Tyler's 6th grade class getting ready to perform with the bells to "Let there be peace on Earth".
Tyler is in show choir which also performed. A couple of weeks ago they held a party where they ate pizza and tie-dyed t-shirts. Here they are getting ready to perform "Ain't no mountain high enough".

Tyler and Yach showing off their Dodgeball metals.

Saturday Tyler participated in St. Mary's 3 on 3 "Icebreaker" tourney. Tyler's team of himself, Chad, Joe, and Adam won their 3 pool games.

vs. Storm Lake Public 8-6

vs. Galva-Holstein 15-8

vs. Sioux Central 13-4

They made it to the championship game vs. Newell. The boys got up to a quick lead of 4-1, played excellent defense against a team that the shortest player was over 5' and worked hard. The final score was 12-18 Newell.

Sunday Tyler's dodgeball team played and by the gold medals around their necks won the 5/6th grade division. They never lost a match all season long.

Last Saturday Steve and Tyler participated in the Annual Sara Lee Turkey Shoot. Each threw 15 free throws. Tyler made 8 and Steve made 14. That was good for 1st place and a turkey. Once again they will be putting food on the table this Thanksgiving.

As the smiles in the photo shows, with a little "Tyler Magic" ISU was able to pull off a victory against K-State.

Just as great weekends go with Uncle Rich this one was no exception. Tyler, while sporting his new ISU apparel enjoyed a day of good food, friends and fun. All while doing it in style in the new RV. On the way back to Ankeny Tyler even slept on the couch. This means he'll have no problem making the 10 hour drive to Sandusky in the spring.

Last night Tyler and his friends went trick or treating. Trivia question G'pa...which one is Tyler?

Yes the picture is right and your eyes are not deceiving you...Tyler does have on an Iowa shirt. A few weeks ago our neighbors (who btw are huge Iowa fans) gave Tyler this t-shirt. He didn't have the heart to tell them he's an ISU fan so he smiled, said "thank you" and accepted it graciously. His friend, Chase, who's also an Iowa fan was shocked to learn he even owned a black 'n gold shirt. Just to prove his loyalty to ISU, last night for church Tyler wore this shirt as Iowa had just lost to Penn State. Go lions!!!

This picture is of the NYFL 5/6th grade kids on their float for the homecoming parade Friday afternoon..

At the homecoming game Friday night with all his friends, but where is Tyler???

This past week has been a busy one. Last Monday was Tyler's grandparents day at school. Mom and I went to go see his final performance. Tuesday night Tyler's football team held a scrimmage game against Kingsley/Pierson. Tyler's team played the first half and outscored the opponent 21-7. Yesterday Tyler played his last NYFL football game against River Valley/ Aurelia. They lost 28-7. Tyler had a good personal game. He made 3 good passes, one ending in a touchdown. He also had some good runs which resulted in first downs.

Just so you know Dad, even though I had a busy week I still managed to get my 40 hours in.

Once again dad ran the chains, mom and I ran the clock, and Steve coached. Tyler tried out the wide receiver position in which he caught a long bomb throw from Yach. That got the ball down in the red zone where the next play Yach made a Touchdown. Tyler also played QB where he had some good passing and rushing yards. Then on defense he had some good tackles.

Last Saturday Tyler had a football game. As the score and the OT shows it was a nailbiter. We all had jobs this game. Dad was a part of the chain crew, Mom and I were the timekeepers, and Steve coached. After the game we headed to Sioux City to celebrate Gram C.'s 84th birthday. Tonight we're watching the show "Fieldtrip" that premieres St. Mary's. We also want to wish Rich a "Happy 31st Birthday" tomorrow. It is 31 isn't it???

As some of you may remember last spring Tyler's class won a free fieldtrip and school update from Dashboard productions. They are a small production company in Des Moines that will air its new program "Fieldtrip" on IPTV. Out of the 6 schools they filmed Tyler's school was the one school to get asked to be at there premiere. So yesterday we all loaded into 2 Windstar buses and headed to Drake University for the big show. They filmed, interviewed, and even fed us throughout the day. Tyler's big premiere show will be aired on IPTV September 26th at 6:30 p.m. For those of you who don't have that channel or can't watch it don't worry... They are selling St. Mary's the copyright and we're going to be selling DVD's and I plan on buying one to show all of you.

