Hall of Fame

A few weeks ago I had a very exciting night, one that I thought would never happen... I was inducted into Cal State Hayward's Hall of Fame for soccer. I can honestly remember (it wasn't that long ago I know), but I remember looking in the halls of the KPE building and seeing all the Hall of Fame plaques on the wall and thinking "Wow, wouldn't it be awesome to have my name up there one day?!?" Well it has happened!!! I feel so incredibly honored. There was a really nice ceremony that I had to make a speech at!!! EEEK!!! It was a lot of fun to catch up with all my old coaches and teachers.  It was definitely a walk down memory lane. Here are some photos...

 Here is Amy and I... It was so much fun to hear her talk about the old team. It really made me want to go out and play again. Between this and the World Cup, I have been having major soccer dreams!

Here I am with the future Hall of Famer Mike Wood!!!!  I can't wait to see him up there!!

Here is the whole class of 2014. Yeah I am the youngest...lol

Soccer Time!!!

It finally happened... Jacob is old enough to play soccer!!! Unfortunately, I have had to work everyday that he has played soccer, but from what I hear, he really likes it. Although it is indoors and there are basketball hoops all around, so that provides an internal battle for him. He is actually learning something too! Yesterday, he was all about kicking a ball for my friends dog, instead of throwing it!  I don't think his favorite sport will be changing to soccer anytime soon, but it's nice to see him trying new things!

This photo cracks me up! It makes me realize how old these two are! They are real kids, just having a conversation on a water break!

Melo is the true star of the soccer class... so maybe some of her skills will rub off on Jacob!

"Go Niners!!"

In anticipation of the big game this weekend, we have Jacob and Brayden all prepared. Jacob has been practicing saying "Go Niners!!" His first love/obsession is definitely basketball, but his favorite team is the 49ers. It doesn't matter what or who he is watching on TV; he is always yelling "Go Niners!" Brayden obviously doesn't say anything now, but he definitely watched the game last weekend.  He was even really upset when we were losing!! At halftime last week, I decided to put his onesie on and apparently it was good luck! So, this weekend he will be wearing it again.

 Here is Jacob in his touchdown stance and Gore jersey. Hopefully these two little boys and their sweet outfits will get us a win tomorrow!! GO NINERS!!

A Tiny Tumbler

Jacob started gymnastics!! I use the word gymnastics very loosely. There's bars, rings, trampolines, floor pads, balance beam, spring boards, and a ball pit. At the beginning of every class there is singing and playing with little trinkets. Jacob of course skips this part every time and just starts running around on everything.  Seeing as Jacob is one of the few boys in the class... the other mothers look at us a little funny because their girls all follow directions and let's face it, boys are just different. The teacher is completely amazing and encourages independence through out the class. Jacob really loves this class and he's starting to get really good at things.

He's getting pretty good at the bar and sticks the landing every time!!

 The above pictures crack me up every time.  Whenever he goes into the ball pit he says "FACE PLANT!" and falls in head first (I tried to get it on video, but I failed). The one below that may look funny to average person (which it is), but this is his tumbling techniques. I think my dad taught him this last time they went together.

Surprise, Surprise... Jacob's favorite part is the trampoline. He loves to jump!!!

He tends to clap for himself after he does something, its pretty cute!! I love that he is being exposed to so many different things up here.

Jacob's 1st GIANTS Game

 

A couple weeks ago for Father's Day, we took Dayton to a Giants game. Yes, Father's Day is not in August, but we are a little slow moving with our plans. We were a little iffy on taking Jacob seeing as I get bored at baseball games! However, we decided to take him and I'm so glad we did!! He had a blast just looking at everyone and learning the word baseball!! His vocabulary is just booming right now!

I forget how beautiful AT&T park is... it has to be the best in the nation.  As soon as we got there everyone who worked there was asking if it was Jacob's first game and that we had to go get him a certificate for it. It's so cute!! We really lucked out on the weather, as it was completely perfect!

The actual trophies were put away for the day, so we took a picture in front of the make-shift ones... as it was the same year as Jacob was born! It was just a great day at the ballpark!

My Friends are AMAZING!!!!

This past Sunday Tori and Sam ran their first half marathon.  These two have been training for months!! And when I say training I mean waking up at 4 to 5 AM and running for an hour or so!! They actually carry mace with them on their runs (now in my head that would trigger something saying maybe we shouldn't do this). The race they ran was to help raise money for Saint Jude's Hospital... the race raised about $17,000!!! I must say they did a great job running and I am very proud of them... even though they dragged Kimmy and I out of bed at 415 AM to get them there (it was well worth it).  Although I still do believe I am owed a Starbucks for that...hmmmm. Anyways the girls finished right at 2 hours (almost exactly on the dot!!) and that was their goal!! I must say though Sam looked like she had a better time when she crossed the finish than Tori did...lol.  Although you wouldn't know it since Tori is now fully addicted to these runs and has already signed up for another one!! Maybe the title of this blog should be my friends are AMAZING/CRAZY!!

