Steelefamily

Christmas

2009-12-19T23:38:00.001-08:00

Brooke and I were out with our friends and they took some pictures of us that I liked. Brooke will be three soon and I am now 7 months pregnant. She will have a little brother soon :)

2009-10-24T18:44:00.000-07:00

Updates

2009-10-24T18:37:00.001-07:00

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It's a Boy!

Beach II

2009-08-03T14:56:00.000-07:00

We went to the beach and JT took Brooke out to ride her first waves. She had so much fun and I was so thrilled to watch. On her last run he let her ride in on her own. It was a short distance but I was paralyzed non the less. We had so much fun and Brooke was furious when we made her get out of the water. I got the best pic of Matt and Jaxon:)

Beach

2009-08-03T14:48:00.000-07:00

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Disneyland with the Steele's

2009-07-21T16:34:00.000-07:00

Brookes first ice cream

2009-07-10T13:33:00.000-07:00

Brooke was given her first real ice cream! Our friend Cheryl takes a photography class and invited Brooke to be the model. We had so much fun and Brooke was definitely a star. She was posing for everyone and loved the spotlight. Bob and Cheryl took us to lunch after and rewarded Brooke with her very own ice cream. She has never had her own before and was not sure how to go about eating it:) Thank you for such a fun day Cheryl!

Party at Uncle Marks

2009-07-06T14:03:00.000-07:00

DSC_6354 by markyw.">DSC_6343 by markyw.">DSC_6328 by markyw.">DSC_6327 by markyw.">DSC_6313 by markyw.">Brooke had so much fun with Rylin and Jordan. She was in the pool terrified (last week JT accidently dropped her to the bottom of the pool) till Rylin and Jordan jumped in and swam all over the place. Brooke quickly followed suite:)

Quotes

2009-07-06T13:47:00.001-07:00

Brooke: "Mommy, are you married?"

Me: "Yes, I am married to Daddy."

Brooke: "Are you married in the Temple?"

Me: "Yes, Mommy and Daddy were married in the temple." How cute is she:)

Brooke at Church

During testimony meeting there is a hawaiian man that always goes up and starts by saying "Aloha!" Brooke sees him walking to the micraphone and SHOUTS "Look, its the Aloha man."

2009-06-24T19:25:00.000-07:00

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Brooke quotes

2009-06-05T14:53:00.000-07:00

I am going to blog, again. Pictures will be up soon. In the mean time I wanted to share a couple of cute quotes from Brooke.

Brooke is on the floor eating a bowl of cereal when JT walks in the door from work. Brooke looks up to see him and says "Daddy, I am a child of God!" It was sooooo cute!

Brooke was watching Diego on TV and he was asking "are you big enough to help us push this" and Brooke shouted at the TV "NO Diego, I'm just a little girl" Then Diego repeats his question and says "Really, really big" and again Brooke shouts " I said no, listen, I'm just little".

Brooke got in trouble

2009-02-14T21:34:00.000-08:00

I am very late in posting many important events. Brooke recently turned two. We went to Disneyland and I let her have some nibbles of carrot cake. It seems so long ago already that I will not say much about it. My camera battery has been dead and I do not like to post without pictures.

Here is why I am really posting: Brooke got caught with scissors and cut off a CHUNK of her hair! JT was furious. We are lucky she has so much and I can cover it but she was truly lectured for the first time. Pictures will follow.

Vegas Trip

2009-01-25T18:22:00.000-08:00

JT, Brooke and I went to Vegas to visit Rick, Janae, Wyatt, Clint, Natalie and Lucas. It seemed like forever since we had a few days to visit. We are so grateful for such wonderful friends. Our kids were all great together and I love having pictures of them growing up together. I think this is the only picture I have of us girls. I will be more diligent about taking pictures to document our existence as well. Janae, Natalie and me.

We went to the Shark Reef (thank you Wyatt for getting us in) and the kids loved it. All of our kids were so brave touching the stingrays below.

Wyatt, Brooke and Lucas

Brooke played on the trampoline and was showing me her filthy hands (and clothes).

Dads had to wait their turn to play rockband. Wyatt and Lucas were much more animated then Brooke.

2009-01-25T18:05:00.000-08:00

Christmas and Disneyland

2009-01-11T16:40:00.000-08:00

It seems ages since I last blogged (surprise, I know) so I am doing a few to update. This blog includes Christmas at the Steeles and our latest trip to Disneyland. Brooke got to see her cousins and learn what is would be like to have siblings. I am not convinced she is ready for that kind of commitment yet:) She loved her cousin Jackson who played hide and go seek with her.

She still walks around saying "I love Dennis". she started saying "I love you" on Christmas eve and ever since tells everyone. We ask her to say "I love Mommy" and she says "I love Dennis"

We mostly took video at the Steeles so I am hoping for others pictures.

We recently went to Disneyland with Matt and Jamie, as well as Justin Haley and their parents. It has been a long time since we had seen them. Brooke and Mason (Justins kid) really played well together.

Brooke also got a new princess dress. She is so into all things princess and really wanted Snow whites dress.

Christmas and the Vegas Bowl

2009-01-11T16:25:00.000-08:00

Continuing with the update: Brooke got a princess nightgown for her Christmas pajamas and decided to model it and pose for us.

Brooke loved Christmas eve spent with all of my cousins and their kids. She and Sydney were opening presents.

Most of the little kids. This was the night Brooke first said "I love you".

Brooke and Sydney were so cute together. They took a bath together and I took a million pictures because they were so adorable.

