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Weighing in at 134 lbs, standing 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a wingspan of 6 feet 2 inches, wearing size 12 shoes, with an overall record of 13 wins - 6 losses, and sprouting a mop of wild hair...

He's faster than texting, stronger than teenage boy BO, and can jump at least 3.9 inches off the ground...

He's the master of disaster, the human blender, and the mushroom hair monster...

Let's hear it for your 2nd place finisher in the District wrestling tournament...

DAAAAAAVIIIIIIIID WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!



Notice the "My dad is crazy" grin on his face? I wanted him to do some silly pose like kissing the medal or crouching in a wrestling stance but he wouldn't.

I finally remembered the camera! David had another wrestling meet today. He wrestled 4 times winning 3 (all by pins) and took 3rd place in his weight class. Here are some pics and a vid.

David's first match.


Video of David winning the first match.


David is going for the pin in his final match. You can see Grandma Wyatt, Grandpa and Grandma Wood, and Toni in the background.

I keep putting off posting because I'm hoping I remember to take a camera to David's wrestling matches. I am currently experiencing delayed success with that goal. Anyway, David is wrestling right now, and is doing quiet well. He has had 3 or 4 meets and his record is 6 wins 2 losses. He has pinned the last three opponents in less than a minute! Hopefully he will continue to win. He has 3 more meets before Districts. If anyone is interested in going the next meets are:

Tuesday 11/11 in Sugar City at 4:00 pm
Friday 11/14 in Sugar City at 1:00 pm ** UPDATED TIME **
Tuesday 11/18 in Shelley at 4:00 pm
Friday 11/21 in Salmon at 10:00 am (Districts)

Hopefully I will remember the camera tomorrow and can post some wrestling pics and possibly vids for your entertainment.


Soccer Update
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For all you soccer fans out there be sure to tune in to Fox Soccer Channel this Saturday @ 7:30 pm. RSL has beaten Chivas USA in the semifinals and will be playing for the Western Conference championship in Salt Lake. If you look really close up in the upper deck you may even catch a glimpse of some crazy Eastern Idaho fans. Adam, David, Stanley, and I will be in attendance and hopefully RSL will defeat the New York Red Bulls and move on to the MLS Cup. I would like to thank my wonderful wife Toni for letting me take myself to the game for my birthday!
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Lastly, here are some pictures to make you laugh or smile:

A Wood pile in Grandma and Grandpa's closet


Walker eating nachos.. Om, nom, nom, nom

Halloween. Does anyone else think it's weird to encourage your kids to disguise themselves and go beg strangers for candy? Oh well, here is a picture of our kids costumes this year.



On Saturday David and I drove down to SLC for the RSL playoff game against Chivas USA. We picked Micah up from Ben and Danielle's. It was a fun game, and RSL managed to win 1-0 even though the ref was HORRIBLE. He called 17 fouls on RSL and only 9 against Chivas. Even with Chivas having the 12th man advantage RSL dominated with 21 total shots (8 on goal) compared to only 3 total (1 on goal) for Chivas. They also had 6 corners while Chivas had 0. It was only through sheer luck that Chivas kept them from scoring until the 90th minute.




Toward the end of the game some of the Chivas fans started setting off firecrackers and smoke bombs. It was crazy! RSL plays again on Saturday (in California) and if they win or tie they will advance to the next round. GO RSL!

It's time for the Major League Soccer Playoffs and RSL (Real Salt Lake) made it in for the first time ever. GO RSL! They needed a win or a tie in the last game to make the playoffs. They trailed for most of the game but managed to score a goal right at the end to tie it and advance to the playoffs. They will be playing against Chivas USA in Salt Lake on Saturday. Adam is taking Joe and John, and I will be going with Micah and David. We plan on yelling loud and hopefully cheering RSL to a win.

It's fall in Idaho, and that means NO SCHOOL! The kids were out of school from Sep 27th - Oct 13th for Harvest Break. Usually it is a huge hassle because it comes just when the kids are starting to get back into the habit of school. Then they get 2 weeks off which screws that up and you have to start over. This year it worked out really nice for a different reason. I had to go to Las Vegas for training Oct 7-10 so we begged people to watch our kids for a week and I took Toni with me (a big THANKS to Ben, Danielle, and Shelly).

We flew out of Salt Lake on the 6th. The first night we went to Marriage can be Murder. It is a dinner murder mystery thing. It was very entertaining, and the best part was that Toni won! She figured out who the killers were by the end of dinner. It turned out to be the couple that sat across the table from us (probably helped a little). The weirdest part (and one of the main reasons she suspected them) was how much they had in common with us. The guy had gone to BYU-I around the same time as us, had lived in the same appartment complex as me, and knew some people that I went to high school with. The girl was from Michigan and had graduated from Otsego high school the year after Toni's brother Mike. Anyway, for winning Toni got a plaque and 2 tickets for another show (Defending the Caveman).

The next couple nights we went to Carrot Top and the Tournament of Kings. I can't remember which was when. On Friday we went to Defending the Caveman which was VERY good. It was funny, but somewhat educational too. It is about some of the differences between men and women and how they could have been due to the lifestyle of the caveman. Or something like that anyway. We flew back to Salt Lake on the 12th picked up the kids and drove home.

And that brings us to last week. Toni spent most of the week trying to get everything ready for a wedding and reception she was doing. It was the first one she has done, and I think she was very stressed. She then spent all day Saturday decorating, setting up, rearranging, decorating again, cleaning up. She did a great job and got several compliments.

Wow, has it really been a whole month since I last posted? I appologize to all those people out there for whom reading my blog is their only source of entertainment. I know how hard it is for you to survive without knowing about all the exciting things happening at the Wood house. ;D

Ok, enough kidding around. I'll try to catch up in the next few days. Way back in September I took the kids up to Mesa Falls. Toni was doing work for a wedding so she didn't go. It was a very nice day and the fall colors were bright. We stopped at the lookouts for both of the falls and then hiked a little over a mile down to the top of the Lower Mesa Falls.

Here is the Upper Falls.


This is the river next to the trail between Upper and Lower Mesa Falls.


This is a little creek in Sawtelle Estates by Grandpa and Grandma's cabin.


And this is Walker stuffing 1/4 of a Double Big Jud (the only hamburger he will eat) in his mouth.