The surf

This last Saturday was the final day of Brian's surf competition.

Check out the crowd that came to watch... pretty cool eh?


Oh and look at how awesome my husband is....he rips!


Ok so that wasnt Brian nor was it even close to the size of the crowd that showed up on Saturday to watch him and the other guys in their surf competition. That was all taken this last Sunday and Monday when Brian and I went to watch one of the many big surf competitions here on the north shore. It is amazing/fun to see the professionals surf live and up close. They have some serious surfing skills. I think Brian is just as good as them...he just doesnt have the time to travel with them on all their surf adventures, plus Im sure he would rather just be at home with me. ;)

Just one of us


Brian with his all time surf idol, Sunny Garcia... not really his idol or even close to being his favorite surfer. It is just funny that Brian asked for a picture with him because Sunny is probably the most outrageous surfer. By outrageous I mean scary crazy. But he was pretty cool about taking a picture with Brian, he even put his arm around him. I think they are close to being BFFs now.


Back to Brian's surf competition. He surfed and did pretty well but sadly he lost in his heat by .5 of a point so he didnt advance. I had lots of fun going down to the beach and watching him and his friends surf.

This is the path that you have to walk down to get to the surf spot where they held the competition. I just think its really pretty so I wanted a picture of it. And now you get to enjoy it too. (you're welcome)


Here are some pictures we got off the video of the competition... sorry they are kind of blurry





This is the only actual picture that we got of Brian on a wave. Much more clear then the video shots, but not as cool, but cool enough.


Brian coming out of the water... he looks so bummed :(


Brian had a blast surfing in his little surf competition. He loved being out in the water surfing with his friends and competing. He is looking forward to another competition in the near future.

As for me, when I am not working I try to find little projects to keep me busy. I decided about 2 weeks ago that I was going to decorate for Christmas so I set out to do just that... pictures to come shortly.

22 weeks!

OK everyone...
Here it is a BIG belly. Enjoy!




Just a little update of what we have been up to:

Well there's really not much but Brian was in his first surf competition yesterday! He did awesome and came second in his heat which means he moves on and will surf again next Saturday!! He was really giddy yesterday afterwards, it was really cute. I enjoyed watching him and I tried to get video of him but there were too many heads in the way so I will try next week. He loves surfing and just the thought that people were gathered on the beach watching him and the other surfers made his whole day, maybe even month! Also, it has finally started to cool down this week...FINALLY...I cant tell you how happy this makes me. To celebrate the cooler weather I made soup today for dinner and it was delicious. Well, actually Nordstrom cafe made it I just heated it up :) they have the best tomato basil soup! MmmmMmmm

HaLlOwEeN

On Friday night our ward had a party...

Brian went like this...


Lindsey went like this...


In case you cant tell our costumes were made from butcher paper,that's right PaPeR! I think we make a pretty good scarecrow and pumpkin.


Multipurpose costume...wear it once, use it for decoration later.


On Saturday our apartment complex had a party and Brian got to help the kids decorate cookies.


We had a great weekend and loved seeing everyone in their costumes! :)

20 weeks!

I really am showing... the dress doesn't do me justice.
Sunday is typically the only day of the week that I put make-up on and actually do my hair, so I had to take a picture when I looked half decent. ;) Maybe I will try for another sometime this week...


Trying to make it look like something... It's there, I promise. Sometimes she is just really shy and I have to push her out a bit!

GIRL! :)

We are soo EXCITED! I will have to learn self control when it comes to buying clothes for this little girl... but the day I learned it was going to be a girl, I had to buy something, and something I did buy! Now we just have to wait 4 more months...(yawn)

Easy and yummy Halloween cake!

Just having fun with cake!
I like making cake, good thing I dont like eating it...

So simple:
1 box yellow cake mix
red & yellow food coloring
Hershey's cocoa chocolate frosting recipe



Now to add some pizazz
Reeses pieces!


Now a tried and failed experiment:


Turns out pumpkin shaped cookie cutters are merely meant for just that...cookies! Oh well, I tried!

Visitors!!!

My mom and dad were able to come out and stay with Brian and I for a week! It was a blast and I am so glad that they came to visit! I may have cried when they left...
I cant explain how great it was having them here and I better keep this short before I start to cry again, (yes, my eyes are watering already) but we did enjoy their company very much and we were sad that it went by so quickly. Thanks for coming mom and dad, I love you and cant wait to see you in December!!!

Here are some pictures that we took while they were here