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KC

WOW! Quite possibly the greatest college football days ever!!!!

As many of you know, I love sports! Well, I love college football and college basketball. I don't really watch professional sports much (unless it is the playoffs), but I follow it. So, the summers are usually very long in anticipation of the upcoming college seasons. My favorite of all the sports has to be college football.

Today was quite possible the greatest day I can remember in a long time. This is why:

Even though everyone knows what a huge Rebel fan I am, I always root for teams in the conference because they don't receive the media coverage or respect that they deserve. If conference teams do well against the teams that do receive respect and media coverage, it makes us look good. Today, four Mountain West teams had games against PAC 1o Conference opponents. The Mountian West went 4-0!!!

BYU had a historical game. They shut out a talented UCLA squad 59-0. This was UCLA's worst defeat since the great depression. That is something none of the foes from their "awesome conference" have done.

In the days leading up to the game, the media constantly whined about the fact that BYU had won unfairly. They claimed that Washington should have had a chance to beat them the week before in overtime, had a celebration penalty not been called when Washington scored the game-tying TD. The Cougars dropped three places in the polls as a result. An analyst on ESPN even called them the most over-rated 2-0 team in America (even though I know he probably doesn't watch them). This morning, another "analyst" (that doesn't watch the conference) picked UCLA as his upset pick of the day.

Can you say motivation? Can you say statement game (they need this to make a BCS Bowl in Jan.)? Can you say lack of respect? I don't even like BYU that much, but I couldn't help but have a chip on my shoulder for them. I could only imagine what the players felt like. UCLA lost 44-6 last year when they played at Utah, so I was expecting a similar result for their trip to Provo this year. Since BYU QB Max Hall had already played against UCLA twice in his young career, I knew he'd be primed to shred their defense...he is that GOOD! UCLA was also down to their 3rd string QB, 2nd string RB, and missing a starting LB. With BYU's tremendous track record at home and the media baiting bettors into picking UCLA against the spread, I couldn't resist placing a wager on the game for BYU ( especially after the books had to lower the lines with all the money coming in on UCLA). I have never placed a bet at a sports book (and don't know if I ever will again), but his just seemed like a "sure thing", so I picked BYU to cover the spread that had been bet down to 8 points. Since they won 59-0, I covered my bet by a historic 51 points! Cha-ching! Like I said, I only bet this cause I felt it was a sure thing! I rarely, if ever, get that feeling! Oh, and can I get a "Max Hall for Heismann please"? Seven TD passes in just 2.5 quarters of play is OUTSTANDING!!! They could have won 80-0 if they wanted.

TCU beat Stanford 31-14

New Mexico beat Arizona 36-28

and.....UNLV beat #13 ranked Arizona State (on the road) 23-20/OT!!!

Since the Rebels have only had 4 winning seasons since 1984, big wins have been very scarce. Especailly on the road. Tonight, the Rebels were down 20-10 in the 4th quarter, when they mounted one of the most spirited comebacks I have ever seen in the program's history. To cap this comeback, WR Philip Payne made a spectacular one-handed catch (pictured) in the endzone to tie the game with 18 sec. left. I lost my voice screaming like a little girl! In overtime, the Rebels scored a FG. ASU had a FG attampt too, to keep the game alive. That is when Malo Taumua charged through the line to block the kick and win the game for the Rebels.

The post-game interview with Coach Sanford was awesome! He started to cry. This may sound sappy, but after years of disappoinitment, I could help but cry as well. We may still finish with a losing record this year. We may not go to a Bowl game for another 10 years, but it is moments like this that make being a fan all that time, worth it! Congrats to the Rebels, and congrats to the Conference in going 4-0 against the big boys!

Family Photos

Jy turned 5 months old!

This was before his haircut of course. He is finding his hands and feet. He loves to nurse. He loves to smile. He is overall such a happy baby.

After the cut

Here he is after his hair cut. He still looks cute!

Hair Gone!

Jy is 5 months old and got his first haircut before we took pictures. This is before his haircut (I saved it as well!) His Aunt, Eryn, cut it.

