Runnin Rebels

Fury and the Rebel Cheerleaders

 The fury cheerleader got invited to have a clinic with the Runnin Rebels cheer squad. They were all excited and so was I! I love watching sports at the actual event! I was a little bummed that it was the girls not the boys but what a great experience for the girls!!

The girls with the Rebel

 We rushed over after I got off of work and we got there just in time to see them taking pictures with the mascot.

Brian's first Rebel game

 Brian was so excited to go a game that he did not even care that it was the girls team! Dane and him where so into the game that all the cheer moms asked Dane if he was going to be at the football game because he was so loud! He was not given the best cheer trophy for no reason!

The girls on the Jumbotron

 The girls sat behind the basket and cheered and danced the whole game! It was such a fun time that we have to get tickets to the boys game and go as a family so Brian can see what it is like when the stands are packed and the place is jumping!!

Aubrie, Phoebe,Alyssa

Our cheerleader

Aubrie had a great time and was all smiles about it, I asked her if she was glad she went because she had not wanted to go and she she said she was! I told her that she should start playing basketball since she has the height  and she said she was thinking the same thing after watching the game!

Student of the Month

This week at school Brian got the Student of the week award! He was super excited because it came with a In and Out certificate for a free hamburger! So who did he want to call his Grandma to have a night with her and to get a hamburger! Every time he gets anything that has to do with In and Out he is always wanting to call her! It is there place and he always goes with her!
He was awarded it for always being willing to share in class!
Way to go Brian!!!

Trick or Treating

Cant believe how much they have grown

My nerds

We were ready for everyone to come so we got outside to snap some pictures! Rhonda and the boys were outside with the same idea in mind so we hurried and got a picture of the four of our kids. Crazy to look back and see how much they have grown and funny to see that they are always in front of the giant pumpkins, some things have changed but some things stay the same.

the crab and the nerds

the whole group

Everyone got there and of course we had to take some more pictures! The kids are so funny they were ready to go but knew that they had to pose for the endless line of parents cameras!
Finally ( as Brian put it) we were done and ready to go! The parents all knew where the kids were headed first and that was the Carnival down the street! This year they out did themselves again they had a haunted maze and of course games and prizes for the kids!
As soon as they were done with the Carnival we were on the move! This year since the kids were older I knew that they would want to go to LOTS of houses. We went through our neighborhood and the one next to us! They were loaded, expect for Aubrie who got snubbed this year. I do not know it if was because she had  Cierra with her and people only gave the baby candy or if it was because she looks like an adult.

Paige and Brian

ready to call it a night!

We hit the last house and the kids were ready to go home and have some chili and go through their candy!
Brian and Aubrie count their candy every year and this year Brian had 201 pieces and Aubrie had only 35. Crazy since they went to the same houses!! Brian looked at Aubrie and told her that she could have anything that she wanted !
It was another fun year and the kids were exhausted and were OK with going to bed!

Carving time

Before the carving

I love GUTS!!

Aubrie who was all smiles it was already clean

We rushed home from school and I started the chili and Brian got his homework done and then he carried the pumpkins in. Before we could clean them I had to set up the pumpkin blow up. I had not done it and Brain was super sad that we had not put up the pumpkins or Frankenstein. Well this year has been CRAZY and I was lucky that I remembered to get the pumpkins!
So the blow up was up and we moved on to the cleaning out of the pumpkins! We cleaned out Aubrie's too because we did not know when she was going to be home and she had to still get ready!
That went super fast and then we were carving away! I was done and Brian was close but then as he was examining his he realized that he had forgot to do the ears! He always does ears ever since I told him that my dad always did ears on the pumpkins.
Just as we were finishing up Aubrie came in and went to town on hers. She had some inspiration and was done in like 5 minutes!

So before 530 we were all carved and set up to get some candy!!

