So Cal Football Bowl

So last night we had so much fun at the Southern California Football Bowl. Mt. SAC Mounties played against the Hancock Bulldogs and we creamed them!!!! The score was 52-14. It's not so unusual for us to win by such a big margin but you'd think playing in the Regional Playoffs Quarterfinal game, that it would be closer. We have so much fun at the games and I've found a new love for football. The past 11 Saturday nights have been dedicated to attending these games. I haven't missed a single one!

Me and Ben - Xochilt and Mama Rose

The Finacial Aid Mamas & Aunties

We were undefeated (8-0) and ranked #1 in the state and nation until two weeks ago when we played Cerritos and lost 38-44 in triple overtime. It was a tuff game! We not only played against Cerritos (a very dirty team) we also played against the refs. For some reason the refs don't like Mt. SAC and we seem to always be playing against them too. Not just football but all of our sports teams.

Me and Ben - SAC DAWGZ!!!

Dalton and "Baby" Bruce

So after the Cerritos game we played Chaffey and won 34-17 which put us ranked as third. I don't really understand how we went from 1st to 3rd for just loosing 1 game but I'm still learning. Well third-seeded Mt. SAC (10-1) will face second-seeded Fullerton (10-1) in the semifinal round of the Southern California Regional playoffs at Cal State Fullerton on Saturday.

Windy - Faith and Grandma

Mama Rose

Our boys have done so well and have much to be proud of.

T, Vai, Dalton & "Baby" Bruce - SAC DAWGZ recieving trophy for Quarter Final game

Our kicker Jacob Harfman was named the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Male

Athlete of the Month (all sports) for the 2nd month in a row. He is an amazing kicker and kicked a 56 yard field goal shattering Mt. SAC's field goal record. His punt average is 43.6 yards and his long average is 51 yards. This kid is amazing!

Dalton, T, Me and "Baby" Bruce - Lancer, T, Me, Dalton and "Baby" Bruce

T, Dalton, Vai and "Baby" Bruce
Our quarterback Nick Lamaison was named the Southern California Football Association's Central Conference

Player of the Year!

Our head coach Bob Jastrub was named the

Coach of the Year.

In addition, four Mt. SAC offensive and five defensive players were named to the

SCFA's All-Central Conference

First Team.

Four offensive players and three defensive players earned Second Team honors. In all, 16 Mounties were named to the All-Conference teams.

Now to brag a little about my

"Little" Samoan boys.

Warrior Face - Me and T

T and Ben

Dalton Etimani was named one of the Offensive All-Central Conference First Team players. He wants to transfer to Texas and is hoping for a scholarship offer from them.

And Uafailenemoe Tenise Uelese aka "T" has been offered a full ride scholarship to Cal Berkley and Arizona. Other Universities that are actively looking at him are, USC, Kansas State, Oregon, Colorado, Utah and BYU. The coach told me that he would have made defensive 1st team but he missed 3 games in the middle of the season from an injury. He was told he'd be out for the rest of the season but nobody is going to tell T no! He got back in after 2 weeks of therapy and played the rest of the season with a torn ACL, sprained ankle and a broken toe and pinkie! I love this guy! I tried to tell him to listen to the doctors and the trainers and take the rest of the season off so he could play in the next level but his response was that Mt. SAC is his team right now and they need him. You go T!!!

And "Baby" Bruce Seumanutafa is playing his first year at Mt. SAC. His famous quote is, "I'm only 17!"

I am so proud of these boys and proud of myself for actually giving Football a chance and finding out that I actually love it!

Another New Addition...

Yesterday at noon my sister calls me to see what I was doing. I told her I was working and asked what she was doing. She said she was on her way to the hospital to have a baby!!!
I was shocked because the baby wasn't due till the 25th. But the flood gates opened and the contractions started. Well I told her to keep her legs crossed till 8:00pm because I wouldn't be able to make it to the hospital till then. She laughed. I really wanted to be there because I was there
when my niece Kerry was born.
Well we got to the hospital at 8:00and after 5 minutes of being there, Uncle Ben was kicked out and I got to stay with my sisters husband. This time I watched the whole thing (Thanks for waiting Sis). I was fine the whole time till I saw the rip! For some reason I just keep picturing that in my head and I get very queasy. Then after only four contractions worth of pushing,
a new baby girl is born!


Brooke Arin Lam
7lbs 6.3oz
19.5 inches
Born November 19, 2008 at 8:12pm

So Asian!

The New and Improved Lam Family

A Proud New Big Sister

So Excited and Happy!

Brooke Arin Lam

Maddison and Brooke (4 1/2 months apart)

The Girlies

Cousins - Maddison, Brooke and Mc Kinnley

Kerry, Getting to Know Her New Baby Sister

Welcome to your new family baby girl!!!

Go Vote!!!

Due to long lines today, all Obama voters are asked to vote on Wednesday, November 5th 2008.
Thank You!

YES ON 8!!!

Halloween 2008

Happy Halloween!

So this has been yet another busy weekend but a very good weekend so far.

Halloween was a ton of fun. The only sad part is that we didn't carve pumpkins this year. Ben was Elvis this year and I was Lilo (Elvis's #1 Fan). We had a ton of fun. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Then this morning Ben and I went door to door passing out door hangers for YES on Prop 8. We all met at the Bishop's house before going out to our different locations. The Bishop was quoting one of the Apostles (I don't remember which one, I think it was either Bednar or Packer) but he said something like, "How we work in the next 3 days will determine the outcome of prop 8". It was really exciting to hear this especially after seeing how many members from our ward and the Tongan ward had showed up in the morning and all the people out on the streets holding signs and those honking their horns in support.

