Lemars Daily Sentinel

Tyler made it in the paper again. This was the shot from Friday night vs Estherville.

Another good night of ball

Tonight Lemars took on Estherville and came away with a big win, 81-49. Tyler was 4-4 on free throws and added another bucket to total 6 points.

Honor Roll

Tyler made the first semester honor roll. His grades have always been good but this semesters grades include a Precalculus college class.

The second photo is a team poster that the team receives "free" from the photographer. What a bunch of ballers;)

A wins a win...

...the exact words the coach said to the team after the game. Tonight marks Coach Dave Irwin's 200th career win with the Lemars Bulldogs over the last 11 years. They beat Cherokee tonight 70-51.

We beat the Tigers!

There was a lot of hype and smack talk by the teams before the game tonight. Fortunately, the Bulldogs let the score speak for themselves when they came away with a 62-49 win! With this win it gives Lemars sole possession of second place in the Lakes conference and a home court advantage in the first round of district play!

Traveling to Hull

It's always a good game between the wolf pack and the Bulldogs. Unfortunately, the Dogs came up short with a score of 59-62 last night.

Friday Night basketball

Steve shot the halftime 3 pointer and made it. He won $50 in gift cards from Taco John's. Yeah! No cooking lunch for me tomorrow.

Tonight they played the E'Hawks from Emmetsburg. Tyler played the whole 4th quarter. The team won 74-39. Thanks dad for treating us all to lunch today. Thanks mom for working 12 plus hours and making it to the game. I love being close and able to spend time with both of you.

 

 

They pull off the victory!

After a slow first half, behind 25-34, the Bulldogs come back to win the game 65-52 against the Spirit Lake Indians. Thank you mom for coming to watch the game after working a 12 hour shift. It means so much to me.

Ol' stomping grounds

 

 

Last night we traveled to Storm Lake and Tyler got to play against his old teammates. The Bulldogs definitely stomped on the Tornadoes coming home with a 67-45 win. Tyler had 4 points for the night. Right before halftime the fire alarm went off and the whole gym was evacuated. Only in SL! LOL! Thank you mom and dad for making the trip up to watch the team and Tyler.

Call it a win!

After 4OT the Lemars Bulldogs beat the Sargent Bluff Luton Warriors 82-78.

We won!

New Year's Eve we went to Paullina for supper at Timber Grill. They held a drawing for 2 $20 gift certificates. Friday I got a call that Steve AND I had won them both! How exciting! Guess my flair for the exotic and unfamiliar paid off. Then today our washing machine took a dive and we hauled our laundry to mom n dads. I felt like I was back in college. Thank God for parents. No matter how old and independent you are they are always there to help you out.

Friday night in Estherville

The Bulldogs beat the Midgets 77-55 in their first game off of winter break. It was a total team effort in that all 15 Varsity players saw playing time.

 

Happy New Year!

These pics are from Thanksgiving and tailgating that Stephanie took. We look forward to 2013 and all the blessings the year holds.

Snowmobiling

Today Steve and I spent the day at Mom and Dad's snowmobiling. We had a blast! It was my first time driving one. I was nervous at first but after a few runs I got the hang of it. Coming up over the hill in the pic, is how far I jumped when my back hit the ground. Definitely, the farthest jump of the day. Steve got the speedest of the day topping out at 75mph down the hill. Afterwards, they cooked us supper then it was back out to check it out in the dark. It's a lot different in the dark and I wasn't as daredevilish as when the sun was up. Thanks for a great day!

Christmas 2012

 Sunday night Brad and Kelli treated us out to eat at Minerva's.

 Brad gave Steve his Christmas gift. It is not fit to share on social media but lets just say his calendar makes us not miss him as much.

 What's in the box Tyler?

 Our little Cooper...puts everything in his mouth. He is adorable and so laid back. I love helping with nap time.

Chloe was  the little elf delivering presents Christmas Eve.

