Rocky Mountain Rumble Natural Body Building Competition

Yesterday, Saturday, May 19, Roy competed for the first time in the ABA Utah Rocky Mountain Rumble Body Building Competition.  The ABA follows the IOC drug testing standards, which means anything that would disqualify you from the Olympics, would also disqualify you for competing in the ABA.
The morning started off early as he had to be up and eating by 4 a.m.  His last meal the night before was at 11 p.m.  The competition was at Ogden High School and had the drug testing at 9 a.m. and the pre-judging started at 10 a.m.  Amanda and Kaitlyn had the chance to see their Dad compete for the first time.  When Roy came out, Kaitlyn yelled "Go Daddy!"  The audience chuckled. :)  Roy competed in the Masters and Open Tall Division.  Both divisions were tough, leaving us not knowing how he would be scored. 

At the evening show, Roy took 2nd in the Masters division and looking through the pictures from the morning show, Roy & Jim Brau decided he needed to change his foot placement on the front poses to show more quad.  In the Open Tall division, Roy won the class.  Which put him in the overall final against the guy who beat him in the Masters, and the winner in the Medium-Tall class.  They brought all of them out on stage, and put them through all the mandatory poses and plus some extras. This gave Roy the opportunity to show the change in foot placement, better quad definition development, and sweep. Also, having another meal between the shows helped Roy to come in harder and the muscles were fuller. 

Well, the changes and tweeks were made, and Roy got his revenge on the Masters winner and the Medium-Tall winner.  He ended up taking the overall show! :)  He is now the Rocky Mountain Rumble Champion and won $250 to go towards his next national competition!  He also qualified to go professional, if he so chooses!   He is looking at competing in the Natural Olympia in Reno, Nevada on November 9, 2012.  He would like to thank everyone who helped him get ready.  Especially, the three time reigning Mr. Natural Olympia, Kioshi Moody with his training and diet.  Here are some pictures of the exciting event!

Last Day of Kindergarten

Well Friday was Amanda's last day of Kindergarten!  It is hard to believe how fast time flies. She has learned so much!!  I was able to spend the last day of school with her.  She had her testing first thing in the morning.  Later her class had a little program where they sang some fun songs.  Afterwards, the parents and their kids went to ten little stations.  Our kids were able to show what they have learned.  Amanda is a great student!  I am so proud of all of her hard work.  She is a happy, and smart little girl!

 Amanda with her Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Thomas.  She is an incredible teacher. 

You can tell she loves the kids and her job.

Amanda with her little class getting ready to sing some songs. :)



Mother's Day 2012

Well, I had a nice Mother's Day.  My husband spoiled me with some gorgeous flowers and after church, Kaitlyn and Amanda both had little notes for me.  Kaitlyn drew different little pictures.  Amanda's note was a bit more detail since she knows how to write. :) 

Her note said:

Dear Mom,
You are a great mom because I love you for doing the dishes.
My favorite part of the day is when we jump on the tramp.
Thanks for teaching me running and about Jesus.
Love,  Mandy :)

It is just fun to see what goes through their minds and plus it is always nice to know they really do appreciate us even when we seem not so nice at times. :)  Here are some pictures.

Kaitlyn taking a nap

 Little places Kaitlyn finds to take a nap.  It is behind my long length mirror today. :)

 Kaitlyn showing me her muscles.

Amanda showing me where she lost her first tooth.  She has been waiting for this day for awhile since many of her friends already experienced that happy day. :) 

Kaitlyn, Me, and Amanda.  My little girls.  They definitely keep me busy

and always makes each day adventurous!  I love them so much!

Amanda's School Egg Drop

It was an exciting event for our family.  Amanda's school was doing an egg drop.  The teacher's would go up on the roof of the school and drop the eggs.  Of course the kids are suppose to protect the egg so it won't break.  So Amanda wanted to put her egg in a rocketship.  Roy used his creative skills and made it out of two oatmeal containers and made a point on it with fins.  They wrapped the egg in bubble wrap and put a rock in a different container to put more weight on the opposite side of the egg.

Jessica & Ammon were with us the night before and Jessica helped decorate with marker the outside of the rocket with Amanda. They even named the egg, "Eggbert the Brave". Amanda's egg was the last to be dropped and little "Eggbert the Brave" survived the drop! Roy video taped the drop.

   

 

General Conference and Easter

The weekend before Easter we were able to watch General Conference.  Kaitlyn woke me up and said, "Mommy, its time to wake up!  Its a beautiful day!"  Then when I got up Amanda comes walking in and said, "I am so excited for General Conference!"  That totally made my day! :)  I try to have fun little packets and little treats for them while they watch so it is a bit more exciting for them. 

We even had the Easter Bunny come to our house. We were able to have a Easter Egg Hunt in our backyard. I think everyone had a good time. Here are some pictures!

 Jessica, Ammon, Kaitlyn & Amanda with friend, Heber Brau.

Jessica's Catapult Project

Jessica and Roy worked on a project for school. It was building a catapult. Jessica with the help of Roy were able to draw a design for the calapult and build it. Jessica's catapult was a 3rd Class Lever. It is suppose to throw a tennis ball. They designed the catapult so it has three different ways to throw the tennis ball depending on how far you want it to go. They went all out on it! She ended up getting a good grade on it. We had the whole family involved in the excitement of the practice launches. :)

Ammon's Science Project - All the way to BYU!

It has been quite the school year for Ammon!  Ammon worked very hard on his science project.  He did his on "Which Potato Chip Has The Most Grease".  He was able to use wax paper, graph paper, and roller to smash the chips to monitor how much grease was on the paper.  He did so well that he was chosen from his school to go to Brigham Young University to show off his project.  He did a great job and definitely deserved the recognition for all of his hard work.  Good job Ammon!