Real Salt Lake Soccer Team visits our school

Leo the Lion

Salt Lake Real's Mascot

Today we had a very special visit at our school from the Real Salt Lake Soccer Team. The whole team wasn't actually there, just 2 players and the mascot. But it was very exciting to have them come and show off their Championship trophy. Tyus and Peyton have really gotten into soccer and we have followed Real this last year and watched a lot of their games. We even watched the game that they won the championship. It was a very exciting game to and we were very excited that they won.

Leo the Lion, Bailey, Peyton and Tyus
posing with the MLS Cup

Tyus and one of his friends, Riley, got chosen to help with a cheer

Little did Chad know that dads had to help with the cheer too. They did a great job and Chad actually got into with the boys. (Maybe even a little more) What a good sport!!!

Bailey getting Leo's autograph

Peyton getting Joe's autograph
(one of the Real Soccer Players)


Tyus getting autographs

All of the kids playing in a game of soccer with the Real players

The whole group of kids with Leo

The MLS Cup
It really was cool to see

It was really fun having them come to our little community. It doesn't happen everyday that you get to be a part of a championship with one of the states sports team. Thanks to the Real Salt Lake organization for allowing us to be a part of their success.

Girls State Basketball

Last weekend we went to Richfield to watch our niece, Tristi, and her basketball team in the state 1A Tournament. We went for 3 days and had a great time. The kids always love staying in hotels and swimming, but this trip was a little different and a lot more fun then most for them, because a lot of people from our community also go and stay at the same hotel so the kids have a lot of friends to hang out with all weekend.

The girls did a great job and ended up taking 3rd place overall. Tristi played great and we were so proud of her and the rest of the team for that matter.

Boys state is next week and we are looking forward to going and supporting them also.

Great Job Girls and Good Luck to the Boys!!!!!

Bailey with her friends during the games

Tyus and Wyatt with their group of friends

Peyton sleeping on the hard cement floor at the ball games.

Rich High School Girls Basketball Team


Tristi #25

This is a picture of all the kids from our school in the swimming pool. This is only one corner of the pool. The kids had so much fun, we had a hard time getting them out.


Poor little Peyton is so allergic to chlorine. This is one of his legs after he had been swimming. We have medicine to put on him before and after he swims, but this hotel puts so much chlorine in their pool that he broke out so bad. We had to tell him he couldn't swim anymore and we promised him that we would take him bowling if he would stay out of the pool. After a lot of medicated cream and benadryl he looks good now.
POOR KID!!!

The kids bowling......

Peyton

Tyus

Bailey

The last morning that were in Richfield, this is what we woke up to. It is so crazy, because we have had such a mild winter and haven't had much snow. We go down south where you would think that we would get out of snow and they have had a ton this year. It was kind of fun to wake up to a pretty white morning. There was probably around 8 or so inches on the ground. It was all pretty much melted by the time we left that night because it wasn't to cold. I decided I better get a picture so that we could have one winter picture for this year. LOL

Jazz Game

I was downloading pictures on to the computer and found the pictures of when we went to the Jazz game. We actually went to 2 games but I only took pictures at one. Bailey wasn't able to go with us to the second game, because she had an overnight trip with her basketball team. Tyus' Jr. Jazz team went together to the Jazz game and Bailey wasn't dressing for her game (just taking stats), so I decided to go with the boys. So sorry Bailey you aren't in any of these pictures!!!

We had a great time at both games that we got to go to, and they were both really close games in the end with the Jazz winning in the end.

The boys waiting and hoping for autographs from the Jazz players

Paul Milsap- posing for pictures with fans

Peyton showing his dad his autographed ball

This picture is for Bailey. She loves Kyle Korver!!! He came so close to us and I got great pictures of him and I felt really bad that she couldn't be with us at that game.

A sad day at our house...

Yesterday Chad found our dog Blaze dead at the neighbors house. Sunday night I kind of worried about him because he didn't come in for the night. Sometimes he wanders off, but usually will come in before we go to bed. Monday morning when he still was nowhere to be found I really worried about him. Chad went out looking for him and sure enough, something had happened to him. He often thought he was bigger then most dogs and seemed to challenge them to fights. This time he lost!! (We are assuming that that must have been what happened to him)

I have cussed that dog a million times for chewing on the kids toys, or peeing in the house. And now I wish that I could cuss him. The kids were so sad and we had a few tears. Ollie, our other dog just seems a little lost. He doesn't know what to do without his playmate.

