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! =)

Happy 4 years!! ♥

Yesterday was our 4 year anniversary! I can't believe how fast the time has gone---it feels just like yesterday....well maybe not yesterday, but last year maybe....time goes fast! =) We just love having our anniversary around Christmas, it is already such a romantic time of year with all the beautiful lights, music and cozy weather! It is our favorite time of year and we love that on top of all that we get to celebrate our anniversary as well!

Last night we had a such nice dinner at Pomodoro , where I branched out from my usual Fettuccine Alfredo, and tired the Tortellini Soup--it was SO good! I highly recommend it! After dinner we grabbed some hot chocolates and headed to a neighborhood in Fountain Valley that goes all out every year decorating their houses to the max for Christmas! We ended up calling it 'Christmas Lane'. It was so much fun to explore the streets and walk around looking at all the fun displays, some house's even have music playing (it is also amusing to see how many people pile into this neighborhood to see the houses)! =) If you would like to check it out as well, you can type into your GPS or Map Quest the corner of 'Heil' and 'Sycamore' in Fountain Valley, and turn right on 'Sycamore' into the neighborhood. It's simple fun, which we really enjoy! =)

I came home from work to these--2 dozen long steamed roses! They smell amazing! I LOVE flowers! Brody laughs at me becuause when ever I get flowers I usually take them with me into another room, if I know I am going to be there for awhile =) I told Brody awhile back that for my Birthday, Valintines Day and Anniversarys all I want are flowers!

Here are just a few photos of the neighborhood: (it was a bit toned down this year, then I remembered it from years ago--we thought that some people didn't want that big electric bill this year with things the way they are.....) This tree was blinking and flashing! We liked this drive way covering =) It was all LED's

I loved the little puppies all tangled up in the lights
Us looking at the lights---Brody took this, and I thought it came out really cool! =)


It has been such a wonderful and fun 4 years....and we are looking forward to many many more great years ahead! ♥

It's beginning to look (and feel) like Christmas!

I have been decorating like a little elf the past two nights, and still have ideas on how to fill the apartment with Christmas cheer! We are not getting a tree this year...it is just not something we were super excited to do this year! But that didn't stop the decorations and villages from coming out! =) I can't even tell you how much I love our little apartment---it is just so warm, cozy & homey (we love it), and around the holidays it seems to glow and more cozy! =) Here are a few of our favorite decorations.

I set up our village from Dep.56, our stockings (with gifts) and this year I put our wreath on our coat closet door, so we can enjoy it more!

Garland, lights and ornaments over our sliding glass door.

Here is part of our 'Charlie Brown village' (sorry Charlie Brown was cut out) =)---and our room with lights and ornaments! It is so fun to decorate!

Also, it has been pretty cold lately---I heard it is supposed to warm up for a bit, but I hope the warm up does not last long! It has been cold enough that we are in sweatshirts around the apartment, using more blankets and it just might be time to get out the cozy flannel sheets. It was nice & cold tonight and Brody came home with peppermint hot chocolate....mmmmmm....I ♥ this time of year!

Viva Las Vegas!

Yesterday the guys had to go to Las Vegas for a Juno (a lighting line they rep) meeting at the Rio Hotel, and my Mom and I decided it would be fun to come along and explore the city while they were in the meeting. We are not big fans of Las Vegas, personally it is just not our scene or any where we would vacation---but it sounded fun to check it out for an afternoon. We started our road trip at about 5:30am and got to Las Vegas at about 9:20am, just in time for the guys to find out where they were supposed to meet in the hotel. Then my Mom and I headed out to explore the city! (you can click on the red text for more info!)

Our first stop was the Mandalay Bay Hotel to check out their Aquarium and Shark exhibit. It was such a beautiful hotel---those La Vegas hotels are pretty amazing. It was a really cool Aquarium (I love them, it is so fun & peaceful), with different themed rooms---you go though a palace, a jungle and a sunken ship!

The photo to the right is of a group of Piranhas. The water was a bit murky so it's really hard to see---I think that was the first time I have seen them at an aquarium! This was the sunken ship room! It had large sharks, fish and sea turtles swimming around and it looked like you were walking around in the hull of a broken up pirate ship. They even pipped in sounds of the ocean and a creaking moving boat. it was so cool! Also you could see through large parts of the floor and to the right you can see my feet and a shark underneath (I had to use the flash because it was so dark) This I think was our favorite room!
After the Aquarium we hit the streets and explored "the strip" by car. We came across the cool retro sign welcoming you to Las Vages......aaaannndddd we came across the "A little white Chapel", where the likes of Britney Spears &...I can't remember who she married....and Bruce Willis & Demi Moore (and more) where married. It was also featured in our favorite TV show F.R.I.E.N.D.S!
(The Stratosphere and the New York, New York hotel) We also drove by the court house that O.J Simpson was sentenced today!
We also drove by the Las Vegas Temple! While it was amusing and fun to explore "the strip" in Las Vegas it was such a nice peaceful change to drive by the temple, up against the beautiful mountains! =) We ended by trying to find where in the hotel the guys had there meeting. Once they were done, we all got back in the car and headed home! It was such a fun day & it was really fun to see more of Las Vegas! I am so glad we tagged along with Dad and Brody! =)

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a fun Thanksgiving, full of family & good food! The day before Thanksgiving we went to Disneyland for breakfast. We got there and they checked us in, took our photo and then we walked into the biggest all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet ever! They had an omelet station, french toast, pancakes, Mickey waffles and so much more! Also, there were about 10+ characters dressed up for Christmas and would come over to your table and do funny little things and take photos with you! For anyone who has not done this yet, you won't be sorry!