 Rich, Andrea, and Baby K. She was very active Christmas Eve and I got to feel her kick my palm. We are sooo excited to welcome her this next year.

Sorting out the presents

 After weeks of shenanigans by Grandpa, Grandma finally got to open her gifts:)

Our holiday game was Battle of the Sexes. The men won round 2 but it was the women who won the series. I found out how much I don't know about the opposite sex.

 

Christmas 2012 was a wonderful and blessed time. I love sharing time and making memories with my family. My favorite part was attending mass at the monastery and celebrating it with the Carmelite nuns and the Bishop. Afterwards, we were priviledged to be able to visit with them. We have so many blessings this past year and it is mainly due to the abundant amount of prayers by these 7 ladies. Mother Josephine called my Aunt today and told her that I am earning my own set of Angels wings. Our family made quite an impression on them but little do they know they made an even bigger impression on us.



Good night by whole team!

Before Christmas break they played Cherokee tonight. Grandpa came over for a "homecooked" supper then we went to the game where Lemars won 75-28. Tyler had two 3 pointers and 2 rebounds. It was fun to see the reserves play most of the game.

Playin' at "the pit"

Tonight the boys traveled to sioux city to play Heelan. They lost 57-42. Our Aunt Barb and cousins Anne and Josh came to cheer and watch Lemars and Tyler play his 1 min and 10 sec. After the game mom invited us over for a drink and to give Steve and I our birthday cards. Since we don't know how long my card was in dads truck I'm pretending I was celebrating my 29th birthday;)

Travel game

Tonight the boys played in Sioux Center and lost 66-53.

What a game!

Before the game mom n dad came over for a homemade soup supper. Then we saw the Bulldogs beat Spencer in a double overtime victory 86-80.

Too cool for school

Tyler sporting his new suit today at school for their first home game of the season. They played Hull Western Christian and lost 65-69.

Emelia comes for a visit

We were so excited to have Victoria and Emelia come visit tonight while Dan worked.

Great job on the road dogs!

The Bulldogs beat the Emmetsburg E'Hawks by a whopping 40 points...74-34.

From behind the arc...

...Tyler scored his first 3 point bucket as a Varsity Bulldog! He is #24 on both his home and away uniforms. The team won vs Spirit Lake 68-44.

Let's Play Ball!

Warming up before the game. The Bulldogs beat Unity Christian 61-53. Thanks mom for coming with us and supporting the team on their first game of the season.

Schindler Wedding

Saturday our cousin, Jeremy, married Diane. We had a great time celebrating their special day with them and seeing our extended family. The single males unanimously voted to have Jeremy take the garter off per his teeth only. Young to old single males were all gawkers. LOL

Chloe's first ISU game

She watched the first qtr, slept the second, and back to the RV by the third.

Where's Tyler?

Tailgating

Enjoying a chili feed tailgating.

Tailgating at the ISU game

The boys outside playin' catch and the girls inside watchin' a movie.

The boys

Tyler holding cousin Cooper for the first time.

Happy Thanksgiving

Chloe and Julia trying to touch Tyler in the chair. Eventually he started chasing them and they were all giggles.

Follow up

Today Tyler had his follow up appt w Dr Spanos. All 3 lymph nodes and parotid gland tumor removed were benign. He has a less than .02% chance of a tumor reoccurring. In a year he will have a follow up MRI. Tyler is cleared to play basketball which he is thankful for. The sutures were removed and steristrips put on. Dr said it all looks good. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support, especially my parents. We were so blessed to have you with us while in Sioux Falls at the hospital.

Update

I'm in ahh of the healing power. This is Tyler's incision this morning. What a difference since Thursday afternoon.

Emelia comes over for a visit

Tyler holding Emelia for the first time!

Cousin Emelia Rose Devos

We got to meet her when she was 2 hours old! She's adorable!

Chloe's 4th birthday party weekend

How many men does it take to fix a fence?