Here are the great supporters that were there in the early AM!! Yeah Kim and I were supposed to make Tori a sign, but lets face it that early in the morning our brains were not functioning!! In this photo is Sam's boyfriend and family.

I wanted proof that I was there before the race started... I must say it was a pretty sunrise and pretty day!!

They finished and got medals!!! I don't think they give those out to everyone ;0)



And of course we had to get a group photo with these awesome ladies!!

Slip-n-Slide

Last week there was a blistering heat wave!! I think it was between 100-110 degrees for almost a week!! It was crazy!! Seeing as our neighbors have a pool and we could hear them having a grand old time jumping in the water, we became very jealous!! So Sam decided to take matters into her own hands and buy a slip-n-slide.  The best five dollar purchase ever!!! Nothing like becoming five years old again!!!

I feel like they go a lot faster than when we were younger... cause that little bumper at the end definitely did not stop us from flying off the end!!

Giants game with the Family

On Friday, the family finally got to meet my cousin's new girlfriend (who he is head over heels in love with).  She is from Boston, so for her birthday we all went to the Red Sox vs. Giants game.  We decided to spend the day in the city, since she had never been to San Fransisco.  We took the trolly down to Fisherman's Wharf and saw the sea lions an had some crab and clam chowder. Then we went to Pier 39... ate some giant chocolate bananas (and looked kinda funny doing it...lol).  Then we walked down to the game.

In true Red Sox fashion, there were more of them than us...which kinda pissed me off!! Cause the chants were for them the whole time!! Grrrrr... so in retaliation I decided to purchase a panda hat and growl at the Red Sox fans.  Needless to say the panda hat worked and we won!! YAY!! It was a really fun day and I absolutely love his girlfriend!  She is awesome!

Sara is in the middle on the picture above... and us riding the Trolly in true 1935 fashion!! And yes I almost lot my hat... but I caught it... yup I got skills like that ;0)

And this is an awkward picture of Mike eating his chocolate banana (enter joke here....)

And of course a picture of me and Tyler!! And me and Mike!!

Team BurkWood

Let the Madness begin!!! As in March Madness... Last night we had the draft party, and it was my rookie year!! Dayton and I are on a team, I am the only girl, which I think made a few people mad, but oh-well.  So for the next month every weekend will be devoted to college basketball and hopefully a little bit to our garden... lol.
I guess this our team photo... a little awkward but it makes me laugh!! Hopefully this season we will be in the money (top 3) and I can just shove it in Mike's face!! I think our house is gonna be a little crazy for the next few weeks.
Mike and Dayton are in two other drafts and I am in one other.  So hopefully between all of us we can make some money... cause we need it!!
This month is awesome... according to mike... "March madness is way better than Christmas!" I won't take it that far, but thats how serious our family gets about it.

Mike's Ankle

So as most of you know, Mike tore his achilles tendon about four weeks ago in a basketball game. He had surgery three weeks ago... He had to be in a hard cast for the last three weeks, so we didn't know how many stitches or what the scar looked like.  On Monday he went to the Doctors and they took his cast off and put him in a walking boot.  He still can't put any pressure on his foot... so he is still ridin' dirty on his scooter and crutches! He did have an incident on Sunday falling off his scooter because he was going too fast...lol I wish I would have seen it happen!!  Now he can take the cast thing off and see the scar (and even better he can shower and wash his foot!!) Have Mike tell you that story... super gross!!
It is eighteen stitches and about eight inches long!! His calf muscle is non existent which is kinda funny to look at.  He started physical therapy yesterday... and of course he is already talking about how great his foot already is!!! LOL!!

Anyways... hopefully he will be walking by Christmas and definitely by January so he can help move. Sometimes I wonder if he planned this ;0)
Well enjoy the pictures!!!

Dancing

I just love how happy my mom looks!!!! I guess a "few" shots of tequilla will do that to you

Mad Dog's face is priceless

Last night we went out as a family to the Pleasanton Hotel and enjoyed some good music, drinks, and dancing. We all had a blast!!! The hotel was just newly remodeled and looks really really nice. Poor Tori just got her wisdom teeth done, so she was unable to drink and laugh all night...but I am sure she had a good time too.

Surfing

This past week I went down to San Clemente to go surfing....and it was amazing!!!! I got to see Jenny before she starts her lovely nursing school career....enjoy the pictures!!!

Camping

This past weekend we all went camping at Del Valle. During the first night it was blazing hot till about 5:30 in the morning....then what happens? Freak thunder and lightening!!! And not just a little bit...of course we did not have a rain tarp over our tent so when it started raining we were very soaked, then Tweedy got attacked by a squirrel with an acorn. It was quite entertaining to say the least. But did thunder and lightening change the boys mind about fishing? Oh no...they dragged us out on the lake ("because its only thunder the hard stuff wasn't gonna come down for quite a while!") But we survived and caught ZERO fish!!