Turn up your volume for the BYU Fight Song!!!!
The #14 BYU Cougars will travel to SLC to play the #7 Utah Utes Saturday afternoon to determine the Mountain West Conference Championship and possible BCS berth. I'm all geared up and ready to go. The last two games have been won by BYU on last minute touchdowns and this year should be no different. I will be having some co-workers over for the game (since it's on the Mtn. channel and only a few people can get it!!!).
I want everyone to RISE AND SHOUT because the COUGARS ARE OUT!!!!!
Enjoy the game.
P.S.: As for the family, we are all doing well and we will be arriving in Utah for Thanksgiving on Wednesday afternoon (weather permitting) I will then fly home while Katie and Braydon stay for another 2 weeks because Braydon will be on track break.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
House Full of Candy!!!
Halloween is always a fun time. Not only do we get to dress up (I'm not really a "dress-up" person) but we get to have tons of candy. We started Halloween off about two weeks ago with our Ward Trunk or Treat. Braydon finally got a chance to wear his Indiana Jones costume. Katie went as a Pirate Lady. She then told me to hurry and figure something out because "YOU ARE DRESSING UP!!!!" So, I put on some old scrubs, and went as a doctor, quick and simple. Braydon had a blast playing with all his church friends, running around, and getting tons of candy.
We then had our FHE Monday night to carve Braydon's pumpkin. He got to design it while mom de-gutted and I got to "connect the dots" as Braydon put it. He did a great job in his design. I had to adjust somethings to make work out. While we were doing that, Katie was making homemade caramel popcorn balls to give to our neighbors. Of course, we had a ball of our own.
Braydon then had a Halloween party on Thursday in which he got to dress up for the second time. All of his school friends thought he was cool. They had a little program and parade to see all the kids outfits.
We ended our Halloween festivities by going to the Town Center Mall with some ward friends. Let me tell you, it was a MAD HOUSE!!!! It took us about 30 minutes (in the parking lot) to find a spot to park, then the lines for candy were about 30 minute waits. All the kids were getting cranky (so were the parents mind you because of all the people) so we decided to leave and go back to our own neighborhoods. It took us about another 45 minutes go get out of the mall (from the parking lot). We hit some ward members house and chatted with them for a while. Overall, we had a good evening (minus all the waiting)
We add four new albums: Ward Trunk or Treat, FHE Pumpkin Carving, School Halloween, Halloween Night so check them out.
P.S.: Congrats to the Phillies for winning the World Series. I had to change our background and BYU and the Cowboys have not been playing well as of late so you get to look at the Phillies logo for a week or so.
We then had our FHE Monday night to carve Braydon's pumpkin. He got to design it while mom de-gutted and I got to "connect the dots" as Braydon put it. He did a great job in his design. I had to adjust somethings to make work out. While we were doing that, Katie was making homemade caramel popcorn balls to give to our neighbors. Of course, we had a ball of our own.
Braydon then had a Halloween party on Thursday in which he got to dress up for the second time. All of his school friends thought he was cool. They had a little program and parade to see all the kids outfits.
We ended our Halloween festivities by going to the Town Center Mall with some ward friends. Let me tell you, it was a MAD HOUSE!!!! It took us about 30 minutes (in the parking lot) to find a spot to park, then the lines for candy were about 30 minute waits. All the kids were getting cranky (so were the parents mind you because of all the people) so we decided to leave and go back to our own neighborhoods. It took us about another 45 minutes go get out of the mall (from the parking lot). We hit some ward members house and chatted with them for a while. Overall, we had a good evening (minus all the waiting)
We add four new albums: Ward Trunk or Treat, FHE Pumpkin Carving, School Halloween, Halloween Night so check them out.
P.S.: Congrats to the Phillies for winning the World Series. I had to change our background and BYU and the Cowboys have not been playing well as of late so you get to look at the Phillies logo for a week or so.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Bad Week in Sports!!!
It all started with the NFL football game I attended two weeks ago. The Cowboys lost to the Cardinals in a "Heart-Breaker" of a loss. Then that Thursday, the BYU Cougars got their (you know what) handed to them on a platter. Then that Sunday, the Cowboys lost to one of the worst teams of the NFL, the St. Louis Rams. Which I feel will continue this weekend when the Cowboys play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who have a very good team, especially their defense. Meanwhile, the Cougars should overcome their recent loss with a victory over the Rebels of UNLV.
I guess the one glimpse of hope in my sporting week is the fact that the Tampa Bay Rays evened the World Series at 1-1. I'm rooting for the Rays to win the World Series so they can claim the "Worst to First" title.
The family is doing good. Braydon is still loving school. Katie likes her new part-time job. I'm still working with lots of changes going on in the hospital. I believe we will finally be full staffed with Therapist by the beginning of November.
