ok...let me fill you in...

Where do I begin...

Well first of all Ryan competed in the Nugget's Skills challenge regional competition for the THIRD year in a row. He did not place this year - there was a lot of competition in his age group. He did do a very good job though. He plays basketball with such poise and confidence. It's really fun to watch him play. He has a basketball in his hands all the time.

Ryan is also playing the drums in the 5th grade band this year. They played at a pep rally for the wrestling team the other day and did an awesome job! They are the best 5th grade band I've ever heard!

Tyler finished his wrestling season with the Jr. High team with a record of 18-3!! How amazing is that? He has improved so much over last year. He placed second at the League tournament. (There were three in his bracket - him, another kid from Burlington, and a kid from Fort Morgan. Because of the way the bracket was set up the other kid from Burlington was the point scorer for Burlington, so Tyler beat the Fort Morgan kid - pinned him - and then had to forfeit to the other Burlington kid so that he would get more points for the team. Does that make sense?? I guess maybe you had to be there...) But anyway, he did really good all year. He got to experience standing at the top of the podium which I think he thought was pretty cool.

He is going to step it up a notch an wrestle at the Colorado State Middle School Sectional Tournament in Fort Morgan on the 28th and 29th of March. This will be a good test for him. If he places in the top 5, he will advance to the State tournament in Loveland the follwing weekend. Pretty exciting!!

Tyler is also quite the drummer! He is part of an amazing drumline. It is made up of 7th - 11th graders. They played a couple of weeks ago during halftime of the 1A basketball tournament that was hosted by Burlington. You can see it on YouTube if you put in "burlingtoncougarband". The video is a little amature, and it's not the same as being there, but you will still get the idea. Tyler plays the second snare from the right when they are all in one line. In the picture, Tyler is the second one from the right as well.