This afternoon we went to, "The BIG Game" (football) at Mt. SAC. Our "Little" Samoan boys are on the team so I've gone to every game they've had so far. One of the boys calls me their "Lucky Charm" because they've won every game so far. I really knew nothing about football (NOTHING!) before this season started. I actually loathed football. Now, after only 8 games, I am one of the loudest fans and today I was even explaining the game to my friend Jackie. Today's game was really the "BIG Game". Currently Mt. SAC Football is #1 in the state, and is #1 on the JCFootball.com/JC Gridwire National Poll and the California Community College Football Coaches Association Poll. We are undefeated and today we played El Camino, who also was undefeated.

Final Score: 26-21, SAC Dawgz! Still #1 and still undefeated!

It was an awesome game and we really had a ton of fun watching and cheering for all the boys.

After the game Ben and I continued to pass out door hangers. It was fun doing it in the rain while counting the seconds between lightening and thunder. We finally finished and went and bought him a new suit from Walmart. Yeah, Walmart!?! Did anyone know that Walmart sold suits?! We didn't but were excited to find Ben a perfect fitting suit for under $80 bucks!

Well the reason we had to get Ben a suit is because he is giving our little nephew, Everett, a blessing at church tomorrow. None of the pants from his suits fit him and I really didn't want him to wear an unmatching suit, so we decided to go out and get a new one. Our only problem was that it was 9pm when we decided and the only place we thought we'd have a chance to find anything was Walmart. And boy, did we get lucky! It's actually a pretty decent looking suit. I'll take a picture of him tomorrow and add it to this post.

So yeah, the past couple of day's have been crazy busy and it doesn't stop tomorrow. We are doing phone calls for prop 8 all morning, going to the blessing and coming home for more phone calls.

I'm so excited! Doing the Lord's work is so amazing. We really are so very lucky! No. Not lucky, we are, so very blessed!

Reflections of Christ Slideshow

Copy and paste the following link to view the most beautiful slide show I have ever seen.

Reflections of Christ

http://mabrystudios.typepad.com/reflections_of_christ/2008/03/reflections-sli.html

Picture My Life

So this is a tag that I got when I first started blogging I just never found the time to do it but I thought it was cute so I saved it for a day when I had more time.

Ok so this is the deal, you google a photo for your answers to these things. Then you post them! (funnier if you try to make it not so obvious)

Age @ Next Birthday:

Place I Want to Visit:

My Middle Name:

Favorite Place:

Favorite Food:

Favorite Color:

Town I’m From:

Name of Past Pet:

Nickname I’ve Had:

College Major:

First Job:

Goal I Have For Next Year:

I tag anyone who wants to do it!

12 Days Till Halloween!!!

I am so excited. I love love love Halloween!!! I love the decorations, scary stories, carving pumpkins, spooky emails, dressing up and trick-or-treating. I love that the weather is starting to change and the air just smells like Fall. One of my most favorite things to do around this time is going to pumpkin patches and finding that perfect pumpkin. The first time Ben ever made any "more than just a friend" contact with me was at a pumpkin patch. (We went in a haunted maze done by the boy scouts and I acted like I was terrified, so he held my hand through the whole maze. I was walking on clouds the rest of the night.) So it's all kind of romantic to me. So anywho, I just wanted to share a few of my favorite Halloween pictures from the past few years.
Hope you enjoy them as much as I have!

Our "Little" Sons

I don't really know how it started but somehow, somewhere, sometime... it did.

Since the beginning of the year, Ben and I have acquired 4 new son's, T, Dalton, Bruce and Lewis.
Yes, we've been praying for children and yes, we are praying for multiples but I guess I wasn't specific enough in my prayers. Heavenly Father has quite a sense of humor. Sister Wright always told me that but I never really believed her. And my wonderful mother in law says when you pray for something you've got to be very specific. I guess that's where I made the mistake.

No they are not cute and cuddly like little babies but they sure do require a lot of attention and food. I make them breakfast every morning and take them to and from school and occasionally buy them dinner. Most of the time I'm playing mom to them. More then food they need someone to talk to and someone to encourage them and to love them. That's the part that's not always easy but it is very rewarding.



I feel I've learned a lot about parenting from these young men and maybe this is my practice before the real thing happens. Here are a few things I've learned:

1. How to feed 4 young men (weighing in at a total of 1180 lbs.) breakfast on $15 a week?

2. How to transport 6 full grown (and then some) adults to and from work and school in one vehicle?

3. How to send and receive text messages?

4. How to love unconditionally? (even if they don't know how to pick up after themselves)

5. How to aim air conditioner vents just right so I don't have to smell sweaty boys all the way home?

6. How to manage my time to make sure I'm taking care of my self and my husband too?

7. How to give love and attention evenly so that all the boys feel loved equally? (just recently learned how important this one is)

8. How to enjoy a football game even though I don't understand the sport at all? (I just cheer when everyone else does)

9. How to laugh and run while holding my breath, when one of them passes gas?

10. How to braid nappy, kinky, tangled hair?

I've also learned how nice it is to be needed and loved. Every night when we take the boys home they give me a hug and a kiss and tell me "Thank you Ben and Melonnie". I know these boys really appreciate us and that us being here is a big help to them both physically and mentally but I am really grateful for all that they've taught us too.



Thank you my "Little" Samoan Boys!

Fa'afetai tele lava!