November

Random things in November

This is what Kyle watches when he is home from work

Watching practice waiting to give out candy bars

Grandma Nancy had a shoulder replacement surgery

Visiting Grandma at the University Hospital

Popping in on Kylie and cousin Rachel talking and talking in her room

Kylie looks like I was bugging them, I say she needs to clean her room!

The Whittingham Cousins-they are all beautiful!

Thanksgiving 2013

This year the Whittinghams all gathered at Julie's house in Provo. There was so much food and 30+ people in the house including Helen, Heidi (Helen's daughter), her husband and kids, my dad, Matt, Grandma Nancy, Jack and Sondra Cravens (Ryan's parents), all the siblings and cousins. We have so much to be grateful for!  I love spending time with our family and the food is a great centerpiece.

To top the day off it was Mylie's 8th birthday so we celebrated with her!

Utah @ Washington State

37-49   

Team plane-Kyle likes to sit in the back to keep an eye on everyone during the flight.

Love the movie with the team.  Free popcorn and drinks.  Morgan, Helen, the kickers, Kyle, Tyler, Brian

Caravan to the game, it takes 4 buses

 

 

View from our corner end zone seats

  

Brandie, Helen and I came prepared.  It was pretty darn cold!

Team comes over and sings the Utah Man Song to the fans after the game

Reporters after the game

Reading game stats while doing radio show

Brady, Tyler, and Cary are good family support

Utah @ Oregon

21-44 

This trip to the Oregon game was the wives trip.  My favorite away game of the year.

Plus all my kids came except Kylie (cheerleader for Brighton High School). Kyle's brothers 

came also, so we had great support with us.  Football gives us many opportunities to bond with

our family and friends.

Charter to Oregon

Alex, Melissa and Dawson

Great room treats

Me, Jen Shaw, Helen Buchanan, Ashley Johnson, Brandie Rudy, x, x, Jordan Andersen, Liz Scalley, Timberly Sitake, Sara Hill, Viola Tuiake

Went for a beautiful walk by the hotel in the morning before we left for the game

 

Jen, Sara, Me, Ashley at pregame party

Alex, Jackson, Dawson

Post game media setup

Players come out of locker room and grab a meal to take on the bus

Players handing in pads and jerseys as they leave locker room

Arizona State @ Utah

20-19         

Brothers meet for pregame moment

Kalani Sitake giving defensive a pep talk

Sgt. Kendall Black waits to surprise his wife and family at half time

Link:

           Utah Soldier Surprises Family

This was so fun to watch Sgt. Black wait for the half-time entertainment to be over so 

he could run and out surprise his wife.  It brought tears to my eyes. 

Kylie and Jacob Hill having some fun during the game.  Jacob loved to come and sit with her.

Alex is all geared up for the game.

Kyle and Coach Jay Hill getting ready for some special teams play

Nephew Jason Whittingham in post game press conference

The game was played on my dad's 85th Birthday. 

How many people does it take to jump my car?

  The game was over and all the media reporting is done, by then everyone has been long gone.  I go out to my car and the battery is DEAD!  I don't know how this could happen but it did nonetheless.  So Kyle has 2 security police with him and I have 1 with me, we have several adult male family members and a few straggling fans in the parking lot, and with all of us, we could not figure out how to charge the battery on a Mercedes.  Just what everyone needs after a disappointing loss.  It turns out the Mercedes hides the car battery behind and under the passenger seat.