11 days of August

Wow, what a month it has been so far, we have been busy!! Full of theme parks, sporting events, beach time, movies, time with friends (old & new) & family---and more! Unfortunately I didn't get photos of everything, but here is a little run down (of what I did get photos of) of some of the fun memories (BIG & small) we have made in just 11 short days this month so far!! =)

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San O

At San O we had a really fun surprise when a huge pack of Dolphins passed slowly by. They were swimming around the surfers and got so close to the shore! It was so fun to watch!!

Korean BBQ

Brody has a great new account in Korea town in LA. A week or so ago she took him & the National Sales Manger that was in town out to dinner in Korea town....and the end result---Brody is hooked on the food! He knew of a place right by us that is very similar to the one she took them too. We tried it out for lunch, and right when we walked in I knew I would love it---and we did! There is a cook top on every table!!! We had so much fun! The food was so good, and you get a ton of it. A new all time favorite for us!

Galaxy Vs. Barcelona Game
While Brody was on another business trip, working hard for our family as always =) When he got back, I surprised him with tickets to the Galaxy Vs. Barcelona game at the Rose Bowl that he has been wanting to go to!! I was not too sure what to expect but I ended up really loving the whole experience! Soccer fans are a lot of fun!

We had fun seeing how everyone reacted to Beckham--the first part of the game, every time he was even near the ball everyone booed him.....that is until he scored a goal at the the end of the 1st half, and then all they did was cheer him on! It was pretty funny! =)

We ended up with an attendance of over 94,000 people, they said it was the largest attendance at a soccer match since 1994! Crazy!
It was such a fun night, we had a blast! And while we were in line for the shuttle back to the parking lot, Brody got a free game shirt!! =)

Back Bay

I was lucky enough to meet Camille and (her adorable baby girl) Gabby for a little walk in the Back Bay! I love when we have the time to get together! And look forward to doing it again when the weather cools down! It's so pretty =)

Knott's Berry Farm

On the 6th (while the guys had to go to a work seminar all day in Las Vegas, just for the day), I needed a fun outing! So I headed over to the one person who always has great ideas for a fun day, my Mom!! She had the brilliant idea of heading to Knott's Berry Farm for the day.

We started out our day with their amazing chicken dinner at Mrs.Knott's Restaurant just outside the gates, that has been serving this dinner since the 3o's, started by Mrs.Knotts herself! =) I don't think I have ever eaten that much in one sitting!! It was SO SO good!

Then we explored the park, watched people that went on some of the crazy rides (I have been on some in the past, but some are just too much for me....I'm much more of a Disneyland girl) =) We ended up going on some nice mellow rides, including the sky tower...thing---which had such a great view! And how can you pass up a yummy funnel cake!? ....It was a really fun day, thank you again Mom!!
Movie @ The Dunes

I have been wanting to get down to the Dunes in Newport for there Movies on the beach for sooo long now! We got to go this past Friday with Camille, Jeff and Gabby for a showing of Disney's, Monsters Inc. a favorite of all of ours (I found out) =)! It was such a blast! We grabbed a pizza and some s'mores fixings and settled in to watch the movie! It was such a fun night, and we can't wait to head down there again! =)

Saturday morning we got the opportunity to help my parents and their ward out by helping at YSA Conference this weekend! It was a lot of fun to hang out there and help out! Brody was doing a lot of volunteer work, for having nothing to do with the YSA program---he is always so willing and ready to serve in the church (and out) in what ever way he can, and loves it! What a great man! I am so proud of him! =) After we were there for a bit we headed off to Balboa Island to our favorite Mexican food joint for a much needed lunch! Yummmm..... =)

G-Force
We went and saw G-Force in 3D, it was our first 3D movie in a LONG time! They have really improved since we went last. It was really cute and we had such a fun date night at the movies! =)

Angels Game

I surprised Brody with tickets to an Angels Game (at the same time as the soccer game)! I used our Disneyland Premium passes and got GREAT seats for a GREAT price!! =)

It was such a great game!! There really wasn't a time where you thought it was a clear win for ither team, and when ever the Rays got a lead on them, our guys got it right back! =) It was always exciting, just the way you want a game to be! And Vladimir Guerrero (My favorite, I even had my Guerrero Angels T-shirt on) got his 400th career home run (his 2nd that night). We had 4 home runs in the game, it was so much fun! We had such a blast! And they won!!!

I am staring to keep track of everything that goes on in the games in each inning, all the runs, outs and so on...I wasn't able to get my book before the game, but Brody got me the Angels Magazine that had a 'Score Card' in it that I could use for this game! It was a lot of fun to keep track and helped be better understand all the little details of the game even more! =)

Disneyland

It has been....oh....close to 2 months since we have been to Disneyland (things have just been busy around here). We went up last night to see the new firework show they have just for the summer---it was pretty cool, but our favorite is the one they had just before this one....I think it was called "Believe"? Where it took you through the different rides at Disneyland....I LOVE that one!

