My MMA Fighter

Yes, I am a proud Moma!! Braden competed in his first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu compition. The first match was against a kid from his gym, so he had grapled with him before. It was a good experiance for him. The whole compition was huge. There was 10 rings, and fights going on in most of them at the same time. The matches were all ages, from 3 to 60. The first round of matches are fought with no Gee uniform on. The second round was with the Gee. They both have different rules. It was really amazing to watch all the kids do there stuff. Braden placed second in the weight class that he had to fight in, in both gee and no gee. I am a proud mom. He really enjoys doing MMA, and so far he is doing pretty well. YAY for my boy!!

Chelsea's Wedding

So my little sis got married this last weekend. It was a busy week, but so much fun. I wish I had pictures of the Girl's dinner, it was so much fun. It was great to see the soon to be bride get so embarrassed with the opening of each gift. Chels got allot of fun stuff. So on to the wedding we go. Sat morn we headed up to the temple with the hopes that someone could watch our kids. I found Carlene and Aleda and they were great about being our sitters even though they were already watching Ava. The temple was awesome and Chels looked so happy. She also looked so beautiful in her dress.And Nestor looked great too. He was also a very happy guy. It's always fun after the temple when you are waiting, it is fun to visit with all the fam, and catch up with everyone. After the pictures we made a mad dash home to change. We shoved lunch down and headed over to Mom and Dads to help. We helped set things up for the reception. The back yard looked so amazing with the lanterns and the candles in the trees and the flowers everywhere. Mom did an awesome job on the cake, it was HUGE. The kids loved chasing poor Spencer around the back yard. And they all had more chocolate and candy then they could handle. Braden and Allison were quite the sight on the dance floor. They love to dance. And then came the Mariachi!!! Eiii..Eiii..Eiii!!!!! Wow!!! They were fabulous! They were also very loud. Nestor's family sure knows how to party. They were dancing all night. I think my mom was worried that they were going to play until one in the morn. But they only played until 11:45. When all was cleaned up, and the kids had crashed on the couches,it was time to head home. We finally arrived home at 1am. That was one long, fabulous day. It's always fun to see everyone dressed up. I love being around all the family. And it was a happy day. My husband is a wonderful man and knows how to score the brownie points! I love him for all the kind and wonderful things that he does. And I have to say that he looked HOT in the tux! My kids were also very cute in there wedding attire. So, my baby sister is married and happy. I only wish the best for her and Nestor in the many years to come. I am glad that he is officially part of the fam. He has a great sense of humor and those two just fit. Congrats to them.

Butterflys

On Sunday we went to the JADHA Annual butterfly release. It has been five years since Jessica and Drew passed away. The kids love to go to the park every year and let the butterflys go. And I know that it helps Corrine every year with her grief. Corrine is in the process of learning what the best ways are to be a successful nonprofit organization. And when she is ready, I will be excited to help with the foundation again. We miss having Jess in our lives, and it was nice to be able to take some real time and remember her life and friendship.

Braden's Birthday Weekend

Well Braden had a great birthday weekend. He got to have a sleepover with a few kids. We took them to see the movie The Game Plan. Its a cute movie,it was a hit with everyone.Then the boys stayed up until 4:30 in the morn!!!!! And they were up at 7:30 AM!!!!!! Saturday, it was just me and my boy. I took him shopping and we went to lunch. And to continue with the bithday weekend we had dinner at the Liu's. It was also Wyatt's birthday. I did take pictures over there, but with my phone, and I haven't figured out how to mail them. I am a techy retard!!! The weekend ended with a bbq at the nelson's. Those were some good burgers!!! And this time, Nana made the cake.(she wanted to practice something for Chel's wedding cake.) I now have an 11 year old son. Kids make you feel old. Braden had a great weekend and is a very lucky kid.