Our life

Football and cheerleading. Pretty much the only things we talk about right now. Pretty much the only things I see everywhere I look. Pretty much what consumes all of our time.

Good thing I love my husband so much.

We did it!

We made it through our first football/cheer season. (Well, except for our awards banquet, which is tomorrow night). And, in what will seem like a very short time, we'll do it all again :-) Only, hopefully it will be a bit easier the second time around.

We are honored that our franchise is featured in our local newspaper this month. Here is the link if you have a few minutes to spare.

TCYFL Steilacoom Sentinels

Check out our new football website. We have so much to learn, but we think we have a good start thanks to the help of a very kind, patient, and helpful friend!

hawks 26 rams 0...

no... not a typo... we won the game!!!

it wont let me upload pictures... ill do it later...

great game, great feeling...

hawks 0 - t-birds 26

game two... another tough loss....

after falling behind by a score of 0-26... the silver hawks came out and shut the powerhouse t-birds down in the second half...
ethan (#55)played wide receiver and d-line... noah (#9) center and d-line...

so, with two games down... our record is 0-2... but my friends... there is a lot of football left to be played...

GO HAWKS!!!

Football Schedule

For anyone local interested, here is the boys' football schedule for this year. They are the Hawks Major Varsity Silver Team.

GO HAWKS!!!!!!

jamboree 2009...

GO HAWKS!!!

saturday was the football jamboree for noah and ethan at tumwater high school.... this picture noah was tackling a ball carrier from rainer... ethan, his brother was on the ground with the assist for the tackle... i have the privilege of coaching them again this year...

we start games on the 12th of sept.

ill post a schedule soon...

Hawks Major Varsity Practice

2009 Hawks Football Practice

The first of many football pictures of the season, here's Noah (the center) practicing tonight.
GO HAWKS!!!

it's that time again...

today is the first day of football practice for the 2009 season...

we our pretty excited here at the miller household...

(pictured above: noah and ethan last year at the jamboree)

Football Camp & Other Fun

Noah has had football camp the past couple of weeks and is loving it. Ethan joined him last night for camp and is now considering playing again this fall. The school where they practice also has 6 (yes, six) tennis courts and a track, so Abby and Cole and I have gone with them to play tennis and run (ok, well, I play tennis with them, but I don't run ... sorry Candace).

football is upon us...

mike sellers from the washington redskins, and from the lacey area(n. thurston high) stopped by practice tonight... this was a very cool experience for noah...

mike took some time to answer questions from the boys and then posed for a team picture with the boys...

needless to say... # 9 was very pumped about football tonight...

football award ceremony...

we had our end of season football awards banquet at izzy's pizza on saturday... this was a great time for noah and ethan to be recognized for all the hard work they put in this year and for the teams 4th place finish... congrats HAWKS!!!!

great season for the hawks... south conference champions... 4th overall in league...

the last game of the season took place saturday at olympia high school against the bears for 3rd or 4th place overall... it was a close one that just slipped away at the end... resulting in a 4th place finish for the hawks...

a great season overall... 4th out of 18 teams... and no major injuries of any sort...

noah(#9) played center and some defense line and improved so much this year... he cant wait till next year....

ethan(#55) played a little defense line and tight end on offense... he too improved alot and cant wait till next year...

i loved the opportunity to coach my boys and am ready for some free nights during the week... but i am sure i too will be ready for football again well before the nine months we have off expire...

the scoreboard tells the final... bears 12 hawks 6...

we will get 'em next year...

ethan and noah listen to coach one more time telling them how proud we as a coaching staff were of our team this year...

doesnt make the loss any easier though...

next year... little hawks... will come quicker than you think...

ready for one more...

one last time...

miller#9 and miller#55 will play their last game of the year at oly high school... saturday morning at 9:00...

the game we are playing in is for 3rd or 4th in the league...(18 teams) we are playin the bears of oly in this destined-to-be-epic battle...

after a disappointing loss last week and a great week of practice i feel that we are ready to go out and give it our all... the boys are ready... the coaches are ready... the fans are ready(we hope) for a great game...

ill post and let you know how the game went... a great ending(we hope) to a great season...

go HAWKS!!!!!!

cant put off this post any longer...(wish i could)

this morning we left early for our game at tumwater high school... it was a 9:00 a.m. kickoff so we had to be to the stadium by 7:45... thats early...

