Our Wrestling Star

We've  been in Des Moines for most of wrestling season this year and yesterday was the last tournament. Catching moves on an iPhone at quite a distance was a challenge but we did our best.

Hope you enjoy a few action shots.

Blake won all three matches at this tournament.

The final count for the season:
18 wins (half of them pins)
4 losses

Before each match, he gets himself in "the zone"...pacing, preparing...

He paused long enough for me to photograph from behind...

Blake is the Valley Tiger in black/white and orange.



He won the first match 12 to 4.
 

Underwood New Year's Family Selfie

We weren't there to take the annual Underwood departure photo this year.

So they did it themselves...without a selfie stick.

 

 

Christmas Countdown

7...6...5...4...3...2...1...

 

Landon's stocking is waiting for Santa,

Santa Brunch at Glen Oaks

The whole Jerdee/Underwood family came together Sunday morning for the annual Santa Brunch. Landon sat on Santa's lap and told him what he wanted for Christmas as we arranged ourselves for a family portrait.

While we sat at our brunch table, Landon wrote Santa a letter: Dear Santa, I changed my mind. I would like to have Rogue One and two books So You Want To Be President and Scrambled States of America.  Love, Landon Jerdee

Shroeder came by today.

It's my pre-birthday party today and for my present I asked for:

          a cornbread cake, an hour to play with Landon, and my very own book written and illustrated by Landon.
 The Jerdees delivered it all.

Happy birthday to me!

Composing  my birthday song.

Grampa Zombie

It's Beggar's Night tonight.

Zombie Alert!

If you ring our doorbell!

 

 

It's Football Season Again

Time for the annual sandwich runs.

 

 Big John Little, no mayo, no tomato from Jimmy John's for Blake on Thursdays. Grandpa Al meets Blake at his school as it lets out for the day. The late afternoon sandwiches sustain Blake through football practices and the evening games.

 

Hunter prefers a foot-long Italian BMT from Subway for his pre-game protein and Grandpa Al meets him as he leaves classes at Valley High School.

 

The boys are Valley Tigers. A-Team players.

I go to the games but understand little of what goes on.

All I know is that our grandsons have ACTIVE roles in every game.