Pretty Brooke

Brooke is ready for Christmas. She loves all the decorations and has been very "gentle" with everything. She is so cute I had to share. J.T. and I are going to Vegas for the weekend and leaving Brooke with my mom. I am already sad:(

Brookes horse

My Dad is going to get Brooke a horse for Christmas. We went to work with him and one of the dealers had a horse and carriage pulling Santa. Brooke was so in love she persuaded my Dad to get one too:)

I have been getting repremanded for not blogging enough. I admit I have been a slacker. Here are some fun photos we have taken lately. J.T. has been home more lately studying for finals so Brooke and I have been trying to steal his time.

We have had lots of fun playing lately. J.T. has taken a
couple of days off of work and Brooke has loved it! He even went with us to the park . I think he was pretty impressed with Brookes sliding abilities. J.T. took us to the mall (mine an Brookes favorite place) and out to Sushi. Brroke cant eat much there yet but our chef makes special dishes for Brooke.

My family went to Glamis this weekend and J.T. and I stayed behind and watched Dylan who stayed to go to Sadie's. Brooke really loved the motorcycles so we started one up and took her on a ride. I am bummed we missed the trip but she can go next year. I don't have any pictures of our weekend, but J.T. babysat Brooke and Wyatt so Janae and I could go out. He wanted to blog about it so I wont say much except not to worry Janae. I think he kind of had fun and was in a good mood after. Of course he was very proud of himself.

Natalie and I also made a trip to Disneyland. Lucas got lots of good pictures with Pooh and Tiger.

I spent a couple days with my cousin Joanna and her kids since J.T. was gone. Brooke loved her kids and they tried to teach her how to play "Duck duck goose". They thought she was pretty good.

They even copied her by crawling around on all fours!

We have had a few very eventful days so I have been slow to blog. J.T. is out of town and Natalie is in town. Brooke has recently mastered pulling her self up onto things and J.T, has yet to witness it so I thought I would post a pic for him. She is very proud of herself but it has delayed her sleep since she can now play in her crib.

While Natalie was down Janae and I met up with her and we took our kids to the park and a little "zoo" for lack of a better word. All of the poor animals looked near death and diseased. Wyatt got his finger bit by a chicken and I have been worried about disease since. Is he o.k.?

Our kids really had fun at the park and I loved watching how active Wyatt and Lucas were. They were even climbing the rock wall!

My beautiful daughter went down the big kid slide all by herself. She is so brave!

Halloween

Brooke and I have been bored lately. We were in need of friends so I called Janae and invited myself over to her house:) Janae was a perfect host as always and even tried to pretend that she invited me over and not me inviting myself. Anyway, we had a perfectly fun filled day. Her days are much busier then mine. We had a mommy and me class and then a mom visit with all her friends.

Brooke was thrilled to see other little kids. She especially loves older kids because they can run around and she loves to watch. Wyatt was so cute with her. He would lead her to his room but she was so slow he would have to run back to make sure she was still coming. It was so funny. She loved it!

We ended up staying at Janaes during the evening which was Halloween. I didn't have Brooke's costume with me so Janae improvised and gave Brooke wings and a wand. She was a perfect fairy. We had so much fun that I am going to invite myself over again this next week:)

These pictures are from a baby shower we went to. Brooke was the only baby there so everyone went crazy over her.

She loves the attention.

Two Shows In Two Weeks

Wow, two shows in two weeks is a lot of work. We take the show on the road next Friday to Corpus Christi, TX. For those of you who saw last weeks show, I am sure you were delighted. For those of you who missed the show...we are no longer friends. But you have a cance to redeem yourselves by watching next week. It will be the debut of street fighting legend Kimbo Slice (Brooke's favorite).

Finals are around the corneer so I have to figure out what happened this semester. I have to admit being on the road four weeks this semester hasn't been great for law school, but I will manage to get by.

News Flash: Brooke does not ALWAYS smile

I had to document. Everyone says how Brooke is always smiling. Most people have never seen her do anything but smile. She smiles at everyone without prejudice.

When I took her outside in the morning so I could read, she stayed straight face. Even without a smile her face is perfect. Look at those eyelashes!