noah, ethan and the hawks took the field in search for a bid to the championship game... next sunday... they were playing the #1 ranked, 6-0 t-birds from tumwater in this showdown of conference champions...
the hawks took flight in perfect union opening up a lead on the juggernaut also known as "green and gold"...
grandma and grandpa miller came to cheer on the boys...abby, cole and mom(not pictured) were also there...
cole found his buddy zach wandering aimlessly around the stadium...

not really... jed and sol... with their dad came to root for their friends... thanks for coming guys... it was cool you were there...

we played well... made a couple great plays... and watched our halftime lead vanish on a couple of fluke plays early in the third quarter... and we came up a little short... resulting in a defeat... the boys took it hard and although they know they played great... were also disappointed in coming so close...

we will play saturday for 3rd or 4th place in the league(18 teams) and finished the regular season as the south division champs(4-1 regular season record) so we still have alot to be thankful for...

one more week of practices and 1 more HUGE game to be played(next saturday)...

noah and ethan, thanks for playing so hard... making me proud... and etching these memories into my mind and heart...

i love you guys...

tcyfl championship bracket... round one...

on saturday the hawks took on the wolves of black hills in a highly anticipated rematch of the hawks only regular season loss...

the hawks were ready for the challenge...

(noah, #9... calling the huddle)
the hawks wasted no time showing the wolves that they came to play... the first play from scrimmage... the wolves had the ball...was taken to the endzone by one of our defensive players...

you shoulda seen this lineman run...

we scored again before halftime and twice in the second half... it was a hard fought battle till the final whistle blew...

final score hawks 25 wolves 7

abby and cole cheered loud and braved the cold weather(40 degrees) and thanks to their cheering and the boys tough play... we came out on top...

after the game the wolves coaches commented that our team was "ready for the challenge" and "came more prepared to win"... i feel these were some very nice complements from the coaching staff...

ethan and noah played very well... mom and i were so proud... ethan played defensive tackle and wide receiver and did a great job at both...

in the end the hawks did what it took to win and played a great ballgame to the very end...

we look forward to next saturday and the second round...

if you want to see some good football in the state of washington this year... give us a call and we will let you know where the game is going to be next saturday... because win or lose... these HAWKS will give it their all...

GO HAWKS!!!

tcyfl south conference champs...

hawks 19 tornados 7

hawks regular season record: 4-1

ethan (#55) pictured as a team captain out for the coin flip... we won and deferred to the second half...







we started out kinda slow... heaviest rain of the year... before the game started we were all soaked to the bone... so they jumped to a quick 7 point lead... after that our defense shut the tonados down and our offense went to work... great game all around...

noah plays center and ran a center sneak.... a play where the ball is snapped but never taken by the quarterback (he does have to touch it though) then the center proceeds to run... with the ball down field... he ran for enough yards to get the first down and continue our drive to the endzone on a go ahead score...(i was very proud...)


the team was very excited about the win and our south conference championship...




the sportsmanship award went to kade coleman of the hawks for his never give up attitude... way to go kade... way to go noah and ethan... way to go hawks...

the battle of the birds...

the river ridge hawks took on the tumwater t-birds in an epic showdown in tumwater today... a light rain was falling onto the turf and our boys were ready for battle... (number 9 noah and #55 ethan)

the first half was close... a 6-6 tie... so motivational words by the coaches sparked our team to a brilliant second half...
noah and ethan both were involved in the defense and the last tackle of the game... first time both boys were in on the same tackle this season... very cool for me...




so as the fog lifted and the battle ended... our HAWKS were left standing... they faced the giants of tumwater and prevailed.... HAWKS 19 - t-birds 6

congrats boys... mom and i love you very much...

happy birthday noah...

this year noah turned 11 on the seattle seahawks home opener, so gwen and i decided to give him for his birthday a seahawk game package which included... four tickets to the game, one for him, two for his parents and one for a friend to be named later... he picked his long time friend and avid sports fan isayah... it included lunch: nachos and sodas and hot dogs and more sodas, it included souvenirs: a clock, a 12th man flag, 12th man towels, a seahawk pumpkin, poster of matt hasselbeck, and also included round trip transportation...

the boys walking towards the stadium... ready to cheer... and they were loud!!!

the boys enjoying their lunch before the game... the weather was beautiful... sunny and 80 degrees...

standing room only tickets turned into front row seats for the boys... really great seats...


noahs birthday sign attracted alot of attention... so he posed for a few pictures (seattle sombrero and blue lady,... and "big LO"...and even was given a dollar as a gift from some fan who just liked his sign....

seattle in the background... what a great day....

the transportation and the wallet had a good time also...

unfortunately the seahawks lost in OT... 30 - 33, but a HAPPY BIRTHDAY was had by noah...