Date Night!

Saturday night, after the broadcast, Todd and I met up with one of our favorite couples to hang out with, Jessica and Josh, to hang out and see a movie over by the Cardinals Stadium at Westgate.  We walked around and had dinner, and then met up with Jess and Josh to see this...

It was very good and I highly recommend it! It was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. I had high expectations though, because I had seen the preview for it in July and could not wait for it to come out! While we were walking to our movie, we noticed that the AVP tournament was taking place at the same time.  We had wanted to get tickets but just forgot so when we saw it we were bummed that we forgot about it because it looked so cool! Well, luckyfor us, after our movie the last set of the game was just starting so they let us in for FREE! It was so cool! We were able to see Gold Medalist Kerry Walsh, and I sort of got a picture of her below.  Misty May-Treanor wasn't there though because she is doing Dancing with the Stars.  These ladies are so tall and muscular! I wouldn't want to play volleyball with any of them competitively, thats for sure! It was amazing to see how they just transport the sand anywhere they want and then pick it up and move out.  It was so fun and next time the tour comes we will definitely be getting some tickets.  Hope you all had a great weekend!

I was blog-hopping the other day and found this quote.   I thought it was really good and hopefully I'll remember it when my own boys go on missions!

Wii Fit!

So, Todd and I have been searching for a Wii Fit for a couple months now.  We had heard what it was for and how fun it was for awhile, but couldn't find one anywhere! We looked at Best Buy and Target, and every time with no luck! We finally talked to one of the guys at Best Buy who said they don't even know when they are going to get them or even how many they are going to get, it may be only 1 for the whole month.  So, its pretty hard to find one, unless you look on Ebay or Amazon. Anyways, the other day Todd called me while I was babysitting for my sister and told me to ask him why his arm was hurting.  I did, and he said it was because he had finally found a Wii Fit, and carrying it to the car was making his arm tired! 

I was very excited and he said that he had been out in El Mirage at Wal-Mart and bought the last one there! We have been playing it non-stop and it is SO FUN! It is such a great workout believe it or not! It takes awhile to start playing the game, but each person has their own profile that tells your weight and BMI, as well as your "Wii Fit" age.  Mine was 36, haha, guess I have some work to do.  Anyways, after you get through the body test you get to the games.  They are so much fun! We have been playing them with Todd's family and with Mom.  They have skiing, ski jumping, soccer, tightrope walking, strength training, step aerobics, running and yoga. 

My favorite by far is the Hula Hoop! I have the record which is 415! It is very addicting and really works out your lower half.   The weird thing is that I didn't know the Wii Fit board was all about balance and posture, which is very good for me since I have a slight degree of scoliosis and some bad disks in my back.  Anyways, it has been helping my back so much and I have had little back pain since I have started working out on it! So, if you have a Wii system and you ever find a Wii Fit, buy it because it is totally worth it!! P.S Again I still have yet to find my camera, but when I do I will post some pictures of the fun! =)

Happy Birthday Todd!

Happy 23rd Birthday to my wonderful amazing husband!  I am so lucky to be married to such a fun, caring and loving guy! He is so great to me and I am so thankful for him each and every day! He is so good with the family and especially all the little ones, they all just adore him! I am thankful for all he does for me and for his happiness all the time! He is just the best and I can't express how much I love him. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODD! I love you! (His Birthday is actually today, the 9th, but it says I posted this yesterday.)

Cal-i-forn-i-a!

We just spent the weekend in L.A/Hollywood and had such a blast! Todd's mom has a super nice apartment in North Hollywood, or NoHo, and so we went for Labor Day weekend with Todd's mom, sister and a couple of her friends.  The apartment is located so close to everything! We were able to do a lot of stuff in such a short amount of time.  There aren't a lot of pictures though because I lost my camera and can't find it anywhere!  We got in Friday night around 10, we hit traffic so it took a little bit of time to get there, especially L.A traffic on a Friday night! The next morning we went to one of our favorite breakfast spots, which we go to every time we visit, called Porto's.  If you are ever in Hollywood, you HAVE to check it out.  They have amazing sandwiches and the best pastries, including a huge pastry case that is filled with everything you could imagine, and its cheap!  After that, we headed down to the fashion district.  This was by far a place that everyone needs to go! It isn't very clean and it kind of reminded me of a swap meet, but it was so cool! It is miles and miles long of clothes, purses, shoes, accessories, and fabric.  We went on Friday and I got 7 shirts, all for $6 each! I will post a picture of them, they had a ton of cute ones and they were everywhere! I also got a cell phone case, some sunglasses and a backpack/purse.  Todd was able to find 2 new church/business suits, both for under $200! They are super nice and he is excited to wear them! We went back on Monday before we left and still weren't able to see the whole district, we didn't see any fabric at all because we got tired of walking.  We had such a fun time and I would recommend it to anyone! I will post a picture of all the things we bought as soon as I find my camera!  That night we went to Hollywood Blvd...which is where the Chinese Theater and El Capitan Theater are located.  We saw some of the stars handprints at the Chinese Theater and then the stars on the walk of Hollywood.  This is an interesting place to go because there are many different types of people.  The funny thing is that people dress up as famous people, such as Batman or Marilyn Monroe, and if you take a picture with them you have to pay them.  I guess you have to make a living somehow! We also got to go to the Guinness Hall of Records and the Hollywood Wax museum.  Both were cool but I don't know if I'd go again, it was kind of a one time thing! We ate at California Pizza Kitchen on a 2 story and were able to see all of Hollywood including the Capital Records building.  On Sunday we went to a ward in Studio City and were able to see Jon Heder, aka Napoleon Dynamites' twin brother! He is in the ward there and I was going to get a picture, but we were at church and we were sitting in front of him so it wouldn't of worked out.  What was funny though was that he was speaking that day! We couldn't stop laughing because he sounds exactly like his brother...its a little freaky actually.  After church we went down to Venice Beach...WOW...if you haven't been there, you want to go just to experience it!  There are so many different types of people, vendors, and places to eat.  It was fun just to see all the weird things people were selling and wearing.  Todd got to be part of a street act, he was in a group of about 7 people and some guy jumped over all of them! It was very cool to see.  That night we stayed inside and at midnight we tried to go to this famous hot dog place called Pinks.  We had tried to go there on Saturday but we got in line and someone said it was a 2 hour wait, just to get a hot dog, so we left.  So we thought on Sunday/Monday night at 12:30 it wouldn't be busy...NOPE! Still a 2 hour wait.  We'll have to try it some other time! Monday we went on a tour of Warner Brothers studios! Also a must see if you're in Hollywood! It was so cool and we were able to see a ton of sets from Friends, Gilmore Girls, Pushing Daisies, ER, and the original Bat Mobile! We went into sound stage 16, which is the worlds tallest sound stage, and it is HUGE! They have filmed tons of movies in it, including Goonies and the Perfect Storm because it houses water easily to film water scenes.  It was amazing to see all the sets and props they use.  We were also able to go to the WB museum, where we saw the costumes and props from the Dark Knight, Miss Congeniality, Willy Wonka, and a TON of Harry Potter.  It was a lot of fun and I would love to do it again! After that we headed to the fashion district again and then headed for home! We had such a fun weekend and packed in so much! I did borrow my mother-in-laws camera for the WB tour so I will post those as soon as I load them!