We went to the Vegas Bowl and had a blast. We love seeing Dallas play and a chance for us all to get together. Dallas is now in a training camp here in LA so we hope to see a bit more of him.

JT and I in Vegas. I had to take a picture because we were Brookeless and that is a rare occasion.

Disneyland

2009-01-11T16:16:00.000-08:00

End of the update: This was our last trip before Christmas. JT has loved taking Brooke to Disneyland lately. The picture below is my favorite. We were taking pictures and Brooke heard music so she looked over some trees and saw the Princess parade coming. This was her expression! I love it.

Disneyland and other adventures

2008-12-06T16:20:00.000-08:00

My M0m and me at Disneyland. Me, JT and Brooke. She was in her Cinderella outfit.

We watched the parade and while I did not get any great pictures it was necessary to post her enthusiasm at seeing the princesses. She was waving here and nearly fell off JT's shoulders in excitement.

We have spent 2 1/2 weeks with JT's family and I only have a few pictures to show for it. We had a blast but Brooke was left with "fun-stroke". This was our first day back home and she was lacking attention. Note: the fuzzy slippers were complements of Grandma Leesa who lavished Brooke with all things princess.

Bath at the Steeles.

Halloween

2008-11-03T17:38:00.000-08:00

These are not the best pictures but she was blinded by the flash in every other one. I wish I would have taken some pics at our other trunk or treat but we only did video. Anyway, Brooke was an adorable bumble bee (complements of Grandma Leesa). Brooke wears her headband almost everyday:) I wore my La Serna cheerleading uniform and JT made fun of me. There are no pictures of me because I am clearly not picture worthy since JT and Brooke are the only ones on the camera:)

Brooke loved going car to car to get candy and would scream if you tried to help her with her bag.

Home and Disney

2008-11-03T17:22:00.000-08:00

Two funny pics taken at home.

A couple more Disneyland pics. She was so enthralled with Minnie's house even other parents were watching. When she saw the character Minnie mouse she was so excited and would not leave her alone. I did not get a good picture but Minnie Mouse even bent down because Brooke was insistent that she look at her princess shoes. I was so sad I didn't have her in her Minnie dress:(

Disneyland

2008-11-01T18:56:00.000-07:00

Now that we have Disneyland passes again I thought I would show pics from our most recent trips. Brooke has so much more fun then she use to. It is amazing how much she LOVES everything. It is hard to get her to stop dancing since there is music everywhere and downtown disney was a riot! She was partying with the other little kids like it was 1999!

Broooke and Grace

Brookes new slide

2008-10-10T19:23:00.000-07:00

Our neighbors gave us their slide and Brooke loves it! She goes underneath and talks to her self. She pretends drive with the steering wheel and overall has a great time. I can not help but share these pictures with everyone else. Not only is she sweet and blows kisses to anyone in sight, but she is GORGEOUS (in my humble unbiased opinion)!

Brooke and Daddy

Beach

2008-10-05T11:44:00.000-07:00

Our trip to the beach. It took JT and my Dad forever to get Brooke to walk in the sand. She truly hates it but she loves the water and would have gone all the way in if I was not the crazy mom who said it was to cold.

My parents have taken Brooke to Disneyland a couple of times without me. The come back full of stories about her excitement there. She loves the parade but hates Alice in wonderland. She throws huge fits when they leave and they think it is so funny to hear her cry for more.

Brooke is VERY into little mermaid and all things princess. She has multiple princess outfits and puts on pieced throughout the day. This is her mermaid top.
My Mom says Brooke looks just like JT here. I cant tell, what do you think?

Return Missionary

2008-10-04T20:05:00.000-07:00

Dennis returned from his mission in Argentina. We had so much fun hearing his stories and getting together as a family. All of the kids were thrilled to be together at grandmas house. Jennie and I had fun taking pictures of Brooke and Isabella together.
Jackson and Me.
He was very good at keeping tabs on Brooke for me.
Brooke in her new shirt from Grandma. It is still one of her favorites since the butterfly lights up.
Brooke loves the piano and will play and sing at the same time. Sometimes she holds the music with one hand while playing with the other.
Brett, Dennis and JT. The brothers back together.

ZOO

2008-10-04T18:28:00.000-07:00

We went to the Zoo. I realize I did not put tons of pictures of the animals, but Brooke is so much cuter then them:) My Mom is always baffled that I don't take a stroller with me on outings but Brooke loves to walk and is just as easy to carry (especially when JT is doing it).
Brooke loved the Gorilla and pounded on her chest while making noises that the whole crowd giggled at.
Me, JT Brooke and Dakota at the bottom. We took him with us and he had just as much fun as Brooke.
Brooke and Daddy. Her favorite animals were the monkeys, the bongo (which she still refers to) and the bird show. I thought she might get scared at the bird show since last time I took her to Disneyland she cried when the parrot in down town disney was talking. She was quite the trooper however and loved all of the animals.

Corn Festival

2008-10-04T17:57:00.001-07:00

I will do a couple of blogs to catch everyone up. We went to the corn festival and Brooke had a ball. My youngest brother Dakota talked me into going on a crazy rocket ride with him. JT was refusing to let me go because it is to dangerous (I went anyway) and Brooke screamed and cried as I got on. I started getting nervous (JT stays in my head) so I said a quick prayer as I got on the ride for my safety. The ride was horrible! I was on the inside so every time the rocket completed a rotation, Dakota (who was on the outside) would ram into me forcing me against the metal handle. I kept adjusting my hip to hit in different areas and screamed at Dakota the entire time to stop hitting me! I was nearly in tears as we got off the ride and missing half of my hair since the metal kept tearing it out. Next time, I will listen to JT. Half of my body was bruised for more then 2 weeks.
After my encounter with the rocket, Dakota who was not hurt at all, convinced JT to go on this spinning ride with him. JT sat on the outside:) Dakota did not want to go on any more rides after that! HAHA, Dakota is looking at this blog right now and saying that JT was so mean to him and got revenge for me.