Update

I have been a blogging slacker, I know. And don't worry Becky, the post remains:)

Brooke can now crawl, if you can call it that. She only uses her arms in what I call her "army crawl". She is however very pleased to get around on her own. Due to Brooke's new crawling adventures I feel the need to mop daily and once again invested in the Swiffer. The top two pictures are us at Sushi. We are always there and Brooke loves it. I have given her some food I maybe should not but she loves it. The Sushi chef also prepares fruit just for Brooke and she loves the Soy beans. This will all be new to J.T. Since Brooke had a choking incident J.T. has refused to allow puffs around her anymore. It was scary and J.T. saved the day, and my Brooke.

We have gone to a lot of Dylan's football games. I don't think he has lost one game yet. Brooke gets surrounded by admirers and I even let the cheerleaders hold her. Dylan gets very offended if I read while I am there, but it is all I do anymore. I read all of Natalie's books as well as a ton more. I go to the library and the librarian starts going book crazy pulling all of them off the shelf for me to read.

I do feel like Brooke gets neglected occasionally while I read so I have tried to set up a few play dates. Sad but true, she is not a good playmate. Kids her age do not seem to defend themselves against Brooke and always leave crying. I guess only the older kids can handle her.
Brooke had tons of fun with Wyatt and his computer. It was a field day for Brooke to have access to a computer and she took advantage. Wyatt shared willingly. He also gives kisses now which I made him share with me in order to get his ball back:)

Leesa sent Brooke a butterfly Halloween costume. She is simply the cutest thing you have ever seen.

Where has J.T. been all this time?

As you might assume, this was posted by me--J.T. I could not stand looking at the hideous questionnaire that Britney posted. Who ever sent that ugly thing for for us to post should be ashamed, and banned from posting stuff. Ok, now I feel better.

I realize most of the bloggy here is about daddy not being home; so I must say my peace...I have been working. Above is my fight card for October. Our ShoXC is our farm league show that features the rising young stars of MMA that are sure to impress. Next month, we have EliteXC in Corpus Christi, TX. The EliteXC will feature some of the biggest names in MMA. So, show some love and watch my fights, I guarantee you will be entertained. If you think I'm trying to shake you down for some ratings, just ask Janae Shamo--she is now a HUGE MMA fan after watching just one show!

To the left is Murilo "Ninja" Rua. He was our first EliteXC Middle Weight Champion. In a thrilling fight he KO'd "Smokin" Joey Villasenor in the second round.

So, this is basically what I have been up to--making great fights.

Tagged-Jog down memory lane
I was tagged by Football Wives Clubber (Becky Reynolds)!!
1. Who were your friends? I was friends with everyone, but my best friend was Pamela Baumann.
2. What sports did you play? I was a cheerleader:)
3. What kind of car did you drive? I had 4 cars throughout Highschool. I had a mazda miata, a 69 Impala (classic) A toyota truck, and my fav was my red convertable mustang.
4. On a Friday nights what were you doing? I babysat alot. I also had to cheer at the football games.
5. Were you a party animal? Nope.
6. Were you considered a flirt? I was friendly.
7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? If you have to ask, you have not sat next to me in church. Nope!
8. Were you a nerd? I was too nice to be a nerd, but I was not popular either.
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? I was not a trouble maker. I got in trouble once but my mom yelled at the school till they dropped the punishment:)
10. Can you still sing the fight song? I dont think I could have even then.
11. Who was your favorite teacher? Mrs. X, she was my first honors teacher and I loved the way she taught.
12. Where did you sit during lunch? near the food
13. Name of school? La Serna
14. School mascot? Lancer
15. School Colors? Red and Gold
16. Rival high school? Cal High
17. Did you go to Prom? All 4 years
18. If you could go back and do it again, would you? I guess, but just so I could learn more, college was much more fun!
19. What do you remember most about graduation? Not caring!
20. Where did you go for senior skip day? I dont know, the beach I'm sure. I skipped alot, my mom didn't care.
21. Favorite memory? I think Freshman year was the most fun. I had much more fun during the summer. I spent them all at the river.
22. Were you in any clubs? Yes, I was in 2 and I dont even remember what they were.
23. Where did you go most often for lunch? Pick up Stix. I went so much they offered me a job one day. They said, "Your already here enough".
24. Have you gained some weight since then? Yes since freshman year, but I 13. No since Junior year.
25. Who was your Senior prom date? Lyel, I think. It may have been...hmmm, I dont remember his name. I hardly knew either of them, and did not have much fun.
26. Are you planning on going to your 10-year reunion?Probably not.
27. How many fights did you get in? None, I am a nice person.
28. Who was your high school sweetheart? Curtis
29. Do you still talk to people from high school? Only a couple Pam, who happens to teach my youngest brothers 4th grade class. Jillian Warner, maybe a couple others.
30. Did you win prom queen or king? No.
31. Where did you work in high school? Pick up Stix
32. What were your grades? A's and B's.
33. What was your dress style? Preppy.
34. What year did you graduate? 2001

