!  So it turned into a bit of a family vacation!  We had a great time!  We left right after the team left on Wednesday morning, and picked up my parents on the way.  We got into Vegas around 2:30pm, picked Tyson up from the team hotel and quickly ran over to the UNLV campus for a quick meeting with the football recruiting coach.  He took Tyson on a tour of the facilities and then let him hang out down on the field during football practice.  Pretty cool! He thought it was awesome! We checked into our hotel, got cleaned up and headed off to the baseball games.  Unfortunately, for the first few days, the weather didn’t really cooperate!  It was WINDY and CHILLY!  The Bulldogs (Tyson!) won the game …score was tied, bases were loaded in the bottom of the 7th inning, with two outs.  Tyson hit in the winning run!  EXCITING!  The Bulldogs ended up winning their next 3 games fairly easily and played in the Championship game on Saturday morning. They ran out of steam however, and ended up losing.  Still a successful tournament for the Bulldogs!  Tyson ended his trip in Vegas with another meeting over at UNLV, this time with the Baseball Recruiting Coach.  It was a great meeting, and Tyson was pretty impressed with the whole college baseball scene! 

Some high points of our Las Vegas Trip:

·        Shopping at the Forum Shops with Carl, Madi, my brothers and my niece.

·        Madi’s first Juicy Couture purchase ~ She was in HEAVEN!

·        In and Out Burger

·        The NASCAR Roller Coaster at the Aladin! Love that thing!

·        The Fountains at the Bellagio, along with the Conservatory (all decked out with Spring flowers ~ GORGEOUS!)

·        Dinner at Margaritaville and our HUGE Margarita (Bong?) server!

·        Good Baseball games ~ Tyson’s home run, game winning hit, and throwing out 8 base stealers!

·        Time with Family!

Some lows:

·        The Pirate Show at Treasure Island ~ it was really just an adult lingerie show!  I was so disappointed! PLUS some chick threw up all over my feet!  And if you know me at all….you know I have a gag-reflex problem!  It was DISGUSTING and I was trapped until the show was over!! UGH!

·        Fremont Street ~ The new light show thing was boring!

·        The weather ~ Chilly and Windy for the first few days! I didn’t come back with any kind of suntan!  Plus all of the baseball games were at 8:00 in the morning.

I guess that about covers our Vegas trip in a nutshell!

Happy Tuesday!  ÜÜ

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Hmmm….Just realized there are no pictures of Tyson!  He was rarely with us, since he was with his baseball team!  I’ll have to load some pics from the games…

Ali

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