CBS Fight Night!

2008-07-31T13:52:00.000-07:00

Yes, I know she is beautiful! As I said before we had so much fun up at the Steele's for the CBS and showtime fight. Leesa baby sat so I could go to the fights as well. I even got to sit between Kimbo and Gina Carano! Rick and Janae, you should know who they are:) JT brought Dallas and Brett in the cage during the weigh ins. It has been so nice spending way more time then normal with Tom and Leesa and getting to see our Suzie and Dallas.

This is a picture of the boys in the cage during weigh ins. Brett got to meet Kimbo too:)

Dallas with the belt. Tom said "he could almost wear that around without looking to ostentatious."

Brett and the belt.

Brooke and Molly. She is in love with Molly and Molly is in love with all the food Brooke gives her:)

Wedding

2008-07-30T19:58:00.000-07:00

I was reading my uncles blog when I realized I never posted my brothers wedding. Well, he is married:) Here are some picturesI stole off his blog. Brooke and Daddy!

Groomes men and bridesmaid shawn.

My mommy

Me, Cody, Brooke and Shawn

My grandparents with my dad, JT and Brooke

Bride and Groome with parents

Day 2 wth camera:)

2008-07-30T19:33:00.000-07:00

I am waiting for SUZIE to email me some pictures so I can post about the fight so in the mean time thought I would post another picture for JT to enjoy while gone. I ran to my moms today and Brooke was so dirty from all the fruit I pick along the way my mom had to give her a bath.

New camera

2008-07-29T18:22:00.000-07:00

We have been at Grandma Steeles again for the CBS fights! We had so much fun and I will have a posting of our trip but while we were there I bought a new camera. I have only taken two pictures with it but I love them so here they are. JT is in Utah right now and I know he will want to look at a new picture of his Princess. Love ya babe!

4th of July

2008-07-06T16:48:00.000-07:00

We are up in Tracy Ca. visiting JT's family. Brooke has been having so much fun being the center of attention and playing with all of her new toys! Grandma has been reading her lots of books and helping Brooke brush out her dolls hair. I of course think my daughter is stunning so I had to share some pictures. If they would download faster I would have added a ton more since they are so hard to choose between.

This picture is not attractive but it shows how green Brooks eyes are here. Now that it is downloaded you can not tell as much.

River Trip

2008-06-29T22:24:00.000-07:00

I am very behind on blogging and anyone is welcome to donate a computer to assist me with my broken computer dilemma:)

I have a few posts that need to go up but this is a start. We went on a river trip and Brooke had so much fun with Her friend Holly. Brooke and Holly have only hung out a few times but we have Holly's picture and Brooke is always giving it kisses so she was very excited to see her again.

Brooke LOVED the inter tube and wanted to stay in it all day. We even put it on the trampoline so she could play in it.

Brooke HATED the sand. She would not move if her feet were in the sand and she would sign "help" over and over again till I would move her back to the grass. The kid pool was very helpful!

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Saturday Night Fights
May 31, 2008

J.T. here. As you may all know, CBS is bringing back Saturday Night Fights to primetime CBS. What you may not be aware of is that this is my show...EliteXC. Saturday Night Fights will feature a live broadcast of EliteXC this weekend as the first ever live mixed martial arts (MMA) fight on network television. For the sports enthusiast, this is the most important MMA fight in the history of the sport.

Saturday Night Fights was once the most popular network sporting event in the world and created boxing superstars such as Mohamed Ali and George Foreman. CBS decided to reinvent the Saturday night program with MMA fighting after MMA proved to be the fastest growing sport in the world over the last five years.

Please take the time to watch the fights on CBS. You have no excuse as every television set in the US carries the CBS network. You don't even need to have cable so you can't hide. I have personally invested the last two years of my career doing all I can to build this company and sport to this point. I would sincerely appreciate your support by tuning in tomorow!

You will not be disappointed! My team has put together a combination of the worlds finest mixed martial artists and charismatic persona's. After watching just one event I think you will agree that this is the most exciting and technical sport in the world.

Plus, keep any eye out for yours truly :)

Learn more about the fight:
http://media.proelite.com/splash/snf/exc/exc.html

JT Graduated Law School!

2008-05-25T15:11:00.000-07:00

We were so lucky to celebrate JT's graduation with his family. They came down for the event and made an already special event even more so. Brooke loved getting to see her aunt Suzie, Uncle Brett and Grandparents. She even pushed me out of the seat next to her so Suzanne could take my place! Brooke enjoyed receiving numerous presents out of Grandma Leesas purse.

I don't have any decent pictures at JT's graduation since my camera died right after this shot. We were so proud of JT at graduation and he even carried Brooke up on stage to receive his diploma.

Brooke with Grandpa Tom

5 year anniversary

2008-05-16T11:02:00.000-07:00

Some of our latest events include our anniversary. JT had the day off of work s we just enjoyed a day as a family. He bought me a bathing suit for our trip to Hawaii in June. JT followed Brooke around most of the day taking pictures and telling me to look at everything she was doing like I don't see it every day already:)

Great great grandma

2008-05-04T14:56:00.000-07:00

This picture is of Brooke and her Great great grandma. We went to visit and Brooke was very popular with the elderly. We stayed while they ate lunch so Brooke stood in the middle of the room and danced for everyone. It was really cute. Great grandma is 94 years old and out lived two husbands!