After breakfast we went on some rides & rode the horse drawn trolly. The photo of us on C.A Screamin---I am trying to take a photo of us on the ride......ya......it came out about as well as you're thinking it would!

That night we also went to the Orange Traffic circle for dinner with the fam. It was all decorated for Christmas and you feel like you have taken a hugh step back in time. It is so charming! We ate at Watson's Drug store---if you ever go, you can't miss this place and there malts!

On Thanksgiving morning we got up nice and early to be at the park at 7:30am, for Turkey Bowl. It was a nice cold rainy morning, but the guys didn't mind---they played for almost 2 hours! Good thing we still had an umbrella in the car for me and my camera! The 2nd photo in below is Brody getting a touch down!! Whoo Hoo!!

After the game we came home to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade while getting ready to head over and help out with the big feast!

After a yummy feast and some foot ball, we all headed to the LA Auto Show! It is always so much fun to see all the new cars, and all the concept's and to just sit in and explore so many different cars! We love it!

Friday morning we got up at like 5:30am to brave South Coast Plaza and do some 'Black Friday' shopping with my Mom and Sister. We had so much fun being a part of all the madness, and finding some good deals!

On Saturday, Brody and I got some hot chocolate and went to Fashion Island to look at the Christmas tree before we meet up with the family to pick out a Christmas tree. We had some fun picking it out, and then decorating it tonight before Lauren goes back to school!

Hope everyone had a fun and safe Thanksgiving!!

Fun at the beach!

This Saturday we went down to the beach and my Mom took some (well close to 200) photos for our Christmas card! It was so much fun and she did an amazing job! I love candids---photos that are natural, loose & fun and not too staged/posed where you stand/sit in a way you normally never would---She is the best at that, and we just could not be happier with how they came out! It was so cold/windy and the beach was full of other people taking their photos--but you can't tell any of that from the photos! I Love it! Here are just a few of our favorites at the moment (it changes a lot). =)

Thank you again Mom! We ♥ you!

PS- Brody's league soccer team is #1 in their league! They have only lost 1 game this season! This past Saturday was the first game of the play offs---and they won (well they killed them, it was like 3 to 15)!! =) They are doing so great! It is really fun to watch---and Brody is still the goalie through out the whole game, every Saturday! =)

Solid

Last night Brody and I went the to driving range with our friend Mike and his little daughter Abby (who cheered us on). It has been far too long since we have been, and it was SO much fun! Of course the guys did great---and to my surprise I did really well too! I made some real solid contact and it went nice and far! ☺ It was so much fun, I love that he gets to go out and do what he loves!!--with Brody's busy schedule it is hard to find the time to go, but with school coming to an end I am sure we will have more time to go! I am excited to get more comfortable with it and maybe be able to go out on the course with out it taking 2 days to play a round ☺---but I still love driving the golf cart and taking photos, ether way I love going golfing with him!

( As you can see, I hit very gracefully---on toe! ☺ ....and isn't little Abby so cute!?)

PS- If some of you are confused by the Pyzam logos on the blog. It is because there is a turkey wondering around our blog---sadly only those who use Internet Explorer can see him! ...don't you I.E users feel special!? =)

♥Happiness is....

{6 in 2 on a Friday night}

This week we had RJ in town from Schonbek in New York. He spent the week running all over CA seeing lot's of accounts!

After a long week we finished it off with a trip to Disneyland! This was RJ's first time there and unfortunately we only had two hours to show him the magic of Disneyland before he had to catch his flight back to New York. We got into the park at 6pm and I stopped to talk with a 'Cast member' & explained we only had two hours and asked her if she had any 'Fast passes' so the we could maybe get 2 or 3 rides in before he had to leave (since it was a Friday night we were expecting it to be pretty busy). She said she didn't have any or she would have given them to us, but that the lines have only been about 10 to 15 mins long! Sure enough it was the emptiest I have seen the park in such a long time!!

RJ loved being at the park and proved to be our kind of people by asking if we wouldn't mind forgoing dinner and just going on rides (he really wanted to make the best of his time there since he didn't know when we would be back), of course we didn't mind!! Amazingly enough we got on 6 rides in two hours flat! We thought that was pretty good! We did, Pirates, Indiana Jones, Haunted Mansion, Big Thunder Mountain, Matterhorn and Buzz Lightyear---those are rides that usually have pretty long lines, just last Friday night Indiana was a 75min wait & we waited maybe 20min. It just couldn't have been a better night to go!

RJ and Minnie (notice his 'First visit' button) =)

On Indiana Jones

RJ Drove

The guys on Big Thunder Mountain

Us on Matterhorn---we haven't been on it in such a long time & last night reminded us why! It is such a rough ride.

"Buzz Lightyear" to the rescue!

Ann

Brody

RJ

We had such a fun night sharing something we love so much, and we are so happy that he loved his time at Disneyland!!