Chuys Wedding

I had more great pictures but our computer is so slow right now I don't have the patience to download them. We went to Mexico this weekend for Chuys wedding. We had so much fun seeing our old friends and eating the great food.

It took us 9 hours to get to Mexico. We were exhausted by the time we got there but it was worth it. We picked up our friend Regan in Phoenix who along with Chuy had lived in Florida with us. We had so much fun with everyone.

We also got to see Lydia and her family which was long over due. We have been lucky to see her more lately since she has been in California a few times.

The wedding parties went on and on. There were basically three after parties! We have still not slept.

Chuy was so thrilled to see us and vice versa. We miss all our friends so much and there was no better time to get back together.

Regan, J.T. and I had much too much fun sampling all the food in Mexico. Regan was afraid of the ice, but other then that tried anything J.T. recommended, which was everything.

We also stopped in Phoenix and had lunch with Trevor his wife and kids. It was so great to see them and we are planning on seeing them again soon.


I have a few more posts to put up but this computer is to slow at the moment. The trip did get me excited for our graduation cruise. Natalie and Janae, we need to plan!

Natalies comment reminded me, I left Brooke the entire weekend with my Mom. It was better then I thought and I will easily leave her for our cruise!

BYU vs. UCLA

J.T.'s family came down for the BYU vs. UCLA football game. Brooke was so happy to see her grandparents as well as Brett and Suzie. Everyone had so much fun watching Brooke do all of her tricks. We went to the game and as usual, everyone went goo goo gaa gaa over Brooke. These two little UCLA cheerleaders would not leave her alone. They hugged and kissed her for a good 30 minutes while we visited with one of J.T.'s law school friends who was tailgating. They were really very cute and in love with my Brooke.

After the game we visited with Dallas and cheered him for his great plays. The game was rigged so we were a little dissapointed, but BYU played awesome and it was fun to watch.

River Trip

Well, I have to admit I did not take as many pictures of our trip as I should have. I did have my video camera with me as well so I do have some good video. I had so much fun at the river with all of my family.

Brooke was loving life and all of the attention she was getting. She loved the water and any chance she got to sit in the drivers seat with my dad. You will have to see the video!

The river was perfect once our bad luck ran out. My family got there a couple of days before all of my extended family to make sure everything was working. Our river truck had broke so we had no way to get our new boat in the water. I don't even have a picture of it, but I love it. When we finally got our neighbor to put our boat in for us it had a miss. My Dad, Mom, Brooke and I went in to town to get our other boat that was in a shop and a couple parts to see if we could fix the new boat. On our way back to the River house, im not quite sure what happened but the trailer caught on fire. We had to pull over and wait for tripleA. Eventually, we got everything working and had a blast. We had a ton of people there. Our house was packed with all of the floor space being used by kids, as well as our motor home and trailer! Brooke was adorable and perfect the whole time. I did have to do a lot of monitoring other kids around her however. They all loved her and her toys so much:) All of the kids (8 including Brooke, 10 if you include Dakota and Jaden) Were so cute with Brooke. They had her laughing so loud, I had never witnessed her laughing like that and had to get it on video.

All and all we had so much fun. I realized how much I had missed my cousins. We love getting together. I did bail out a bit however to read my new obsession, Twilight. I read all 3! I am hooked. I still can not stop thinking about Edward and Jacob. I love them!