Bountiful's start was shaky and a bit frustrating for the fans. The night before the game B-town had a huge mess up with their jerseys and all the boys had to give up their numbers and get new jerseys. It made it impossible to know who was who during the game. Due to the confusion in numbers the wrong were boys running on and off the field. This lead to off sides, 12 men on the field...you name it B-town did it! Alta took advantage on the first play to score a touchdown, it was not looking good. But at half time Bountiful pulled it together and came out ready to stomp on the Hawks. Munk who now wears the number 20 was on fire, from the heat, and from the drive to win the game. He made some key tackles, and was in on a sack of the Alta quarterback. The game came down to 2 points and B-town beats the Hawks 18-16. It was a close ending and the fans were yelling and ranting by the end of the game.
Hunter is the red guy wrapped around his waist
Hunter is the red guy wrapped around his waist
When Munk was asked how he felt about the game he said, "I missed some tackles and I forgot to be on the line at first, but I made the adjustments and next game I will not be as nervous." Hunter must be doing something right becuase he is the starting Defensive End (right side), Kick Off, Kick Return, Punt Recieve, Punt Return, and was put in as Full Back for yesterday's game.
Next week they travel to Alta to play a different Alta team, and hope to smash them from the start. 
So I called my friend, Dena Brady, and asked her if she would give Harley a couple lessons on the violin. Dena helped us string it, buy the essentials (like Rosin), and showed Harley a few of the basics (how to hold the violin, how to hold the bow, how to use the rosin, how to put the violin in the case...)
Then last weekend Dave's sister was in town and we got together for a Sunday dinner. Harley brought her violin to show everyone and low and behold, Aunt A used to play the violin, and she remembered a song. So she played it for us and then taught Harley how to play the beginning of it. We can't wait for her class to start on Monday so she can learn how to play like the pro's.
Granger knew our boys were nervous to tackle them and they used it to their advantage. That is until Munk let the rage in him take over and he threw this Granger Running Back down and attempted to rip the ball from his hands. There seemed to be a moment of shocked silence then screams of approval from the sidelines and a lot of helmet smacking from the B-town coaches!
Next we move on to Woods Cross. Woods Cross seemed to be a hard team to play for Bountiful. There were complaints of the radiating fire heat from the artificial turf burning through the cleats but the coaches would hear none of it and sent the boys out with words of affirmation. WX has an interesting twist for young Munk, his 2nd cousin, Caleb Clayton, was playing for them as well as his best friend Jonah Hartvigsen. Jonah and Hunter met up on the sideline and took a moment to pose for the camera. After the first game we were able to get a shot of them with their helmets off.
The two teams seemed to be a good match and the competition was fierce. In the second scrimmage against WX, Munk almost met his yearly goal when he rushed WX's quarter back and almost sacked him. It was a near miss and a great attempt! Munk's father said, "He took the wrong angle, if he would have gone straight he would have had him."
The B-town boys put a lot of heart into this game the grass seemed to cool them off and they played much better. Munk had some NFL quality blocks when the coach put him on offense. And his parents were pleased to see him play both sides of the ball. Munk seems to have blossomed this year as a defensive player and his coaches are very pleased with his game. Coach Metcalfe told reporters after the scrimmage. "Hunter is a stud, he was on fire in that second game." Munk and the Bountiful Peewees have their first season game next Saturday, times to be announced. We look forward to many great things from this team and from #83, Munk! 
Harley absolutly loves her Teacher and Aide, she is so happy this year, YEAH! Hunter said, "I was so nervous I forgot to empty my backpack, but now that I know what to expect I will remember tomorrow." Hayden did really good until he got in the car for carpool and when Jules asked him how his day was he layed his head on Harley's lap and burst into tears. But, due to Jules quick thinking and planning for such a disaster, she had the DVD player ready and immediatly started Alvin and the ChipmUnks, which dried up his tears. (We will not talk about what happened when we got home...)
Maka and Baka made a birthday dinner for Hunter! The best news was that Hunter's cousin Ellie was there!! We ate roast and mashed potato's with oatmeal rolls (Hunter's favorite) and a chocolate football cake that Maka made!
Hunter got a lot of gifts and was very grateful for them. Maka and Baka got him 5 new school shirts and all the things he needed for Weblos!! Ellie gave him a Skull Cap (for those of you that are not football savvy:a very very tight under armor hat that you wear under your helmet to keep your head warm in the winter or soak up the sweat in the heat). Ellie played a funny joke on Hunter by wrapping the present in about 5,000 pages of paper then wrapping paper. He had to unwrap and unwrap and...it took about 10 minutes to get to the cap! From Mom and Dad Hunter got his very own blue...iPod Shuffle! Now he can listen to music when ever he wants and he doesn't have to borrow mine or Harley's.
Hunter is a great kid and we love him so much! He is very patient and puts up with a lot of being "in the middle." He has great goals in life: playing football, graduating and getting a scholarship to a college, serving a mission, going to college, serving the country in the military, going in to politics, running for President of the United States of America, working for world peace and happy families. I know that Hunter has to potential to accomplish his goals, so stay tuned and Vote for Munk! 
All winter I have been hearing rumors about this great athlete named Hunter Munk, "he is going to sack the Q-back, he is going to intercept the ball, he is going to throw people out of his way and make the touchdown", he is going to be amazing. So I have been anxiously awaiting summer practices to I could get a glimpse of this super star Munk. I have to admit I was a little bit skeptical, after all the kid was 9 years old. But this morning, and I mean morning, at 6:30am I witnessed the most beautiful thing. Hunter Munk was the most amazing football player out on the field. He ran hard, he hit hard, he blocked hard. It was 2 hours of pure enjoyment for me. Hunter was all smiles after practice and couldn't wait until tomorrow, at 6:30am, so he could practice again. I can't tell you how happy that makes me. A big thanks to Coach Metcalf & Co. And a BIG "Go Munk" for Hunter, the star athlete. 