All is Well with The Rogers'
I guess the one glimpse of hope in my sporting week is the fact that the Tampa Bay Rays evened the World Series at 1-1. I'm rooting for the Rays to win the World Series so they can claim the "Worst to First" title.
The family is doing good. Braydon is still loving school. Katie likes her new part-time job. I'm still working with lots of changes going on in the hospital. I believe we will finally be full staffed with Therapist by the beginning of November.
All is Well with The Rogers'
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Sad Day in Arizona!!!
My brother-in-law and I made the voyage to Phoenix to watch America's Team (Dallas Cowboys) play the Arizona Cardinals. We left Saturday afternoon and arrived in Phoenix around 5:00 pm. We watched a little football/NASCAR in our hotel before we got dinner. We stayed about 20 minutes away from the stadium. All the hotel guest (about 80% of them) had on some type to Dallas Cowboy gear. We felt so loved in enemy territory. At dinner, it was a whole different situation. We had the restaurant owner/server mentioned the fact that they too were going to the game and said we would have to "pay extra" for our meal. They knew we liked the Cowboys since my brother-in-law wore his Cowboy sweatshirt.
We got to the game at about 9:00 am and hung out around the stadium since the gates didn't open until 11:00 am. At that time we headed down to our seats since they were right by the tunnel where the Cowboys came in and out of the locker room. We got tons of pictures of players warming up and I came close to getting Adam "Pac-man" Jones autograph. Where we were standing, not a lot of players came by.
Here is the Cowboys coming out the the tunnel before the game: (look how good our seat were)
Football game Re-cap: (May be boring if not into football/Cowboys)
The game started out rough with the Cardinals running the opening kick-off for a touchdown so Dallas was playing from behind at the very beginning. Halftime the score was tied up at 7-7. Arizona was up 24-14 with about 3 minutes left in the game. Dallas then had a 70 yard touchdown catch by Marion Barber with about 2 minutes left. Arizona didn't do anything with the ball and had to punt it to Dallas with about 1 minute to go in the game. Dallas was able to get close enough for a 52 yard Field goal to tie the game and sent it to overtime. Dallas won the coin toss and got the ball first but didn't do anything with it and had to punt.
This is were it all goes BAD!!! The Cardinals blocked the punt and picked up the loose ball and scored a touchdown ending the game in a hear-break fashion. I never thought that when they had to punt the ball, it would be blocked, never crossed my mind once, until I looked up at the scoreboard and the final score read: DALLAS 24 ARIZONA 30
End of Re-cap
Even though the Cowboys lost, I am still a COWBOY fan for life and will have to got to another game (hint, hint, to my lovely wife) to get this bad taste out of my mouth.
I have about 60 pictures from the game in the photo album if you want to look at them.
We got to the game at about 9:00 am and hung out around the stadium since the gates didn't open until 11:00 am. At that time we headed down to our seats since they were right by the tunnel where the Cowboys came in and out of the locker room. We got tons of pictures of players warming up and I came close to getting Adam "Pac-man" Jones autograph. Where we were standing, not a lot of players came by.
Here is the Cowboys coming out the the tunnel before the game: (look how good our seat were)
Football game Re-cap: (May be boring if not into football/Cowboys)
The game started out rough with the Cardinals running the opening kick-off for a touchdown so Dallas was playing from behind at the very beginning. Halftime the score was tied up at 7-7. Arizona was up 24-14 with about 3 minutes left in the game. Dallas then had a 70 yard touchdown catch by Marion Barber with about 2 minutes left. Arizona didn't do anything with the ball and had to punt it to Dallas with about 1 minute to go in the game. Dallas was able to get close enough for a 52 yard Field goal to tie the game and sent it to overtime. Dallas won the coin toss and got the ball first but didn't do anything with it and had to punt.
This is were it all goes BAD!!! The Cardinals blocked the punt and picked up the loose ball and scored a touchdown ending the game in a hear-break fashion. I never thought that when they had to punt the ball, it would be blocked, never crossed my mind once, until I looked up at the scoreboard and the final score read: DALLAS 24 ARIZONA 30
End of Re-cap
Even though the Cowboys lost, I am still a COWBOY fan for life and will have to got to another game (hint, hint, to my lovely wife) to get this bad taste out of my mouth.
I have about 60 pictures from the game in the photo album if you want to look at them.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Big Game!!
It's T-MINUS 2 days and counting to the Dallas Cowboy vs Arizona Cardinals Football game. Katie's Sister and her family have joined us here in Vegas until my brother-in-law and I leave Saturday afternoon for the trip to Phoenix. It should be a good game with the Cowboys coming out on top (Hopefully, if they can put all the distractions behind them). More to come after the game with pictures and videos.
GO COWBOYS!!!!!
GO COWBOYS!!!!!
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