Black Look-alike Meter

So I wanted to try this out. Do you think this thing really can tell who your child looks most like? I think Kobi has K.C. eyes :).

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Geneology

Kobi is playing football

So I really didn't want Kobi to play football because I think it's dangerous. He REALLY wanted to play. We decided to let him play. He is LOVING it. It is perfect for him. He loves being active and aggressive. He is still being tested out for various positions. He is on the Trojans. The team is very serious and organized. The younger group (Kobi is in this group 8-10 yrs) practices with the older group (10-12 yrs). It makes the younger group work hard. Today he sacked the Quarterback (from the older group). He loved it! I need to learn more about football. I can barely follow the ball. Today I was confused who was on Defense versus offense. I know pretty bad. K.C. is trying to teach me about the various positions so that I know what's going on.

Xayla loved Soccer!

Xayla loved playing soccer! I was surprised how in to it she really was. When the games first started, she could not understand why everyone wouldn't give her the ball. She then started saying "Heh, that's my ball!" during the games. She started to enjoy making goals! We bribed her with ice-cream for each goal. We ended up buying her a lot of ice-cream! Her coach was FANTASTIC. We are looking forward to another season!

Lots been going on

What has been going on? It has been crazy around here. I haven't checked up on anyone in a while. I haven't blogged in a while as well. Hopefully, I can catch up this week.

We went to Knotts Berry Farm. This was by the end. My Mother has the magical touch and put both the kids to sleep while the rest of us went on Raging Rapids. It is so much fun going with family that help with the kids!!!

K.C. is big kid as well! Kobi wanted to hang out with some ladies :).

This was near the end of our day. K.C. had enough. Jy was still smiling. He is such a happy baby. He only slept 10-20 minutes here and there. He is such a light sleeper. He was still overall happy.

Xayla got to go on stage for Camp Snoopy.

We watched a show. It was really good. You like the Hello Kitty shirt the tough guy is wearing? We had great seats in the shade (we were inside a wagon). Jy slept on me the whole time in his sling (the best thing ever).

We ate at a place called Seafood Kingdom. There was no one there so we were a little nervous. It was really good. K.C. got us a coupon using our points from our credit card. Spend $35 get $25 off! You can save a lot doing it this way if you pay your credit card off every month.

We went to the Beach. I think it was Huntington Beach. It was beautiful, but Jy was kind of crancky because we went to the beach straight from our car ride from Vegas.

This handy little thing Jy was in was nice. It kept the dirt away from him. I got it at a garage sale for $5! It looks brand new!

Before we went on vacation, K.C. was playing basketball and he twisted his ankle. We thought he broke something. It is just a REALLY bad sprain. The Dr. said it could take 2 months to heal! He had to hobble around Knotts. Poor guy. Can you guess which ankle it sprained? :)

I had to miss the first day of school for the first time for the kids :( because I taught a couple of labs that day at CSN. K.C. had to take the kids. He did a pretty good job with Xayla's hair. Thank goodness we only have 1 girl right now :).

Jy's first time swimming. He loved it. (Even when he got splashed in the face!)

Jy was ready for the water! We are going to trim his hair today. It is starting to get in his eyes and he is always called a girl. I'm kind of sad about trimming it, but it is long!

Jy's first time eating rice cereal. You think he liked it?

Right after K.C. came home from quick care. He did not manage crutches very well :).

We went to Lake Mead with K.C.'s family for the first time this summer. K.C.'s Mom watched Jy. I am sure he appreciated that :).

I took the kids and one of Xayla's friends Kaia to Town's Square before school started. It was so much fun. This was them eating yogurt at Yogurtland when we were done. It was good.

Jy was happy at Town Square.

There was a play area.

There was a little maze.

Every Wed. a story is read to the kids at Town Square from 10am-12pm. They made balloon dogs for them and gave the kids suckers.

Here is the water park area of Town Square.

Here is are some kids being read to.

K.C.'s sister Eryn got married.

She looked beautiful!