My Dad

My Dad's birthday was yesterday and I just wanted to share a few of my favorite things about him. I love all of his quirky sayings. I love that he likes to be called Grand-Pa-Pa! I love him for how he loves to make sure that his kids are alright. I love that he read Dr.Seuss books and had his favorite ones memorized! He is a good man and a great dad and fun Grand-pa-pa. So here are a couple of my favorite sayings from Cal!

1.Remember the Alamo and the Steak Fajita's!!!

2.For some of you I know it is all about the Burrito!

3.Only believe half of what you see and none of what you hear.

This is a new one.
4.Tell your mom that Grand-Pa-Pa said its okay!

Happy Birthday to my Hubby

My man is the big 30! Happy Birthday! He got a new driver for his birthday, but hasn't had much time to golf lately. On Saturday we had takeout and watched a movie with the kids. Lance's favorite thing is to be at home with his family. I love him and feel lucky to have him as my husband. He is an amazing father, and always knows how to make me smile. So, Happy Birthday Lance, I love you.

Halloween

Happy Halloween! I love to see the kids all dressed up in their costumes. Halloween is so much fun. A holiday where you get dressed up any way you like, and then get free candy!!! Fabulous!!! So, the whole getting the kids ready on time to be at the trunk or treat was kinda crazy, but it was fun. Lance and I even dressed up alittle. Just throw on a wig and a couple odds and ends, wha-laa!Costume!Braden had a hand coming out of his face. It looked great,but took a while to get it off. Alli was a bad cheerleader.No surprise there. She was in character all night, with the facial expressions to match. She is a riot!!! I think she had the most fun. And Jessi was a pop star. She had fun, but was more interested in handing out candy, than actually trick or treating herself. And of course we had to stop by and show off the kids to the grandparents. That's always fun. And while we were at the Nelson's, Chelsea showed off their new computer. Its quite impressive. And the photo program is a ton of fun. We all were taking turns having our picture taken. The kids were starving ( said with kids whining voice) so they got to have some pizza too. Wow, what a day. Party's at school, dressing up, candy, and pizza with grandparents.Not to mention staying up until 10pm on a school night!!!! So much fun, but I'm glad it only comes once a year.

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.