First comp with my sons this weekend

monty3777 · 05-14-2010, 07:19 AM

I began BBQing when I found out my wife was pregnant (about 8 years ago). Something inside me wanted to be able to hand a real skill down to my children so I did my best to learn a real skill - smoking meat. We lost that child - but we were fortunate enough to have another a year later (we now have three boys).

I have always promised them that I would take them with me on competitions "someday" - well, today is the day. We are going to be at a non-sanctioned contest in Clinton. I figure there is nothing to lose because the entry fees are so low. I just hope I won't be too uptight.

Mark is gracious enough to help out (He hangs around here under the name Oly - but he never posts!).

I don't know exactly why I am posting this - but I am as proud as can be today and I just hope everything turns out for the best. If any of you have any advice send it my way. Prayers for me to be a good father and let them have their own experience without my interfering with them too much would be appreciated as well!!!

So, here we go - team Monty's Little Monsters is finally hitting the circuit. Lock up your daughters!!! (And I mean that literally - lock 'em up - these boys are freaking crazy!!!)

pat · 05-14-2010, 07:25 AM

Good luck Nate!! I know how much this means to ya...just have fun and the rest will fall into place!

Ron_L · 05-14-2010, 07:26 AM

Very cool! Just relax and enjoy it!

Oh yeah... Kick some BBQ butt, too!

Goddahavit · 05-14-2010, 07:34 AM

Glad to hear it monty, I was supposed to have my daughter with me for our first comp, but she got picked for a baseball tournament team.

Im proud, but now i miss having her with me and i miss her playing, not exactly the way i hoped it would go.

best of luck, and enjoy, sounds like the makings of a wonderful day!

slowerlowerbbq · 05-14-2010, 07:35 AM

Great way to start the boys off. A non-sanctioned contest where (hopefully) you wont have to stress so much. Let the boys in there and get their hands "dirty" - bet they'd have a blast with the injectors

(bring extra). Best of all have a great time. These kids tend to grown up WAY quicker than you want them to, so enjoy it. And I'll keep my daughter over here in Delaware and away from Iowa

.

You'll do great, Monty!

Lake Dogs · 05-14-2010, 07:37 AM

Best of luck; y'all have fun!!!

Big George's BBQ · 05-14-2010, 07:38 AM

This will be a Great experience for all of you. Have fun

billm · 05-14-2010, 08:18 AM

they should have fun..let them do their thing
like you say ..nothing to lose and a lot to gain..quality time with the kids and hey the prize money aint that bad considering the entry fee.
see you there!
This will be a nice warmup for me to get out and try some different things before Westmont..although after dragging all my stuff out of the shed im remembering yet again why I only do a couple a year :)

Rich Parker · 05-14-2010, 08:41 AM

That is awesome Monty!

I hope to be in your shoes one day. Just remember to relax and have fun.

Smoke & Beers · 05-14-2010, 09:02 AM

That's what it's all about.
I started Q'in a couple of years ago when my son was in high school thinking this is something we could do together. We learned a lot together and have have had a lot of fun in the process. I finally got around to my first comp ever this spring, but unfortunately, he is 5 hours away at college now. Was hoping that we could do some comps together this summer, but it now looks like he has a job where he's going to school, so be probably won't be home this summer.
Best of luck to you and your boys Monty!

KC_Bobby · 05-14-2010, 09:16 AM

Have fun and good luck.

goodsmokebbq · 05-14-2010, 09:18 AM

Go get em!

Scottie · 05-14-2010, 09:31 AM

Remember. KISS...

Good luck Nate. remember for you and the boys to have fun. trophies and ribbons are only cherries on the cake. So don't judge your weekend just on those material things.

Bottomline · 05-14-2010, 09:35 AM

Good luck to you and your boys.

BigButzBBQ · 05-14-2010, 09:54 AM

Sounds like an awesome experience.
Enjoy it for that alone, in the end the trophies tarnish and crack, the ribbons fade and unravel, but the memories remain.
Be proud, a lot of parents wouldn't care as much as you do.