This poor dog has had a rough life, and has cost us lots of money in vet bills. About a year ago he lost his right eye and then a couple months after that he got ran over and broke one of his legs. I have always thought that he wasn't going to live a long life and I guess I was right. He was only 2 1/2 years old.

We will miss you BLAZE!!!

BLAZE

BLAZE AND OLLIE

Basketball, Basketball and more Basketball!!!

So this is the season for Basketball. We have definitely watched our share of games. Between the games we watch on T.V., High School Boys and Girls Basketball games and the games our kids are involved in, we get a lot of basketball in in a week.

Our family is big basketball fans and we enjoy following the Utah Jazz. They have been doing ok this year, but even on their off games we still cheer for them. Chad bought tickets for us to go to a game this year. We are going on Monday night and the kids are way excited. I will have to post pictures after we go.

Tristi our niece is on the High School Girls Basketball team. We try to support her all we can and try to go to her home games. (We also support the Boys High School team too.)

Bailey is playing basketball for her Middle School team. She is only in 6th grade and they usually don't get to do sports until 7th grade, but they don't have enough 7th graders to make up 2 full teams so they are letting the 6th grade practice and get a little playing time when they need subs on the B team. She had her first game the last weekend and she did a great job. She got thrown into a position that she hadn't practiced very much, but she seemed to pick up on it pretty fast.

Bailey's first Basketball Game

What a great steal!!

Time out huddle with the coach

Tyus is on two teams. One up in Evanston, which is his Jr. Jazz team, and the other one is in Randolph, the Jr. Rebels team. He plays every Tuesday and Thursday in Evanston and on Saturdays in Randolph. Him and his teams have done very well. His Jr. Jazz team has won both of their games and his Jr. Rebels them is 1-1.

Tyus stealing the ball from the other team

Tyus playing on his Jr. Rebels team

Guard your man
(Tyus' Jr. Jazz game)

Tyus with his Dad (the assistant coach) at his Jr. Jazz game

Peyton gets to play basketball this year too. His is every Saturday morning and he thinks that he is so big getting to play just like everyone else. From Kindergarten to 2nd Grade they just teach fundamentals, so he really isn't on a "Team". But he sure thinks he is and after they teach them a few things they let them play a little game at the end of each practice.

Peyton shooting the ball at his basketball practice

You have to learn how to dribble before you can play the game.
Peyton has great control with the ball. Keep up the good work buddy!!!

We love going and watch all of the kids and look forward to all of their upcoming games!!!!

Oops!!! We spelled Peyton's name wrong.

Peyton has been learning sounds and how to spell words at Kindergarten. He came home one night and informed me that we spelled his name wrong. I asked him why he thought that, and he said....
"Mom, my name is Peyt-In not Peyt-On." He was sounding it out and when he said his name it sounded like it had an I in it and not an O. I said, "Well then why isn't it spelled PAY-tin instead of PEY-tin then" He thought for a minute and said, "I don't know, I guess I didn't think of that one." For awhile he would bring papers home from school and he would spell his name Peytin on them. I finally showed him that Peyton Manning, from the Colts NFL team, spelled his name the same way that we spelled his and now he thinks it is cool to have it the same and he has gone back to spelling it the right way. SILLY BOY!!! I guess it did make sense. The English language is kind of confusing sometimes, and it is hard to explain to a very inquisitive little boy trying to learn all of the rules to the language. WHO MADE UP THE RULES ANYWAYS????

New Years 2010

We usually stay home and host a New Years party with some of our friends and family, but this year we made different plans. Allen and Darlene invited us to go to Primm, Nevada with them for a New Years Party. (Primm is about 30 miles outside of Las Vegas) My sister was nice enough to watch our kids and we dropped them off at her house in St. George on the way down. The kids were really excited to stay with her and they had a great time while they were there. We got to Primm on New Years Eve and brought the New Year in at a concert. It was really good and a fun change to bring in a New Year. We stayed for three days and had a great little vacation. It's always nice to get away without kids once in awhile. Thanks Allen and Darlene for inviting us to go!!! We will have to do it again sometime.

Our family had a great year in 2009 and hope 2010 is just as good or better. HAPPY NEW YEARS from the Cornia Family!!!!