2008-04-24T20:47:00.000-07:00

My parents had a huge 25th anniversary party. I do not have those pictures to post yet but I thought I would put our family photo up for now. Poor Brooke was not happy to be woke up at 10:30 p.m. I was just happy her eyes were open. I will post pictures from the party. It was 80's themed so prepare to laugh!

2008-04-23T17:19:00.000-07:00

Beverly Hills Film Festival

2008-04-23T16:39:00.000-07:00

JT and I went to the Beverly Hills Film Festival. There was a documentary shot about his company pro-elite and some of their fighters. It was so much fun to have a real date and go to an after party. We were out way past my bed time but it was worth it. As a side not, Kevin from the "office" was there and I was one of the losers who kept starring. He looks just like he does on TV. Hopefully everyone will get to see the documentary since I thought it was very entertaining and JT made his big screen debut!

Fresno Fight

2008-04-22T18:29:00.000-07:00

We all went to Fresno together a couple of weeks ago for JT's fight. We had so much fun and I am hoping to get some of the pictures we took in the ring posted. JT's parents visited and Leesa watched Brooke while we went to the fight. It was so good to see everyone and have some time away from home. Brookes new favorite expression for "I dont know". It is really bad when you ask her who her Dad is and she lifts her arms up to say "I dont know". I have not told JT yet but she really just likes to do the expression.

Brooke with her Grandma and Grandpa and the Baby they gave her. She still takes her everywhere.

JT and his youngest brother Brett. It was the first fight Brett got to go to. Isint he handsome?

Fight Night

2008-03-24T16:46:00.001-07:00

For everyone not going to or watching ProElites fights you are missing out! J.T. helped put on a GREAT show. Devin had his Pro-debut and was awesome. The crowd was wild during Devins fight and he made sure it was a show. http://shoxc-03-21-08.proelite.com/stuff/video/102876/Devin_Howard_-Post_fight Click to see Devins Post fight interview. It was soooo AWESOME to see my bro in the ring and watch JT in his element!

http://www.sherdog.com/news/pictures.asp?n_id=11941&my_page=4&my_title=Devin%20Howard%20vs.%20Mark%20Kempthorne Here is another link to a bunch of fight pictures they are great.

We were the few girls there for Devin. He had a million guys there supporting him. Eventually the whole crowd was cheering for Devin. To my left is Kelly, Devins fiance.

These are all fighters (obviously). The one to the left of Devin was also in the show that night against Aaron Rosa. He and Devin train at the same gym.

Devin signing his contract.

JT loved having his Brookey bear with him in Santa Inez.

Disneyland

2008-03-09T17:51:00.000-07:00

Fun with Lucas

2008-03-04T19:08:00.000-08:00

Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com

This is my first video and I am super excited about it. Thanks Natalie. Natalie and I +kids went to the La Habra Children's museum. I have to admit Lucas was a bit more entertaining to watch play then Brooke but she walked (as opposed to crawled) up the stairs for the first time. The video above shows the stairs event as well as a clip from Disney land that is so funny. Ill post those pictures in a bit.

Toward the end, Lucas had more energy then Brooke and wore her out:)

Latest adventures

2008-02-20T16:43:00.000-08:00

We have been very lucky to have Clint and Natalie in town for while. Brooke and Lucas interact really well together. They constantly hold hands and kiss. If you want a kiss from Brooke you have to say "besos" so Lucas goes up to her and says "besos". It is super cute.

Lucas, Wyatt and Brooke at one of our get togethers.

Brooke had slammed her mouth into the side of her crib and was histerical. I gave her a frozen go-gurt package to suck on since it is cold. She calmed down immediatly so I went to finish getting dressed. A couple minutes later I decided she was being way to quite and went to check on her. She had poped the package open and was thorughly enjoying the sugary go-gurt. She still does not eat sugar:)

Birthday Party

2008-02-01T17:45:00.000-08:00

Here are pictures of Brookes b-day. Ionly got a couple before my camera died. Brooke was also alowed her first taste of suger. She tasted the frosting but was not that thrilled. She was also slightly preturbed about her dirty hand. She had great gifts and once again the cutest wardrobe.

Update:Christmas

2008-02-01T17:30:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of random pictures from Christmas. Brooke was still just standing (not walking) and got her first pair of sunglasses. She still loves them and leaves them on for 10 minutes at a time. We will go through the mall and she will leave them on the whole time if I am holding her.

Brooke at Lexus

2008-01-27T18:37:00.000-08:00

It has been forever since I blogged and I have a million excuses. I was close to giving it up but then people started asking me about it that I was not aware even looked at it. Brooke and I have been so sick but we are recuperating. J.T. deleted all of the pictures off my camera so I only have a few. I will put them up tomorrow. These pictures are from my boss at Lexus. Brooke and I went to work with my Dad and Brooke was the star of the show. Everyone had their cameras out and work stopped for a good hour while we were there.

Brooke waved to everyone and blew them all a kiss. She held her arms out for everyone to hold her and barked like a dog on command. It was so funny. I will update more tomorrow!

Pretty Brooke

2007-12-21T18:06:00.000-08:00

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

2007-12-16T17:29:00.000-08:00

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:)

2007-12-14T21:19:00.000-08:00

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.

2007-11-18T17:04:00.000-08:00

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.

