**** UFC100 ****

Jim planned an awesome trip for the two of us to go to UFC100 last month in Las Vegas. We went to the first UFC Fan Expo the day before and the day of the fights. It was fantastic! We saw and got pictures of so many fighters...and got our pictures taken with a few of them. As you might know...I have become quite the GSP fan...particularly because of his nice legs! So here is one of my highlights...the weigh-ins. That would be GSP in his undies. The other guy is Thiago "The Pitbull" Alves...the guy who lost.

And here is Jim's highlight...Arianny ~ Octagon Girl. I was able to get an autographed picture of her for both Bryar and James...which they promptly hung up in their rooms...so Jim was free to get his own. James is still very angry with Jim that he put his arm around her. lol

And another one of my highlights...my pic with Forrest Griffin. (I don't need any "run Forrest, run" comments after his fight on Saturday against Anderson "The Spider" Silva). I also got his autograph in a huge UFC hardcover book.

I was soooo close to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. He walked around the Expo without any of his entourage so I was able to get within arms reach of him. Not that I would reach out and touch him.

And here is Jim as a toddler. lol This guy was GIGANTIC! He competes in the World's Strongest Man competitions and was hanging out at the UFC Gym booth at the Expo. He was the nicest guy.

Jim or I also got our pictures taken with ~ "The Veteran Voice of the Octagon" Bruce Buffer ~ Junie Browning ~ Nate "The Rock" Quarry ~ Dean "The Boogeyman" Lister ~ Bobby Lashley ~ Jamie Varner ~ Leonard "Bad Boy" Garcia.

We got pictures of ~ Randy "The Natural" Couture ~ Kenny Florian ~ "The Dean of Mean" Keith Jardine ~ Clay "The Carpenter" Guida ~ Gabriel Gonzaga ~ Shane Carwin ~ "California Kid" Urijah Faber ~ Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira ~ Sean "The Muscle Shark" Sherk ~ Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva ~ Mike Wessel (the guy I danced with after UFC92!)

We also saw ~ Mark "The Hammer" Coleman ~ Nate Diaz ~ Nick Diaz ~ but no pics. And even though I was very close to ~ "Sugar" Rashad Evans ~ I didn't want a picture of him...don't like him!

NYS National Championship Tournament

Waaaaay back in June, James played in the NYS National Championship Tournament in San Diego. It was a double elimination tournment and the Arizona Bandits won their first game but lost their next two. The losses were very hard on the boys but it was a great learning experience for them.

The weather was fantastic...

much nicer than what they were used to playing in.

Our boys were by far the best dressed team out there. Their jerseys were custom made and they certainly earned them after practicing so hard all season.

Coach Rick said this about the type of player James is, "This kid is a solid cornerback for us. And when we run our offense (during practice), we have a few of the kids on defense, and his mission and motivation is to destroy our play. And he consistently does that. It frustrates me but I respect it tremendously because he doesn't quit. He never quits. He has the best of attitudes, has not missed one practice. He's gonna be a super-star."

We couldn't possibly be more proud! James' third season with the Arizona Bandits starts in just a few weeks. :)

Happy Birthday James!

Waaaaay back in June, we celebrated James' 11th birthday at Lifetime Fitness. There was swimming, rock wall climbing and a lot of sugar. :) Bryar, Payton, cousin Tim and James' whole football team was there!

The kids had a blast. That's James making his way up the wall. These kids had no fear! James picked this for his party because, as he told me, he and all his friends are athletes!

What a good looking kid. He takes after his mom...sans mohawk. <:)