State Wrestling Tournament

Every year we pack up our brood and head to Columbus for the State Wrestling tournament.  My mother would prefer I leave my children at home since she had a strict "you must be ten years old" rule when we were kids. I will admit it would be much easier without them but they do enjoy it and it's nice to have a little getaway towards the end of winter.

The girls have a couple of favorite things to do while at the tournament.

1. Visit the many statues of Brutus/Ohio State memorabilia 

2. Dippin Dots/Candy (Although I don't have any pictures of the actual treats)

3. Swimming in the hotel pool.

I think this picture sums up the trip nicely. :)

State Wrestling: 2012 Edition

Every year my family and many others descend on Columbus for the annual State Wrestling Tournament.  I know most of you are thinking right now that we are indeed crazy for taking three small children to a three day event like this. Normally I would say you were right but they were the most well behaved children I'd ever seen that weekend.  I couldn't even believe they were mine! This year we were missing the Richmond family but we managed without them.

This rules. Thumbs up Mom and Dad!

People ask me why she won't come out of her shell and I just don't know what to tell them.. ;)

We're doing this again people?

Check it out RG2 in the left hand corner of the big screen.  We tried to call him forever to get him to turn around and wave but he wouldn't pick up. Post hot dog #2 perhaps?*

Saturday: Everyone sporting some Buckeye Love!

..and then there were nine...

The lovebirds, refusing to admit either of them are wrong.

No visit is complete without visiting Brutus.  Morgan visited him about 8 times that weekend.

Someone enjoyed her first Buckeye experience.

Waiting for "the show" (as she called it) to begin

*So my dad gets a media pass every year to take pictures. They also have a media room where they serve food.  The following conversation happened in the car on the way back to the hotel.

RG2: I had a hot dog in the media room, got halfway through and went back to have another.

(lots of conversation in between)

K: Wait, you got halfway through your hotdog and it was so good you went back for another before you finished?

RG2: No, I meant halfway through the wrestling session.

You tell me what you would think after he said the first sentence?

3/5/11: Finals, FTW!

The OHSAA and Ohio State really do a good job putting on the tournament each year.  The finals by far are the coolest session.  There are some fireworks, the lights go out, they put together an awesome video played on the Jumbotron from the whole weekend.  There were a few other cool things this year too.. A) 2 local wrestlers were in the finals, one from Field, woop! woop! and B) We got to see 3 4 time state champs all from the same school.  Those of you not familiar with wrestling, 4 time state champs hardly ever happen..err..at least they didn't used to.  There are only 22 to date and never have 3 come from the same school in the same year.  They list all the 2-time, 3-time, and 4-time champs in the program, I always double check that my dad is still #45 under the 2-timers. Not like it's going to change but always fun to see!

Poor Rylee just couldn't hang by the end of the night.  It was a great end to a great weekend! I'm already looking forward to next year!

3/4/11: Day Two Ohio High School Wrestling Tournament

I really truly enjoy going to this tournament every year.  Not only do they have Dippin Dots BUT we always take trip to the Ohio State Team Shop and pick something up.

This year was Rylee's 1st tournament.  See how excited she is!?!  She was a total angel the entire weekend.

I know it seems like none of us our really paying attention but maybe my mom but Paul caught us in an off moment.  I'm also wondering where both kids are since Paul was the only other one there at the time and he's using his camera.  I'll give him a free pass because at one point during this day Morgan got on an elevator with me and I got off and forgot about her even being on.  She followed me off but I didn't remember she was with us until she was running behind me.  Mom FAIL.  I felt terrible but she didn't even know I forgot about her.

Morgan had been excited about seeing Brutus for DAYS leading up to this and of course she couldn't go without a photo op!  How cute is she!?!  It's a good thing to because she was not on her best behavior all weekend.  We cut her some slack though due to her  lack of sleep.