2007-11-10T20:25:00.000-08:00

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!

2007-11-10T20:06:00.000-08:00

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

2007-11-03T19:26:00.000-07:00

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

2007-10-30T22:05:00.000-07:00

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

2007-10-21T15:35:00.000-07:00

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

2007-10-18T16:31:00.000-07:00

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?

2007-10-11T22:48:00.000-07:00

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.

2007-09-24T20:04:00.000-07:00

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

2007-09-24T18:58:00.000-07:00

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

2007-09-09T18:05:00.000-07:00

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

2007-08-28T10:24:00.000-07:00

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!

Off to the River

2007-08-19T19:12:00.000-07:00

It is sunday and I just finished packing Brooke and I for the River. J.T. starts school tomorrow and Brooke and I are leaving on vacation. I dont expect I will beable to blog, but we will have some great pics when we get back. See you soon.

Play date

2007-08-17T16:25:00.000-07:00

Brooke's friend Brandy came over to play. She is the same little girl in an older post where they are both on the couch. They are a day apart and totally different. The doctors kept telling me how active Brooke was (in the womb) and I never thought she was since I had Wyatt and Lucas to compare her to:) Well, next to Brandy, she is very active.
Brooke kept stealing Brandy's toys and grabbing her hands. Brandy started to cry every time Brooke would try to talk to her. It was very entertaining.

We had a lot of fun seeing what the other baby could do. Brandy scoots using her head much better then Brooke. But Brandy can not stand yet and just learned to sit up.

Later I was very distracted trying to clean my mess after preparing Brooke's food and she was demanding my attention. I stuck her in the sink and she could not have been happier!

BAD DAY

2007-08-15T16:17:00.000-07:00

It is no surprise to me that this is not the best picture of Brooke. After the day we were having I didn't want to smile either!

My cousin Beth (dads side) invited me to go to Disneyland with her. She also invited my Grandmother since her friend was getting them in free. I was not excited to go in the first place (it was a yucky day) but we went.

My Grandmother was having a lot of trouble walking. We had to take a break just on our way into the park. Once we finally made it to the ticket window, Beth's friend informed her that he had forgot that employees had block out days and this was one of them. We were sitting there ticket less discussing whether or not they wanted to spend the money. Finally, my grandmother bought herself a ticket and my cousin decided to just buy a pass. She however did not have ID with her and tried to use mine. Eventually I had to steal my ID back because the ticket man was putting her pass with my information. Once we finally worked out the ID issue, Beth went to pay but her credit card was over the limit. Mind you about an hours time has passed since we left our car and we were still not in the park. We resorted to using my credit card and she wrote me a check later.

Once we were finally in the park, Brooke was nearly ready for a nap. We jumped on pirates and then Haunted mansion. I figured Brooke could go to sleep after the mansion. Haunted Mansion of course broke down while we were on it and Brooke screamed for a good 10 minutes during the 30 we were stopped!

We ended the day early (grandma could not walk any more) and spent another 30 minutes trying to get through the crowd of fans watching "High School Musical" actors go down the red carpet. It took forever. I was so ready to get home when Beth realized she locked the keys in the car! The rest of our day followed that path.

I also had a group of tourists ask if they could take a picture of Brooke! Weird.

Shamo dinner

2007-08-15T15:47:00.000-07:00

First of all, I know Brooke is wearing the same outfit, but these were taken the same day. I just wanted to give thanks to our Sunday cook Janae. J.T. tries to make it out to Ricks as much as possible and every time we are given a feast courtesy of Janae.

Brooke started getting fussy toward the end of the night and decided Wyatt and Janae were better company then me. I think Janae is ready for a girl:)

Bridal Shower

2007-08-15T15:36:00.000-07:00

My Mom and I went to my friend Pamela's bridal shower. I had not seen her since my wedding till my youngest brother came to me a few months ago and asked if I knew a Miss Baumann. Pamela now teaches at Dakotas school and will be his teacher this next year. We have had lunch a few times since and I was excited for her party.

I took Brooke to the party with me and it was so much fun to show her off. There were a lot of my friends from high school at the shower that I have not seen in 6 years! I can not believe it has been that long. One of the moms there even recognized me and said I went with Pam to her daughters 16th b-day party. It took a bit to jog my memory but it was all good times.

2007-08-09T16:52:00.000-07:00

J.T.'s summer session is out, so he has had a litte more free time then usual. I took Brooke to my parents for the night while we went to a wedding for J.T.'s friend. The little girl to the right is Dakotas friend who is in love with Brooke. She is my new helper. The wedding was at the Yacht club, hence the boats in our picture. It was our first extended outing together since Brooke was born. J.T. missed her more then me:)

Since J.T. has had some time off we took Brooke to the Corn festival.
She loved all of the lights and almost got to go down the
slide, but J.T. got tired of waiting in line for tickets.

maybe next year.

I love Harry Potter

2007-07-29T14:36:00.000-07:00

Just because my daughter is so gorgeous I will post her beautiful pictures for all to enjoy.

Actually, since I bought Harry Potter she has been a little neglected. J.T. has been gone for what seems like forever and I have had no help.

I completed Harry Potter and I am sure Brooke is thrilled to have her Mommy back. It was a much easier book to read when I could dedicate a full day or two to the book alone.

Brooke has been pretty bored in the mean time, so I have been trying to make up for it. I even took her to the park with my friend who takes her pictures. Her girls are the twins sitting next to Brooke. I could not get a decent picture. The park was nice and completely shaded, which explains why the picture is kind of blue. The park is shaded with tarps.

