For all you SYTYCD fans . . . get ready!!
Tawna, myself, Dana, and Amanda decided to go to the SYTYCD performance on the 7th of November. I absolutely loved season 4 with Joshua, Twitch, Chesley, and Will, and lets be honest season 5 wasn't quite as good as season 4. With that said, being the avid dance fans that we are, we went to the performance anyways.
Talk about amazing!! It was so much fun and the shock on our faces at the grace and agility of these dancers says it all.
Tawna and I enjoying the dances!! The group dance on the tables with water was my favorite! So hot!
So after the performance was over Amanda and I decided to hang outside and wait for the dancers to come out. We really wanted to meet them. After only 20 minutes of waiting outside in the FREEZING cold. The security guy came and told us we could go inside and meet them!!
Oh Happy Day!! I'm mean cause who wouldn't want to see a body this ripped in person??!!
Kat Deeley: "Here's Brandon!"
Kat Deeley: "And your naughty ballerina . . . Melisser!" She was really nice in person!
K So here is the biggest news of all. I totally asked Jason if him and Jeanine were dating, . . . you know because of their make-out session after the locket dance. Well he was sickened that I would even ask that, and said, "No!" Then he started pouring out his soul to me. He told me that he was dating Janett!!
What the?!! That is so cute!! So of course my friend Amanda didn't believe him, and when she called him a liar he gave her the death stare and said, "I'M SERIOUS!" I had to get Janett's side of the story just for clarifications. She was by far my favorite of the season and in person. She just talked to me like we were old friends and said what a cute boyfriend Jason is.
Then of course there is Randi!! Way to represent Utah girl!! Her husband was there supporting her, so sorry Fred, since both of you guys are married there is really no hope for you two. Good thing your wife can do an awesome impersonation of the butt dance.
Evan was seriously one of my favorites of season 5 as well. I thought the judges were so mean to him! Granted he wasn't the best technically, but personality says a lot in this competition. In person his personality was so adorable!!
Of course I wanted to challenge Phillip to a dance off, but of course he was petrified of my mad dance skills!! He said he had a torn ligament, but I still think it was just a cop out.
We can't forget gay Kupono!! He was really nice, but really, really gay!! Yes, that is a piece of thread for an earring!! Cool style Kupono . . . well someone must think that!!
Then, there was of course season 5 winner, Jeanine!! She had gorgeous hair and was very friendly.
It was such an amazing night!! I know I am a sports junkie, but part of mean yearns to let the dancer out!! I'm pretty sure that I could make the gag reel for SYTYCD at least!!
The husbands had a guys night with Brooklyn of course!! Fun for them!! Thanks Brandon for taking care of cubba. You are such a good husband and father!!
I come from a family who has 7 cousins on one side, and 4 cousins on the other side, so this was a little bit overwhelming for me. Brooklyn was very overwhelmed at first. She was extremely clingy and fussy for the first little while there. But I mean who wouldn't be with that many people there! She eventually adjusted to the massive amount of noise and people.
Thanksgiving wouldn't be complete without yams! Brooklyn has had the Gerber baby food sweet potatoes, but not actual sweet potatoes. Well Brandon figured that there was no better time to let her try her first real dose of yams than Thanksgiving! She loved it. She just makes this ummmm ummmm noise whenever she is eating anything that she likes.
We also went to the movie, New Moon while we were there!! I loved it, Brandon liked it. I am just so in love with the story, that I could never not like the movies. It was a cousins night out, hitting up Maverik, filling purses to the brim with candy and pop, and being the only ones in the theater for who knows how long. It was way fun, despite the crappy sound system and what seemed like an hour long delay for the movie to start. This seemed to be the best scene in the whole movie. :) Okay . . . it was a little cheesy, but made sense if you've read the books.
We spent two nights with our friends in St. George before Thanksgiving and decided to take the fat challenge. We squeezed through the Dixie crack. It is were you hike through a very narrow passageway in between two giant rocks. 
We seriously got stuck in a few places. Brandon was literally on the ground trying to worm his way through in one spot. We made it through though, so no holiday diet for us!! :)
Coming out of the crack!! 
My sister Jenny and brother-in-law Benji had their babies. Rebekah Lynn Cox 5 lbs. 7 oz., 17 inches and Kaden Roy Cox 6 lbs. 10 oz., 19 inches. They are beautiful. And everyone is doing well. I'm so happy for them.
Brooklyn loved helping set up for Christmas. Actually, she just loved looking at the lights and playing with the ornaments. I'm way excited for Christmas, it is seriously my favorite time of the year. I am especially excited for this years Christmas, because it will be Brooklyn's first one!!
Here is Brooklyn in her cute little snow suit!
At this time of year I am extremely grateful for a wonderful husband, adorable baby, and the greatest family in the world!! I am grateful for miracles, in any form that they come. I am grateful for the gospel and for great friends. I am grateful for good examples. I'm grateful for love.
Oh and I am really grateful that BYU beat the University of Utah!! Go Cougars!
