Dancing with the Stars and American Idol

My awesome friend Joanne got us tickets to Dancing with the Stars and American Idol last month. (I'm just posting cuz I finally got the pictures from her). First we went to Dancing with the Stars when it was down to 4 couples. Here's the studio. It was so fun to see it in person. I liked seeing what everyone did during commercial and stuff since it was taped live. I'm always wondering that when I'm at home watching it on t.v.

With the flash off this came out blurry, but here is me and Joanne after the show

Then we had tickets to American Idol for the 2nd to last show. We just barely didn't get in...they cut off the line about 20 people in front of us. But they said that if we stayed and went to Idol Extra which they film right after the show then they'd give us tickets to the finale...we were stoked!

Here's some pics from the Idol Extra. This is Justin Guarini and Danny Gokey who had just gotten voted off.

Jillian Barber interviewing Ricky and Jordin Sparks

Randy Jackson came out too

Here's the next week out by the red carpet when we got to go to the finale.

Inside the theatre
I managed to get a couple pictures before the show started. Cameras weren't allowed in but it wasn't hard to sneak them in. But I got too snap happy and during Keith Urban's number security made me go out and check in my camera...thank goodness that was it cuz I thought they were kicking me out!

Being there for the show was so awesome because you never knew which band or performer was coming out next. We were on the edge of our seats trying to tell as they'd set up really fast during commercials. It was so fun to be there.
This is after the show where we didn't care to have cameras out again. This is "Big" from Big and Rich (if you know country). I seemed to be the only person who knew who he was around me...but then again, we are in Los Angeles...not too many country fans.

Here's us with Kimberly Locke.

Before the show I was walking down the aisle by our seats and saw Brad Garrett (the brother from Everybody Loves Raymond). I talked to him for a little bit (oddly about Italian food). And then I was walking back to my seat and saw Jeff Probst and I don't know why but I said hi to him the way you would if you were seeing an old friend. I don't know why it came out of me that way. Joanne was all confused and thought it was an old friend of mine until she realized it was the guy from Survivor. I think Jeff Probst was a little confused too. But hey, that method is one that works because we got in a whole conversation about Chris and Adam and who should win...so there you go!

So those were my fun ventures in t.v. land...now we're hoping for So You Think You Can Dance tickets!

Easter

I realize that my posts average about 1-2 months behind, but...here is Easter! (I am determined to catch up). I found these bunny ears and was so excited to put them on Jake on Easter. His face says it all. I realized I was just like the mom in the Christmas Story who makes Ralphy wear the pink bunny pajamas. I will probably torture all my sons with this type of thing until I have a girl:)Still not happy about it

And now distracted with a toy...haha

Here he is looking at his Easter basket in the morning

After church we headed to my Grandma's for dinner and an Easter egg hunt. My cousin Adam hid the eggs and the hunt turned out to be just between me and Marc. We are very competitive with each other, so the race was on!

We ended up with a tie! So the tiebreaker was to count the money that was in our plastic eggs and whoever had the most was the winner...Marc won.

Jake did a little crawling around hunting for eggs at his level

My poor child...I didn't give up and tried again with the bunny ears. This time, my aunt Trina got a cute smiling picture of him. Success!

Marc's Luau Birthday Party

Marc turned 30 on April 12th and we had a hawaiian luau party for him at my Grandma's pool. We had burgers and hot dogs, pina coladas, and authentic hawaiian music (that I bought back in my BYU Hawaii days).

The pina coladas being made at the Tiki Bar

Tiffany was my waitress

Fortunately the weather was ok, but the pool was still too cold. So rather than a luau pool party, it was a luau jacuzzi party...which was still just as good

Marc got some fun gifts...dvds, bike tool, a game, camping gear, a miter saw, and...a new mountain bike! His bike got stolen last year, so that was his big gift. (He actually opened the catalog with the picture of it cuz I couldn't transport it to Whittier).

My sister-in-law Veronica made him the most awesome luau shirt birthday cake.

Well, I am happy to be done throwing birthday parties, all though they were a lot of fun. Next year maybe I'll hire someone:)