Brooke fit into her first pair of big girl pajamas. They are 12month size. She is however in the 90th percentile for her height. Shes not skinny either:)

Regan, I better get a post!

Strong kid

2007-07-26T18:15:00.001-07:00

Brooke had her 6 month checkup this week. As usual I was terrified for her shots. My mom came for support but Brooke was a true trooper. She hardly cried at her shots. It was not till the last one that she started screaming but was quick to be consoled. I was so incredibly proud of how strong she was.

The doctor also recommended that Brooke start using/playing with her sippy cup. She does not like to swallow the water but she does enjoy spilling it everywhere.

Brooke's new toys

2007-07-21T21:41:00.000-07:00

Due to Brookes very large accomplishment of sitting up, my Mom has
found it necessary to reward her with new toys. I had no objections.

Brooke has been very slippery in the bath this last month since she refuses to lay on her bath pad. My Moms solution is Brookes new favorite bath chair. She is much more fun to give baths to now that I am not frightened for her life.

Another great toy is her learning center. It is hard to find tall toys. Brooke is constantly leaning forward to grab a little toy that she threw out of reach and falls on her face. She loves sitting straight up and hearing all the noises it makes. I wish I could take it to church. She already gets bored and J.T. makes me take her out when she is just talking.

First trip back

2007-07-21T21:34:00.000-07:00

This is embarrassing to admit but this is my first time back to the temple since Brooke. My cousins Genesse and Leslie went through for the first time. I was so happy to be there for them. I did however cry on the car ride to the temple because I missed Brooke. I am so wierd.

To make matters worse, we got out of the temple and had a flat tire. I was very worried that this would prolong my time away from Brooke. My cousin Tyler changed our tire very quickly and I was very happy to not have to attempt the trick.

2007-07-12T18:38:00.000-07:00

Natalie has chastised me for not posting recently. If however I had gone to Hawaii recently I would have more pictures up:)

J.T. has been very busy so I have not had a computer to play with. Here are some pictures of Brooke's and my latest adventures.

Brooke has now accomplished sitting up. She has loved having a new angle with things.

The other little girl in the chair is her friend Brandy. They were born a day apart and in the same hospital. Brandy is very calm and sat quietly in her moms arms the whole time while Brooke went crazy with all her toys.

We went in the pool

2007-06-21T17:50:00.000-07:00

J.T. is up north in San Jose with his MMA company.

Brooke and I thought we would be adventurous during Daddy's leave and try swimming. I even put sunscreen on her (which I thought was pretty brave since she just turned 5 months today and your not suppose to put it on till six).

Brooke loved the warm water but spent most of her time sucking on her raft. Once I took her out of the raft she really started having a good time. I pulled her around the pool and she kicked and splashed the whole way. She even took getting her face wet well.

I later found the shade to her raft so I was not so paradoid about her getting burned. We stayed in the pool for 2 hours and then she took a nap. When she woke up we went back in the pool for another 2 hours! She had so much fun watching her little friends jump around in the pool.

Since I know J.T. will be checking this out tonight when he gets to the hotel, I will add a couple of details. The second time we went swimming, her diaper started to explode in the pool so I let her swim in the shade naked. I did not put her head under the water (you know I'm not that brave). We miss you tons. Have fun and call tonight. We love you MUAH!

2007-06-18T16:34:00.000-07:00

We spent the weekend up north at J.T.'s family's home. We made the special trip to go celebrate Sarah Gibbons wedding. It was so beautiful and held at a vineyard near their home. The drive alone was so beautiful, then when we got there I went a little photo happy. It really was breathtaking.

J.T. was also very happy to see his friend's Tony and Matt. They talked about fighting most of the time since both Tony and Matt are also into MMA. They had so much fun catching up.

There was a second reception at the Gibbons home in the evening. Brooke was so perfect all day and even took a nap in my arms (not something she easily does). Everyone was so surprised at how well behaved she was. Toward the late evening, I got daring enough to let Brooke go in the pool. Well, her feet at least. I can not wait to take h swimming since she love kicking her feet in the water so much. We had a ball.

Brookes shots

2007-06-13T12:34:00.000-07:00

Brooke and I have been very busy lounging around lately.
My posts have been delayed due to a lack of computer.
We have been very boring lately, but I did have an important
milestone. I took Brooke to the doctors all by myself for the
very first time. Since my very first pregnant doctors appointment,
I have not had a single appointment where I did not have my Mom or J.T. with me. Brooke was such a trooper. If she were older I would have bought her a treat for being so good with her shots. She self-soothed between each shot. I was very impressed.

J.T. is still working on the whole diaper thing. I think he messes up on purpose thinking it will get him off the hook. He changed Brooke's diaper only to have her roll over and reveal what a bad job he did. At least we got a funny photo out of it.

Rice cereal

2007-06-03T19:09:00.002-07:00

Well, these are not Brooke's best looks but we sure had fun trying Rice cereal. I was inspired after giving Wyatt his real food, and have wanted to feed Brooke ever since. J.T. pulled out the camera and we took our first shot. She was less then thrilled with the event. We however had a field day watching her make some very funny faces. If anyone has suggestions on how to get her to eat this stuff feel free to pass it along. I thought you give it to them after you have feed them but my Mom says she needs to be hungry. I don't know.

Busy JT

2007-06-03T18:53:00.000-07:00

Everyone thinks that I have been recently widowed, so I though J.T. needed a post about his latest adventures. J.T. has been very busy with his fight team producing and promoting the latest fight on Pay-per-view. The last 3 nights he has been out till 3 a.m. at VIP parties. They set the attendance record for a mixed martial arts event with about 25,000 persons in attendance.

