Love and the Lakers

Love and the Lakers... What better way to celebrate an Anniversary then to hang out with major celebrities watching the Lakers win game 5 against the Spurs and advance to the NBA finals? Yep... that's what I thought.

Josh and I had a blast Thursday night going to our first Laker game in Staples Center to celebrate our 6th Anniversary. We left the boys with Mema, and headed down South for a good time.

We didn't exactly score courtside seats next to Jack, so we made sure to bring our binoculars. You know your seats are up high when you have to take two flights of escalators to get to your section.

Even from the top, the view was fantastic. We arrived early to watch the players warm up. Well, Josh wanted to watch the warm up routines. I was stationed with the binoculars looking for celebrities. Yes, I was a total paparrazi. We saw Jack Nicholson (of course), Cameron Diaz, Tobey MacGuire, Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas, Adam Sandler, Lionel Richie, P-Diddy, Dr. Dre, George Lopez, and some other good looking people who I am sure were famous.

Yes, watching the celebrities was fun, but watching the Lakers pull out of a 20 point deficit to make a major comeback and win the Western Title was amazing. What a game! The place was going wild. It was so funny to see how sports brings diverse strangers together (especially the guys high-fiving each other). After the game, fans were going crazy in the downtown streets. Singing, chanting, laughing. It was quite the site. We are definitely going to have to do this again - and maybe bring the boys next time.

Go Lakers! Take down Boston!

Totally Awesome Video!

Does this video even need words? This is a nice blast from the past, taken from the Trout Family Video Vault. What's more fun than braces, permed hair and Paula Abdul? Not much.

Who's Cuter? Duh!!!

Luke's Disney look-a-like - Baby Simba. It must be those cute big eyes. What a doll! What else do Luke and Simba have in common? Hakuna Matata! No worries! Our Mr. Smiley loves every moment of life (even smiles and laughs when Isaiah throws stuff at him, in love of course, ha ha).

Toz Boyz in the Hood

Our three Toz boys love to get a little r&r kicking it on the couch while watching some NBA playoff action. Go Steve Nash! Oh wait... too late. Go Kobe!


When I was pregnant with Isaiah (before I got put on bed rest), Josh and I started the habit of taking walks after dinner every night (at least when we are home in the evening). We started doing it just because it was my meager attempt to get some exercise when I was ballooning up (I'm sure it was all just baby, ha ha). Now, we hate to miss our evening routine. The boys love it, and it helps us end the day on a relaxing note.


Mema and Papa just came back from a 10 day romp through Italy (nice, huh). They brought home Luke and Isaiah these really cute Venice t-shirts. Don't they look like adorable little gondola boatmen? Check out Aunite Jodi's blog for cute pics of their trip... http://missjodiabroad.blogspot.com/

Bye, Bye Baldy!

Look who is finally growing hair!

Its really more of a fuzz, actually. Drives the girls wild...

Battle of Crazy Hose

The sun is starting to blaze, the sidewalk is starting to sizzle, and so of course the appearance of Mr. Crazy Hose himself is back. I love summer for many reasons, the least not being that it means a hose can keep Isaiah entertained for hours. I mean, literally for hours. Word of caution - keep the door closed or you might get soaked.

Through the window, Isaiah was getting a kick out of spraying the house directly on me. I, being the genius mom that I am, have the protection of the glass door. Now, how do I get back out to turn the hose off?