Carter's Wrestling Tournament - Spring Valley

Another busy weekend for the Dorwin's. Chad took Carter to a sand mine tour in Maiden Rock on Saturday for cub scouts. They both enjoyed the tour! He then took him to see "Hotel for Dogs" at the Durand theater. Grandma Deb & Grandpa Ken came over and picked up Bradley so that I could get some work done on my thesis. I had a deadline to meet and am cutting it very close. ****Thanks mom & dad for letting Bradley come over to play!!****

We were off to another wrestling tournament today in Spring Valley. Bradley helped Carter warm-up before the tournament began.......

Looks like Bradley is getting close to a pin!! :-)

Carter had tough competition today. In fact, I did not get many pictures as the matches were over before I knew it! His first opponent was from Spring Valley. The Spring Valley boy pinned Carter not long into the match. Here is Carter getting ready to wrestle......

Carter is waiting for his opponent, getting himself all psyched-up to wrestle! :-)

Carter's second opponent was from Baldwin. Carter was pinned, once again, shortly into the match. The boy was so sweet, at the end that he gave Carter a hug. I wish I could have gotten it on camera!

Carter's last match was a forfeit from a Spring Valley boy. Carter was VERY excited that he got 3rd place.......due to the forfeit. :-)

It made the first two pins all worth it!!!

We saw lots of tears today from the little wrestlers, but I have to tell you, each time Carter came off the mat, he came with a smile! You could tell he was disappointed, but he gave it his all and had fun doing it. We are so proud of him for this. It is great to see his good sportsmanship.

Carter's loyal fans.......thanks Grandma & Grandpa for coming to cheer Carter on. It means a lot to him to have you there!!

Chad left after the 2nd match as Bradley was tired and ready to go home. Grandma & Grandpa gave us a ride home.

Ah, what a picture.....we are a family that loves wrestling.......thanks to Uncle Jamie!! :-)

You made the sport very exciting for us.......back-in-the-day!!

Okay....so this next part is for Carter. He is staying at Grandma Deb & Grandpa Ken's tonight as he does not have school tomorrow (due to parent-teacher conferences, which I also have at Alma). When I went to download my pictures tonight, I found these snapshots of Carter that he took of himself on the way home from the tournament. I didn't even know that he was doing this. Enjoy the next pictures of our crazy fool!!

To save the best for last........

Thanks for the entertainment, Carter!!

And this last picture is for Bradley, that he took at the tournament. These are his toys....Eva and Eva. He stayed busy playing with Eva and Eva during the tournament! :-)

It was a fun day!

Have a great week everyone!

Happy Birthday, Dylan!

Happy Birthday to our nephew, Dylan!
This is last year's party.... A big happy birthday to the football player! We can't wait to come to your party.

Love, Chad, Nicole, Carter & Bradley

Blue & Gold Banquet

Carter received his Bobcat Badge and Tiger Cub Badge at the Cub Scout's Blue & Gold Banquet last night. Carter's Den Leader George, and his Pack Leader, Staci.....

Grandma LaNita & Grandpa Bill came to watch Carter receive his awards! Thanks for coming and supporting Carter!!

Carter also earned special recognition in belt loops in Fishing, Roller Skating, Bicycling, Swimming, Communicating, and Astronomy.

Carter's next project is to prepare his car for the Pinewood Derby in April. We might need help from Uncle Ross and Grandpa Bill with this one!!

Carter's Wrestling Tournament - Menomonie

Carter had a rough day at his wrestling tournament in Menomonie.
It started out with the charts coming out and many kids at the tournament were not on the charts. The group running the tournament had to figure out where to put the kids that did not show up on the registration. After what felt like a very long wait, more charts came out and Carter was on it.
There was some mess-up with the pre-registration thing.......a long story.....
I didn't get any pictures of Carter wrestling his first opponent from Bloomer, but here he is with his 2nd opponent (we dont' know where he was from)........

Carter had some anxiety issues going on during the tournament. This was the first time that he ever cried and said that he didn't want to wrestle. I informed Carter early on that he would be wrestling Trey Casey, which is the wrestling coachs' son.

Carter had many fans that showed up to watch him wrestle......Grandma Deb, Grandpa Ken, Auntie Shana, Uncle Jamie, Austin, Andrew, Abby, Auntie Missy, Missy's mom (Vicky), Dylan, Paige and Cruz. Did I miss anyone?????

After things settled down for Carter when the tournament was done, I talked to Carter about his attitude during the tournament. He shared with me that I had embarrassed him when I came over to tell him that he had to wrestle Trey.........."in front of everyone, Mom!" I guess with so many fans and the fear of wrestling Trey, knowing that the match would end quickly, he had anxiety problems (thanks to me). :-(

This was a lesson learned for Mom, as I should have kept my mouth shut. I thought I was helping him out to prepare him for the day, but instead I ruined his day and embarrassed him. Sorry to the fans who came to watch him as he wasn't excited about wrestling at the tournament. I think this affected the way he wrestled.

Here is Carter and Trey getting ready to wrestle. I hope this was also a lesson for Carter that in wrestling, you don't always get to wrestle who you want. There are going to be times that you have to wrestle the kids you fear the most. It's all part of learning and good sportsmanship.

I think this was the picture of Carter getting pinned by Trey. I would like to say that the match lasted a minute, but I might be exaggerating!!

Carter, you went out there and wrestled even though you feared wrestling Trey.......you did your very best and that is all that matters. You came off the mat with good sportsmanship. We love you for trying your best and hanging in there!!

Carter took 4th in the Menomonie wrestling tournament....

Thanks for all the fans who came out to watch him. Sorry about the messy tournament that took place!!

After the tournament, everyone came over for a celebration for Chad's birthday. We had a good time doing the Fonue.......

Grandpa Bill, Uncle Ross, Chad, Paul & Tara enjoying the Fondue....

Missy & Paige......Todd was still on his fishing trip up North. His return is scheduled for sometime on Monday. I am sure he and Missy's brother, Brian, will have many fishing stories to share!!

The boys at the party........Dylan, Cruz, Bradley & Carter.....

The sweet girls at the party......Grandma LaNita, Paige & Autumn......

Dipping in the Fondue.....Chad, Paul & Tara......

We are so excited about Paul & Tara's news of having a baby. Adding another Dorwin to the family will be lots of fun.......

Chad and I had a good time in Hudson on Saturday tubing at Badlands. Chad was a little sore on Sunday, but he said that it was worth it. It was fun listening to him giggle the whole way down the "Turbo Tubing" hill. I kept referring to him at "old man", as it was funny watching him jump on the tow rope!! Happy Birthday Chad! We love you!

Thanks, Family, for coming to join Chad's celebration. We had lots of fun!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE!!

Happy Birthday Chad!

Chad made it home for his birthday today. We celebrated with dinner and cake.

I am taking Chad tubing on Saturday to Badlands in Hudson for his birthday. Hope for some warm (warmer) weather!!

Happy Birthday Chad/Dad....................We love you!!