J.T. has been busy rubbing elbows with the stars and the fight stars lately and these are all the pictures he has to show for it. J.T. has however been in many photos professionally taken at these events, even walking down the red carpet, so I am hoping to see them soon. He has been having way to much fun at what he keeps trying to convince me is "work". I have yet to see the work end of it.

Wyatts visit

2007-06-03T18:40:00.001-07:00

We had our first full day with Wyatt. We babysat once before, but Janae has new friends that babysit now. We were lucky enough to have Wyatt yesterday while Rick and Janae went to the temple.

My brothers were really excited to have a boy in the house, especially since he is more active then Brooke. Wyatt of course was very well behaved, but two is very different then one! Wyatt's mobility has drastically improved since I last saw him (like a week earlier). He was walking everywhere and into everything. My Mom has a lot of baby proofing to do before Brooke starts walking.

Since Wyatt's favorite place was the kitchen, my Mom gave him some cups and spoons and let him go to town. I had so much fun feeding him real food. I am inspired to move forward with Brooke's food experience. My brothers were very helpful while I was feeding Brooke or putting her to sleep. Two kids is a family effort.

Brooke's first trip to the Beach

2007-05-29T18:32:00.000-07:00

Brooke had a lot of firsts yesterday. We spent Memorial day with Rick, Janae and Wyatt. J.T. and Rick spent a few hours on the beach with the Kite while Janae and I watched. It was Brookes First time to the Beach so I wanted it to be well documented.

I tried to keep Brooke in her stroller while we were at the Beach but she was not going to have it. Janae convinced us to do all sorts of daring things instead. Brooke put her feet in the sand for the first time and even seemed to enjoy it.

After that being a pleasant experience, I was daring enough to

put her in a public swing. Brooke was loving it. I have a million pictures just like the ones below.

After the beach, Brooke was tired out so we all went to the counter. Rick and Janae had been there before, so J.T. did not want to be left out. Our burgers were huge and lived up to all the hype.

For those who know Janae, she is always talking about her Hip-Hop class. Well I went with her and agree that it is the best. I am even sore today! It was a great workout.

We had such a fun day. I was surprised how much fun I had watching Brooke do new things. Now, am I brave enough to try Rice Cereal?

The Gang II

2007-05-29T18:13:00.000-07:00

We were lucky enough to get in a visit with everyone again. All of the Salos were home as well, so it was great to catch up and see everyones kids. We are trying to get Clint and Rick to go to Lomalinda ( I don't know how to spell it) so we can all stay here forever:)

One of the highlights was catching Rick and J.T. in the exact same outfit! J.T. bought the shirt for Rick for his birthday and Janae bought the shorts for Ricks birthday after seeing them on J.T. They were not even embarrassed. It was very cute. The boys continued the night with an X-Box tournament, while Janae beat us girls 3 times in a row at Settlers. I was proud to come in a close second. We did not get home till 3 a.m. It has been so long since we had pulled an all-nighter like that.

2007-05-25T19:57:00.000-07:00

We have been told (by EVERYONE) that Brooke is the spitting image of J.T. (I think it is just the wrinkled forehead) I will admit to being a little disappointed at this statement. I guess you just want your girl to look like you. In fact, people who don't know J.T. think she looks like my Dad. J.T. and my Dad have been mistaken for brothers many times so I am sure that is where they are getting it from. I am sure in the near future this will change. I was always told as a kid that I looked just like my Dad. One day it just switched, and everyone said I looked just like my Mom.

Brooke's attitude on the other hand may come more from me. Tired or hungry and this kid becomes a grouch. Even her favorite Bumbo seat is not safe from the wrath of Brooke. She decided she wanted to go to bed and arched herself straight out of the chair. I took the picture and put her to bed.

Brooke Rolled

2007-05-25T15:22:00.000-07:00

My pretty little girl has rolled over. She had kinda rolled over for the last few weeks, but now I find her on her stomach every time I turn around. I love it and give her a huge applause every time she rolls. I was trying to get her to roll from stomach to back, but I guess she wanted to go the other way.
She has been such a happy baby. I have to give thanks to Janae for turning me on to "Baby Wise". The picture above was taken right as she woke up. She wakes up so happy. I don't let anyone else go get her after her nap, I like to be the first one she sees.

We went to Lexus today. My old boss Andrea (in the picture to the left) was having fun holding her. Everyone came in and she was passed around. She did so well, even though she was a little tired. It was so much fun to go show off my little princess and have everyone goggle over her.

2007-05-21T18:53:00.000-07:00

We have been very busy lately. J.T. completed finals and feels like a new man. I was surprised that Brooke remembered who he was. We took a quick trip up north to visit J.T.'s family. We have not been up there since Brooke was born. I was so excited to go get Thai, but it as closed! I was so upset. J.T. always reminds me during the 6 hour car ride when I start getting grouchy that we will be getting Thai, so I was really disappointed.
We met up with Justins family, who we have not seen since their wedding. There boy Mason was a lot of fun and really loved Brooke.

We also got to see Tony Gibbons family. J.T. was so excited to share his little "Brooke Trout" with them. They were so sweet and thought that Brooke looked just like J.T. Sarah is getting married in a month, and I told her to join the baby club.

Brooke loved playing with grandma and grandpa and continued sleeping through the night. I was worried she might get fussy in a new environment. She loved playing with their dogs Maze and Molly who were very curious as to who this new addition was. J.T. was on cloud nine there with his family and even got to golf.