05-14-2010, 07:19 AM	#1
monty3777 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-13-08 Location: Happytown, IA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	First comp with my sons this weekend I began BBQing when I found out my wife was pregnant (about 8 years ago). Something inside me wanted to be able to hand a real skill down to my children so I did my best to learn a real skill - smoking meat. We lost that child - but we were fortunate enough to have another a year later (we now have three boys). I have always promised them that I would take them with me on competitions "someday" - well, today is the day. We are going to be at a non-sanctioned contest in Clinton. I figure there is nothing to lose because the entry fees are so low. I just hope I won't be too uptight. Mark is gracious enough to help out (He hangs around here under the name Oly - but he never posts!). I don't know exactly why I am posting this - but I am as proud as can be today and I just hope everything turns out for the best. If any of you have any advice send it my way. Prayers for me to be a good father and let them have their own experience without my interfering with them too much would be appreciated as well!!! So, here we go - team Monty's Little Monsters is finally hitting the circuit. Lock up your daughters!!! (And I mean that literally - lock 'em up - these boys are freaking crazy!!!) __________________ John 21:9 Last edited by monty3777; 05-14-2010 at 09:17 AM..

05-14-2010, 07:25 AM	#2
pat is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 01-21-08 Location: Des Moines, IA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good luck Nate!! I know how much this means to ya...just have fun and the rest will fall into place! __________________ Smokers Purgatory Have you tried Simply Marvelous Rubs yet?? Backwoods Party Ole Hickory CTO Large Big Green Egg WSM X 2 Weber Performer

05-14-2010, 07:26 AM	#3
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very cool! Just relax and enjoy it! Oh yeah... Kick some BBQ butt, too! __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Save The Fatty! FEC-100/BWS Party/Memphis Pro SS/PBC/LBGE X 2/SBGE/Mini BGE/Nomad Pellet-matic/Good-One Model 42/WSM X 2/Cookshack Smokette 008/Weber Performer/Weber Gasser/Weber Kettle X 2/Weber Smokey Joe/WGA/UDS/Coffee Roasting Gasser and a pickle Remembering a friend

05-14-2010, 07:34 AM	#4
Goddahavit Take a breath! Join Date: 08-18-08 Location: PA, Fleetwood Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Glad to hear it monty, I was supposed to have my daughter with me for our first comp, but she got picked for a baseball tournament team. Im proud, but now i miss having her with me and i miss her playing, not exactly the way i hoped it would go. best of luck, and enjoy, sounds like the makings of a wonderful day! __________________ Fire & Spice Cook Team Backwoods Authorized Dealer fireandspicebbq@gmail.com Backyard Jambo Backwoods Gater Stump's Stretch Bubba Keg Meadowcreek PR60 Weber WSM Old weber gasser

05-14-2010, 07:35 AM	#5
slowerlowerbbq Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-28-09 Location: Wilmington, Delawhere Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great way to start the boys off. A non-sanctioned contest where (hopefully) you wont have to stress so much. Let the boys in there and get their hands "dirty" - bet they'd have a blast with the injectors (bring extra). Best of all have a great time. These kids tend to grown up WAY quicker than you want them to, so enjoy it. And I'll keep my daughter over here in Delaware and away from Iowa . You'll do great, Monty! __________________ Mark aka Earl Slower Lower BBQ (2) 22.5" WSM, (1) 18.5" WSM, (3) 22.5" Weber Kettles, Super Fast Red Thermapen, Stoker, Airline Cart! KCBS MABA

05-14-2010, 07:37 AM	#6
Lake Dogs Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-14-09 Location: Lake Sinclair, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Best of luck; y'all have fun!!! __________________ Hance - Lake Dogs Cooking Team - MiM/MBN/GBA CBJ and comp cook Lake Sinclair, GA (strategically about an hour from everywhere)

05-14-2010, 07:38 AM	#7
Big George's BBQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-07-08 Location: Phoenixville, PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This will be a Great experience for all of you. Have fun

