Brenda & The Boys

Our dog Phoebe is 11 years old today!!Though she makes me crazy sometimes, I love her so much. I am sad she is getting older. She has a lot of spunk left in her. She has a ton of gray hair though. Happy Birthday Phoebe.

Here is Matt singing and dancing his heart out. We were in San Diego. A hotel pen is his microphone. He is wearing a dinner with Shamu VIP ticket we were given around his neck. He is too funny!! Hard to believe he will be two next week!!

Here is another pic from the UT/A&M game. It was so much fun. Next year it is in Austin. Woo-hoo!!

We'd like to wish each and every one of you a very Happy Thanksgiving !!!

So, one of my favorite things during the Christmas holiday is Blue Bell Peppermint Ice Cream !! Yumo!! I love it. Do you love it?! Have you tried it? Oh my goodness. H.E.B. already has it out. I have mine. Yum. It makes me happy. Like it? Get some. Not sure? Try it. Mmmm...pink and perfect. Love it! --You can print out a coupon for $1 off your next Blue Bell purchase from their website . *When the holidays are over my favorite flav is BB's Rocky Road. Oh, yeah!

Want something fun to do over the long holiday weekend. Go see the new Disney movie Enchanted . It is fun for the whole family. Kevin, Alex, and I went to see it tonight and we all really liked it. It is just fun! Go see it!!

I thought this was a fun find. It is a fun way to display fruit . It might encourage kids and Kevin to eat more fruit. Love it.

Alex is showing me some love on Dog Beach ( Ocean Beach ) in San Diego. We had so much fun on that trip! Do ya see the surfer on the left? There were about 30 of them out there. It was fun watching them while the sun was setting.

We made a family trip to Sea World San Antonio this past weekend. We had a great time!! I can't wait to do it again sometime.

Yesterday the teachers hosted their annual Thanksgiving Feast at the Weekday Learning Center. They served all 400 students and their families. They are awesome! It was Matthew's first one at the school and Alex's last. He'll be in kinder. next year! :(

I just love the way Matt is looking at this goat. He looks like he is up to something. Alex is petting the goat. Protecting it from what might come. You never know. Ha. And Kevin looks on. The ref. Love it. The San Diego Zoo was fun!

This video gave me chills. Never would you by just looking at this guy think he could do that!! I always love an underdog. This is really cool. Paul Potts has got talent!! And I am not exactly an opera fan. But seeing Paul follow a dream has got me hooked!

Yup. I went. They squished. I got it over with. Yay! It was not at all so bad. The worst part was walking in the room shaking hands with the super sweet nurse Gaye and introducing myself as a nervous newbie. Next, she says nice to meet you take off your top. Ok, now let's get started she says. Hello. I am showing you my ta-ta's. The actual x-ray was not bad. Got 'r done. Until next year. Being a girl is so fun! Ha. Have a good day!!

Married high school sweetheart. Check. Have a mortgage. Check. Have two kids. Check. Traded in my SUV for a mini-van. Check. Drive kids to and from soccer games/practice. Check. Soccer Mom? Me. (see above). Check. Social life = taking kids to more than one birthday party all in one day.Check. I get called Mrs. Parks or Mam. Check.-- Who? What? When did this happen? Turned 35. (Shh, don't tell anyone)Check. Get yearly check-ups, i.e. my first mammogram tomorrow!! What? Me. I don't wanna. So, tomorrow I get to check that one off, too. I am sooo scared and nervous. If you don't know there is a big time history of breast cancer in my family. So, this is it. From now on I will have to do this. I am a grown-up. Yay?

My silly boys having fun at the San Diego Zoo !

We just got back from San Diego. We went to the zoo and also to SeaWorld ! We had a great time. The weather was not the best but, we had a great time anyway. Can I just say that I am an even bigger fan of Shamu now. We were up close and personal with the whales. It was awesome!! You can click on any picture to view it larger. Alex was in awe at how close he was to Shamu. Matt was pretty amazed as well. Can you see Alex's big o'smile!?!

I took this picture of Alex and Preston over the weekend. They are on the same soccer team at the Y. It has been fun watching them and their friends play this season. I am sad it is almost over.

The boys and I are headed to San Diego with Kevin. He has a seminar to attend for work. And so we are making it a short vacation. We are going to go to the San Diego Zoo and to SeaWorld San Diego. We get back on Friday! Have a great week!! I will post some pics asap.

My sister called me today. She was super excited about a Huge Yard Sale she is going to tomorrow. Janice works for Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. So, tomorrow her assignment is to take $1,000 given to her by Ford's to this yard sale and purchase things to be used in future theatre productions at Ford's . Yeah. Oh, and by the way she tells me. This sale may be filmed by the Oprah show. It is for an upcoming show about people that " hoard " things. This particular sale is filled with one person's years and years of hoarding. My sister. Her life is exciting!! I am jealous. I wish I could hop a plane and go with her! Sounds like fun!! Can't wait to hear all about it, J. If you happen to be in the area. Lol! Here is the info. as taken from the website my sis told me about. Fun! -- Nov 1/Nov 3: HUGE YARD SALE! HUGE WAREHOUSE SALE EVERYTHING MUST GO Everything Must Go! **Shoppers MAY appear on National Television** This event may possibly be featured on a...

I bought these yesterday at H.E.B. Just like I have before no biggie. It was not until yesterday that I paid attention to the name. And to the little boy's big ol ' smile on the packaging. They are called 'Good Times'. Training pants. Please tell me what is so good about potty training!? Or diapers and all that jazz. I will be so glad when Matt is out of them. Good times! What? Who named these?! :)