Projectile vomitting

2007-05-12T14:35:00.000-07:00

My pretty little Brooke has so much hair I dont always get it as pretty as I like. We have tried many hair styles, but I like the curl the best. When I put it in a bow, the end of the day result is the impressive mo-hawk shown below.

J.T. was proud of his new trick with Brooke. She has never been totally upside down before. J.T. picked her up a couple of times this way, before she puked all over him. He was not thrilled about it and gave her back to me. I'm use to it.

4 years

2007-05-12T14:20:00.000-07:00

It was our anniversary May 9th. We have officially been married 4 years now. J.T. spent most of it studying, but took a little
time out to hang with me and Brooke. We took a walk to our favorite lunch spot "Volcano Burger". It was the first time I put a hat on Brooke. I hate to cover her pretty
hair.
My Mom came over first thing in the morning (a usual occurrence) with a card
and fruit arrangement for us. J.T. scarfed it down that morning. It was really
sweet.

It's hot

2007-05-09T17:16:00.000-07:00

It has been so hot the last few days that even Brooke is starting to get angry. J.T. is trying to hold out on putting our swamp cooler (whatever it is called) in because he hates the sound. We had Brooke in nothing but her diaper so she could cool down with Daddy. J.T. took her outside to water the grass but watered her instead. She loves to be carried in the backpack and will stay content in it as long as we are willing to keep her in it.

The picture to the left is Brookes "Monroe" shot. It was so hot that J.T. decided to put the fan on her, which shot her dress up over her head and made her very angry.

Now we know everyone thinks there kids are advanced but look at Brooke. Already she wants to read and can sit up all on her own. I am so impressed.

New toys

2007-05-06T13:10:00.000-07:00

Brooke and I have been busy the last couple of days trying to give J.T. time to study. We had to take Bridget (my moms dog) to Dakotas class for show and tell. Half way through he decided to share Brooke instead. It was very funny and the class really enjoyed it. We went to Target and bought Brooke a new toy. She loves reching for the toys above her but her favorite activity is the attached mirror.

Since J.T. wants us out of his hair, our time is best spent at grandmas. She at least cooks for us. Grandma plays dress up with Brooke even more then me. She is the stylist for the hair-do below. Grandma loves big bows.

Grandma got her this saucer thing. It is every toy all rolled into one. Brooke loves all the different toys to suck on.

Movin up

2007-05-06T12:20:00.000-07:00

J.T. and I are movin up. We got our first Lexus. Everyone, including myself, thought I should have recieved one free just for working there. Thanks to my old boss, we got a great deal and I can stop wearing the oversized sunglasses when we drive around.

Brooke Teething?

2007-05-06T11:44:00.000-07:00

We think Brooke might be teething. She sucks on everything and is really slobbery. She loves her jumper lent to us by Rick and Janae who were loaned it by Clint and Natalie. Sorry for the spit, I promise to clean it.

While J.T. studies away, Brooke and I play dress up and I wanted to show off her suade boots and jean skirt. She has the best clothes! J.T. will occasionally leave his studies to play with Brooke and "Fix" her hair. He thinks it looks best standing straight up. You be the judge.

The Gang

2007-05-05T16:15:00.000-07:00

I love these pictures. J.T. Rick and Clint have all been friends since their freshman year at BYU. J.T. and Rick even roomed together. Natalie was first to marry into the group, then Janae and I was last. The same order follows for having kids. We love to get together as much as possible. It can be tough since J.T. is in Law school, Clint in medical and Rick in Dental. They will all graduate next year! Rick still has 100 years left of further schooling to go.

One of these boys could be courting Brooke in the future (since I know their parents) but J.T. thinks Brooke might out grow them early on:)

Brookey and Daddy

2007-05-02T22:15:00.000-07:00

J.T. and Brooke have been spending alot of time together the last few days. J.T. has now gained the confidence that his little Brooke trout knows him. J.T. is home for a few days to prepare for finals and is having a hard time concentrating with Brooke around. This morning when she woke up, we went to go find Daddy shaving in the bathroom. She took one look at him and started screaming. We assumed it was the shaving cream on his face. That was strike one. Then, She was eating and Dad wanted to talk to her, again she
started screaming. Strike two. Later in the day, she was sitting content in her Bumbo, when J.T. went to pick her up and again, the screams came. Strike three. I think he just had bad timing today, but his ego is a little shot. Then again, he gets her to laugh the easiest .

Devins b-day

2007-05-02T16:48:00.000-07:00

Thought I would give a shout out to my bro Devin. He had his 20th b-day and we were happy he made it this long. We did not get to celebrate the year before, and he did get put in jail a couple days later, but it was due to technical error:)

5 generations

2007-05-02T16:34:00.000-07:00

How many people have a picture like this? We went to visit my great grandma
and had a kodak moment. All five generations were there so we took a picture. Brooke was dead asleep but the picture still works. My grandma (holding Brooke) is also in love with my baby and hates giving her up to my mom. We want to go visit again now that Brooke is a bit older and get a picture of her great-great
grandma holding her.

2007-05-02T16:14:00.000-07:00

Grandma can not get enough of Brooke. Since she has been born, she has only missed three days of seeing Brooke. At that my Dad had to force her to go with them. I had to text her a poicture and video of Brooke evey day she was gone. It has been nice to have a babysitter at my beck and call. She also took the picture of Brooke in her Bumbo. Brooke loves the Bumbo. It gives her some independence. We put her on the island while we talk around it and she is nearly eye level.