Once again American Idol........

Sorry once again my post is about American Idol, but this last experience deserves mentioning. I got to go see a results show and the experience was amazing. It was so much more than I thought it would be. I got to go to the show, sit right by the judges and was able to go to the after party and meet all of the contestants. And I got to go with Kady! It was an awesome experience and I feel very lucky. Here are a few pics. It was so good to see Brooke; she is doing well and is SO grateful for all of the support she is receiving. One highlight is that Dave has quite the fan club himself and has girls wanting to take pictures with him; I included one of those as well.

Dave and his fan club.....

PS VOTE FOR BROOKE!!!!!!!!

12 reasons to VOTE for Brooke!!!!

Congrats to Brooke who made the TOP 12 on American Idol!! This is such a huge accomplishment and we are so proud of her. So just in case anyone needs more reasons to vote for Brooke here are 12 of them.

1) Her awesome voice. She has such a cool and unique voice and it is so nice to see some variety on American Idol this year.
2) She writes music! Who writes their own music these days, well Brooke does. She is a very talented writer and has written some great songs.
3) She knows who she is as a singer. She knows what suits her and fits her unique voice and runs with it.
4) She knows who she is as a person. She sticks by what she believes in but doesn’t bang people over the head with it.
5) She plays instruments, she plays the piano and the guitar and even the harmonica.
6) She plays most of the time by ear! It is so fun to watch her hear a song and then figure it out on the piano. She has had some piano and guitar lessons but she has an amazing ability to hear something then translate it into music very quickly.
7) Her stage presence. When she is singing on stage she looks like she belongs there, like she was born to do it.
8) Her hunky husband (as quoted by the LA times). Dave is such a great guy too, he is her biggest fan and does so much to support her.
9) She is a great role model.
10) She is one of the nicest people you have ever met. She would always do whatever she could to help others.
11) She is a great friend. She has helped do so many things from trying to help me figure out why I feel crazy to spending 4 hours painting my bathroom with me.
12) She is talented, humble, gracious, kind, thoughtful and an all around wonderful person and that is shinning though beautifully.

The most famous arm on TV

So I guess I don't have a lot going on in my life because Brooke being on American Idol has now been the subject of my last two posts. So part of my arm was on TV last week. I got to go to American Idol last week! It was the results show so it was a different kind of show but still a very cool experience. You could see part of my arm when they shoved the camera in Alexandrea parents faces so Jono quickly called me and said "hi the most most arm in television, nerd. Luckily for both Brooke and I she was safe because otherwise I would have had to awkwardly dance up by the couches next to Dave while Brooke sang her farewell song. It would have been a sad night for everyone involved. I debated on if I should should use that to plead with my family and friends to vote for Brooke to save me the embarrassment but I thought it might only tempt a few people not to vote and I could not risk that for Brooke. Not that it would have matted because according to the dial idol site Brooke did awesome last week in the voting.



Since this blog is supposed to be about me and I will post a cute picture McKay sent me of Kalia. PS keep voting for Brooke we have only began to see what a great talent she is. Also, her songs sound awesome on itunes, check them out.......

Vote for Brooke!!

I am sure that many of you know by now that Brooke is in the top 24 of American Idol!!! If you haven't seen her on the show yet, it's not too late. She is going to be performing on Wednesday on Fox at 8:00. She needs everyones votes so make sure and vote. You can vote an hour after the show as many times as you want but at 11:00 the phone lines are closed so vote early and vote often. Brooke we are so proud of you and we can't wait to see where this road takes you!!!

Kalia's new room!

About 1 month ago our friend Brooke painted Kalia's room to match her bedding. Of course it wasn't enough to just paint the room she helped me decorate it. She did an amazing job and it looks adorable. Pictures can't quite capture how cute and well done it is but it is a shame not to try. I meant to do this a long time ago but I have the hardest time keeping her room clean. She is not even in there that much but somehow it is always a mess. Thanks again Brooke!! (Jono said maybe one more exclamation point)

Harassed.....

So I am being harassed for not updating my blog, I don't think I am upsetting too many people based on the number of comments I get, maybe the shy peepers are upset, but I think that's it. So Jono and I were at a friends house and McKay was babysitting Kalia. Some of you may or may not know that McKay is Jono's younger brother and is staying with us for a little while. It started out as staying with us to study for a test but it has turned into him going Hollywood. He is an extra in soon to be critically acclaimed movies. The film he is working on right now is called 17. The movie has Zach Effron, Matthew Perry and some others I can't remember. Go ahead and IDMB it. Anyway, we came home and this is what she was wearing, a dress and some 0-3 month sweatpants that are thankfully too short, yes she is growing, one shoe and a silly look on her face. I could not stop laughing at McKay's choice in clothing. I asked him why he dressed her, usually uncles don't play dress up with their nieces, and apparently she had a "blowout". It was so bad that it was all over her clothes so he had to dress her. That is the 3rd poopy diaper he has changed since his arrival and frankly I am glad he changed her at all, considering that the first time she pooped her pants he debated sending her to bed like that since he had never changed a poopy diaper in his life. Needless to say McKay could use a little training on little girl fashion.




And ps just in case you can't tell McKay is cute so if you know of and nice , cute and single girls let me know..... We are hoping if we find a nice girl for him then maybe he will stick around to further his career as a part time model (FOTC reference)

Look familiar........

There is always a big debate over who the baby looks like. She has her mom's eyes but the dad's smile. I am afraid Kalia got my "look". This look may be familiar to some but not all. Jono especially has seen this look (almost daily) and in so many instances that I don't have time to list them. But for fun I will list other instances where giving this look is necessary.

Instances that have needed this look:

If I decide to be nice and let you go ahead of me in line at the store because you have two things and I have a bagillion, then to thank me you let your friend go ahead of you and then you both pay with checks.

If you freak out because our baby is in the plant section and you say that we are not being responsible parents because she could get salmonella poisoning.

If you follow me around the mall trying to get me to try your kiosk makeup up and you some how get me to sit down in your little chair and then talk so fast that I can't tell you I forgot my wallet then, tell me you are trying to sell me a tiny thing of makeup for the screaming bargain of $80 marked down from $150 and then when I finally squeeze in two words to let you know that I have $11 on me, then say "why didn't you tell me".

When I get "invented" in cities and knights (most of you won't know what that means and believe me you are better off not knowing.

Anyone who has seen this look from me, I apologize, because this look doesn't relay the message that I am happy with whatever is going on. My only hope is that I don't have food on my face and boogers hanging out my nose (like Kalia) when I give this look, I think it would take away from the seriousness that this look implies.