As One Season Ends, Another Begins, Kinda....Maybe....

Dawson and Belle with two of their Best Buddies at State Wrestling Tournament last weekend

Well this week officially no longer has wrestling on our schedule, which is saying a lot because it was on our schedule 4 times/week for the last 3-4 months!  But I really can't complain about that because it has been an amazing season!  The kids have the best friends that any mom could ask for, the parents are such incredible people, the program and the club are run top-notch, the coaches do the best job that I have ever seen in a coaching staff, and it has been a great experience all around.  Both of my kids are relatively new to the sport of wrestling so I have really been blown away with the amount of experience, encouragement, and fun that has come along with it.  So I really would like to take a moment and say 'Thank You' to all those involved in the Mandan Wrestling Club!!! 

Here is a picture of some of the coaches hard-at-work during Folkstyle State Tournament in Bismarck, ND!

Daddy giving Devin pointers during Hazen Tournament (Devin is taking it really seriously isn't he?)

Dawson wrestling hard at Folkstyle Tournament in Bismarck, ND

Devin wrestling an opponent, is he laughing or growling?!?

Team Huddle before Freestyle State Tournament!  GO MANDAN!

Devin, who just started wrestling this year at 4 years old got 5th at State Wrestling Tournament in New Salem, ND

Dawson got 3rd Place at State Wrestling in New Salem, ND

Dawson got 1st Place Champion at ND Freestyle Tournament in Jamestown, ND by running 'the Butcher' and pinning his opponent in 30 seconds!

These are just a few pictures that were taken over the season, but the kids ended the season with a BANG!  They have both learned so much!  We are so proud of them, their fellow wrestling buddies, the coaches, the parents, and the accomplishments that they achieved.

So now we transition to Belle having soccer, and then spring planting and other farming things will be in full-swing soon along with all the summer activities: riding horses, rodeos, haying, boating, camping, bonfires, grilling, picnics, etc with great family and friends.  I was kinda excited to be done with wrestling and move onto spring and then summer activities.  But, it is extremely difficult to do that when you see this out the window this morning:

So, come on MOTHER NATURE, and give us a Spring so we can enjoy some SUNSHINE!!!  What a crazy winter this has been!