4 generation pic after celebrating an ISU vistory over IOWA

The score was not indicative of how the boys played. Tyler had lots of plays where he used the stiff arm to gain a first down on a sweep. He also had lots of good plays to get the ball down the field.

Tyler's #14 lining up on defense.

Grandpa's always been at a sporting event that Tyler and his team have come out on top. Today Tyler wasn't going to show grandpa anything different. Tyler's personal stats were one 20 yard touchdown pass, one fumble recovery, 3 QB sacks and a whole bunch of beautiful handoffs. Along with a whole team of good things we came out on top.

BTW, grandma was there too to cheer on the T-man.

Thursday night at 7:30 (under the lights) Tyler had his first football game of the season at Newell. Tyler played quarterback on offense and end on defense. He did a great job as qb handing and passing the ball off. On defense he had a few key plays where he ran down one of his good friends and tackled him to prevent a touchdown. Good job T-man.

In LeMars at the Wells Blue Bunny Ice Cream Shop Ryan and Tyler each got a triple scoop ice cream fudge sundae. Did they each eat their quart of ice cream sundae?

Ryan and Tyler toasting to a weekend of "fun in the sun".

"Look mom, no hands!"

Not for long.

At Arnold's Park. For those of you who know Ryan this pic is really true.

This weekend Tyler brought a friend along to the cabin for a day of tubing and fishing. Sunday we went to Arnold's Park to finish the weekend off. What a great time we all had.

This is at our highest point... 600 ft. in the air.

Notice the "happy face" on the sail?

Here we are descending.

Back to the boat.

The slogan "third times a charm" rang true for Tyler and I today. After attempting to parasail on two different days we finally got to go today. It was a fun ride in the air. It's funny how when you're that high how slow it seems your going, how not windy it is, and how high you really realize what 600 ft. is. We had a blast and would recommend it to anyone. Even those of you who are a little afraid of being off the ground.

This is the field where the movie "We are Marshall" was filmed.
Trivia question #1: What is the capital of West Virginia? This is a picture of the building.

T-man and the "Cornrow Cadillac"

Trivia question #2: Where is the "World's Biggest truck stop" located at?

Tyler spent a week on the road with Gramps traveling to Richmond, VA and back. Tyler had a good time eating beef jerky, fries, and Mountain Dew for breakfast. He kept in touch with his friends back home via MSN and cell phone. He played video games on the computer, surfed the internet, and listened to xm radio all week. He also had a good time "gambling" away grampa and Riley's money. Sounds like he needs to get back to Storm Lake and attend some good 'ol wholesome Catholic School!!!

This past week Tyler spent 4 days at a basketball camp in Orange City at Northwestern College. 260 boys ages 11-14 gathered for a week of "guy time". Daily awards were handed out to kids that went above and beyond. On Wednesday Tyler received the "Barnibus" award. That award goes to a player who demonstrates good teamwork and encouragement towards his teammates.

The above award was given to Tyler on the last day at the awards ceremony. Everyday all 260 kids shot 25 freethrows. At the end of camp the "Top 10" were recognized. Tyler earned 10th place by making 80 of 100.

What a nice surprise T-man received when his Aunt Hollie and Uncle Jason showed up to see him play his last regular season baseball game. He had another stellar night of baseball plays. He had a good bunt to get on base, played first base and got a player out, and pitched the last inning to go 3 up 3 down (striking the last one out). They had a perfect season, 10-0.

Trivia question #1

What famous NBA star has this guy for a younger brother?

with Rahshon Clark

with Wesley Johnson

Even at basketball camp there was still time for a photo with a wrestling legend, Cael Sanderson.

If planning on attending the camp next year and the smile on Tyler's face is any indication on how well they enjoyed the camp then it looks like the Father Son basketball camp at ISU was an eventful weekend . There are more pictures to share and lots of stories to be told, in person from Steve and Tyler!!!

Another great night at the ball diamond. Tyler played right and center field, 2nd base, and short stop. Tyler also had a good night from the batter's box. He went 3 for 3. One hit was a sweet bunt down the 3rd base line. Everyone was safe. We played through the top of the 6th inning just to practice.

Tuesday night we had another baseball game except this time we did it backwards. With mom getting off a 3a to 3p shift we headed for ice cream first then to the game in Rembrandt. It started at 830p and got over at 10p. Tyler had another good night. He played left field, short stop and catcher. He had a wonderful throw from short to home, walked to get on base, and scored a run. We have another game scheduled for tonight.