05-14-2010, 08:18 AM	#8
billm is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-08-06 Location: Roselle Il Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	they should have fun..let them do their thing like you say ..nothing to lose and a lot to gain..quality time with the kids and hey the prize money aint that bad considering the entry fee. see you there! This will be a nice warmup for me to get out and try some different things before Westmont..although after dragging all my stuff out of the shed im remembering yet again why I only do a couple a year :) __________________ --Average consumers replenish their supply of barbecue sauce every 54 days. Source: ACNielsen, as reported in American Demographics, Backwoods Party Backwoods Chubby Brinkmann Cimmarron Offset Weber 26.75 inch Kettle & Summit Gold gasser Cypriot Grill & Optimal Automatics Party Que http://www.headsredbbq.com

05-14-2010, 08:41 AM	#9
Rich Parker Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-20-09 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That is awesome Monty! I hope to be in your shoes one day. Just remember to relax and have fun. __________________ WSM and UDS - iBQ'n BBQ Team owner TheBBQSuperstore.com

05-14-2010, 09:02 AM	#10
Smoke & Beers is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-10-08 Location: Emporia, KS Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's what it's all about. I started Q'in a couple of years ago when my son was in high school thinking this is something we could do together. We learned a lot together and have have had a lot of fun in the process. I finally got around to my first comp ever this spring, but unfortunately, he is 5 hours away at college now. Was hoping that we could do some comps together this summer, but it now looks like he has a job where he's going to school, so be probably won't be home this summer. Best of luck to you and your boys Monty! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shawn aka: BUBBA's QUE CREW Competition Team Blue Weber Performer w/SS top & gas assist Weber One Touch Gold & a Weber 22 1/2" Silver Traeger Jr 2 UDS's Born 9-19-08 & 3-6-09 Weber Smokey Joe Platinum Super Fast RED THERMAPEN "If you got them by the MOINK balls, their hearts and minds will follow" -John Wayne

05-14-2010, 09:16 AM	#11
KC_Bobby Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: Gardner KS Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Have fun and good luck. __________________ Boondoggle BBQ Country Smokers 450 Weber Smokey Mountain 18" Proud KCBS Member & Certified Judge

05-14-2010, 09:18 AM	#12
goodsmokebbq is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-17-07 Location: Rochester, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Go get em! __________________ Brian "Technical skill is mastery of complexity while creativity is mastery of simplicity." Christopher Zeeman http://www.goodsmokebbq.com http://www.roccityribfest.com http://www.nybbqchamp.com Weber Performer, Red Weber Curb Rescue, Smokey Joe Upgraded Backwoods Party, 22" WSM AKA "Token"

05-14-2010, 09:31 AM	#13
Scottie Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-03-06 Location: Chi-Town Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Remember. KISS... Good luck Nate. remember for you and the boys to have fun. trophies and ribbons are only cherries on the cake. So don't judge your weekend just on those material things. __________________ cancersuckschicago.com FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA BBQ TOUR Red Jambo one off FE 100 FEC 100 WSM Homer Simpson 22 " Weber Kettle Red 18 1/2" Weber Kettle Black 26 3/4" Weber Kettle

05-14-2010, 09:35 AM	#14
Bottomline Found some matches. Join Date: 01-31-10 Location: Johnston Co. NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good luck to you and your boys.

05-14-2010, 09:54 AM	#15
BigButzBBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-16-10 Location: Northwestern Wisconsin Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sounds like an awesome experience. Enjoy it for that alone, in the end the trophies tarnish and crack, the ribbons fade and unravel, but the memories remain. Be proud, a lot of parents wouldn't care as much as you do. __________________ Some call me... Tom...? 12" Charbroil, SJS, WGA, 22.5 OTG, mUDS, 2 UDS w/AML Wood Art Custom Handles, Pull behind rig , & 1 new rig being built from 500lb tank. Owner of 2 Red Hamilton Beach Instant Read Digital Thermometers! Inventor of: 3BGB! , Shigen! , & Bacone Scotch Egg Sundae! Avatar by Zydecopaws Big Butz BBQ Products

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