We figured it would be busy, and it was, so we thought we were just going to watch the fireworks and head home...but we did manage to squeeze in a favorite....Star Tours!! Light speed ahead!! =)

As we were leaving we saw this 'Europcar' van, which is the company we rented our car from when we did our Euro Road trip...that brought back some really fun memories for us! =) It was so fun to be back at Disneyland, and we had such a fun visit! =)

It has been such a fun month so far, and there is a lot more fun ahead!! *happy sigh* It's a wonderful life!!! =)

A little of this & a little of that....

Brody is a busy guy, and this weekend I just happen to catch some of those moments with my camera. With all he does at school and work, I love that he get to play soccer every Sat (sometimes with the guys from the ward and his league). Now with school ending for the semester, the goal is to work in some golf before things get busy again! =)

This week his team won their game, something crazy like 18 to 3! They ended up taking 3rd in the league. Which is really good! They had such a great team this time around! We still think they could have gotten first if the whole team was able to be there last week---they went into the finals the best team in the league! It is so fun to watch them play!

My parents asked him if he could go up on the roof to put up the Christmas lights...and of course climbing around on the roof sounded pretty fun to him.

After he was done with the lights, he decided that while he was up there he would clean all the leaves off the roof as well (you know how they can pile up)! When our neighbor came home, he even offered to sweep their roof too! =)

And to finish it all off....he took a flying leap off the roof....twice! He had a lot of fun up on that roof! =)

Sunday after church he will usually cook up something good for lunch, and this week he out did himself! We had some pork chops that he rapped in bacon, seasoned with some BBQ sauce! It was so good! It was like something from a restaurant! If you like chops, you should diffidently try them with some bacon wrapped around them and your favorite sauce! MMmmmm MMmmm! =)

This weekend we also saw Disney's 'Bolt'! It was such a cute movie!! It makes you laugh and cry---it's has everything you want in a movie! The hamster is such a funny little guy--and it just makes you wish you could take little Bolt home with you! If you haven't seen it yet, you should (or at the very lest, rent it, or see it at the dollar theater)! =)

Justin bobby cracked me up tonight on 'The Hills'---always looking to help, he suggests that Stephanie should post some missing-person fliers around town to help find Spencer and Heidi, when they secretly ran off to Mexico and no one knew where they were ----Just another priceless moment brought to us by Justin Bobby! (I wish I had a clip of it)

Also, I get to see this girl this week!!!! I never get to see her (with her living in Hawaii and all), so it is pretty exciting when we get to spend some quality time together! =)

Oh weekends, how you come and go....

I love weekends (but who doesn't), especially since Brody is so busy with work and school (he's up until about midnight and up at about 5am everyday doing school or work! I am very proud of him), it's really the only time we have together that does not involve those two things---and we do our best to make the best of that time!

This weekend we spent some time at Disneyland & to my surprise they already started decorating it for Christmas! It was SUCH a fun surprise for us and I was so excited---it is by far the best time of year to go (Halloween is pretty good, but there is nothing like Christmas)---Christmas is so fun and romantic with all the lights and everything, and then after the Holidays is the little window of time where the park is not all packed with people, such fun!

We are going back on the 21st, when it will be totally decorated---So I will add more photos then.

The beautiful snow capped castle! They were getting ready to film a Christmas show for Disney Channel the next day so there was a stage and some pillars in front of the castle. It was so fun to get a (unexpected) taste of the Holidays!! If you have a pass, anytime after the 21st it will be in full Holiday swing---don't miss out! =)

Saturday morning Brody had his soccer game. This week neither team had enough people so they had to four fit , but still played a game with the people they had there! It was a really fun game to watch, everyone just kind of goofed off!

More photos from the game here!

That night Brody went to the USC game with a friend from the ward. He had so much fun--and sent these photos to my phone! =) (sorry they got all grainy, not sure why....they look fine on my phone)

(Don't forget we have links to our photo albums on the left hand tool bar under 'Our Albums', you can always click it and see new photos of the Soccer team, or random things we are up to)

*** Two new posts below ***

Go Animals!

I have been taking photos at Brody's Saturday soccer games for quite some time now, and people on the team started asking if I would take some of them too (of course I was mainly taking photos of Brody), I thought I would post the site in case some of you would like a look into the games! I will be adding more from last season soon...a batch is uploading right now and should be up by tomorrow! Enjoy!

The Animal Albums

PS- The Album 'Last Season Album 1' was taking by my Mom (the pro) and her awesome fancy camera! Mine are all by my little point and shoot. =)