First class Halloween party

Nerd!!

the whole class

Brian and Mrs Chambers

 Brian, Paige and Briana

 

This year Brian got to have Halloween at his school for the first time ever! He was so excited and to tell you the truth so was I!!! I got off work early and headed to the classroom with some drinks and when I walked in the kids were all so excited and could not wait to show me their costumes!
Everyone thought it was so funny to ask Brian " you want my nerds, nerd". I think he scored about 10 boxes of nerds this way!
Mrs Chambers had games and all sorts of things for the kids to do but then decided that she would just let them enjoy all the goodies and there was so many goodies I do not think that he needs to go trick or treating tonight. HAHAHA I am sure that would go over really well.
I am so glad that he got to have this party we got a new Principal who likes to have fun and this year has been so different already!! I still remember my Halloween parades at school and all the fun we had!
He really enjoyed it and had to tell Aubrie all about it, since she only got to do Halloween for 2 years at school.

Oh my.....

So we have officially hit the teenage attitude! I think we have been given two tickets  and it is going to be a VERY long bumpy ride!!
Tonight Aubrie had to pack for her weekend at Grandmas and she once again packed nothing that she should have. I was so irritated that I told her that I was going to help her pack.
"When are you going to treat me like I am 12 not 4"
I can pick out my own outfits I am not a baby please leave me alone" 
All while throwing her head back and sighing so loudly she could have be mistaken for a gust of wind. 
 So holding back every ounce of "oh no she did not just say that" I looked at her and said calmly
"This one is 20 and this one is 25 would you like to start paying me for everything in your closet that you had to have but will not wear".
"Nope but I am not wearing that and I am not 4 so please just leave me alone"
OK so at this point I was so done with her and her attitude that I looked at her and said
"Here is what you will wear Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and if you would like to tell me what you are not or wearing again I will pick the rest of the week"
And with that I shut her door and went to decompress!!
I know it could be a lot worse but it has only started and she is killing me.
HOLD ON TIGHT CUZ THIS HERE IS GOING TO BE THE WILDEST RIDE EVER MOM!!!!!

Awe thanks

Tonight I got the best gift for being the scorekeeper!
Carol the BEST team mom ever gave me this really cute card, a Starbucks gift card and a photo college of Brian and Coach Dane! She is a great team mom who goes out of her way to do nice things for people!
I was super jealous of the coaches gifts ( only because I wanted the picture) but now I have my own and I love it!!
Score keeping was a crazy experience that she made even better!

Yankees VS the Royals

Pitcher

what a stance!!!

Another baseball game after a long day but some how I always get a energy surge right before a game!
I got there super close to game time and was rushing around trying to get everything written down!!
Thank goodness that Jenni and Andy where there so I had some others to pass the score keeper book to!!!
Brian was up to pitch first and he was on fire! He got to pitch his 50 then it was time for him to be done, I could tell he was bummed but we have to stop him so he can pitch again on Saturday!
He was up to bat twice first time he struck out, he was mad he wanted a hit almost too much. Second time he was up he got walked but scored quicker then quick.
The Yankees did a great job and where on fire tonight! They ended up winning 15-2. It is always fun to play the Royals because we know so many of the kids on the team so we are usually double cheering!!
Great game, I am sad that we only have 3 games left in the regular season since we will miss Saturdays game we only have 2 more to watch! Lets hope they do well in the play offs! We are in 3rd place in the division right now! So as long as we don't play the philles first we will have at least 2 more games hopefully!
YANKEES 6-6

Yankees VS the Dodgers

Short stop

great hits again

The Yankees had a game and Brian was ready he says that batting practice got him ready to go!!
He was first up to pitch and let me tell you (not just being a proud mom) he was on fire! He shut down the first 3 batters 1-2-3!! He was also up to bat first and got a nice hit to the out feild!!! Up to pitch again and he was got 3 more kids out, one got a hit off of him and he walked 2 players! He was having a great night! He was up to bat 3 more times and got a hit each time and was clearing home plate before we even had a chance to write S for the steal!

Game ball #2

It was a nice game for the boys since they had lost the last two and when it was all over we had crushed them 15-2. Now after the games I have to run and get the coaches signatures and do not get to listen to the coach sometimes this is a BLESSING, but tonight Brian found me to tell me that he got a game again! Two in a row he was stoked! I have to say that he had one proud dad!! Dane was calling everyone he knew and was telling anyone that would listen how good Brian did!!
YANKEES 5-6