LIFE

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers over the last couple weeks. We are doing a lot better and feeling much more at peace. This monday I started work as an infant teacher at a Kindercare by us. It was a little hard the first day to be around babies so soon, but by the end of the day it actually felt a little healing. I really like it even though it is quite stressful and quite a lot of work. There are usually me and either one or two other women working and usually about 12 babies, so we are hopping. I already have a little boyfriend named Tishon that cries anytime I leave the room and won't go to the other workers anymore. I work Mon-Fri 9-6 so I am getting a ton of hours, but already missing my hubby, we were used to both being home early afternoon so it's a change but one I'm sure we'll handle with time. I am hoping to be starting really early like 6 and working until like 4 since I am kind of an early bird. Scott has sprayed every tub this week and he keeps improving. I think he is his harshest critic because I went with him to put one of tubs together and it sure looked perfect to me :) So we're both taking pretty big steps in the job area, keep praying that it works out good!

Scott and I found out today that I had an early miscarriage. We're going through a really hard time right now and really need your prayers. God has a reason for everything and we are trying to keep that thought at the front of our minds.

Baby Brekke Coming Soon!

Hi everyone! This past week Scott and I got some very special news! WE'RE HAVING A BABY! We weren't trying but our mindset has been when God is ready for us to have kids, we will....and that time is now! We are both so excited and happy! Both sides of grandparents are extremely excited as well to have a little baby around! There is no doubt there will be lots of love and support surrounding our little family and we thank everyone so much for that! I have thought I was for probably between a week and a half to two weeks, but took a test on Monday...and then another one on Tuesday....and then went into the doctor and took one on Wednesday! All positive :) Also having morning sickness was a pretty big hint... in a weird way I actually love it. I obviously do not love the vomiting part but I love knowing that there's a little person in there and it makes everything feel that much more real to me! Keep us in your prayers for a safe pregnancy :) We love all of you!

JOB

So, this week was my last one with Jaci and Connor :( After 3 years of watching them turn into amazing little human beings, they are off to Montessori school and Nikki will be home with them in their off time. I have no doubts that I will still see them a lot and remain great friends with their family...but none the less it was a very emotional day for me. I have been job hunting for about the last month and thankfully have something lined up starting already on monday. It is a nanny placement company called Loving Care. They interview families and then interview nannies and try to find good fits. I will be working with a couple families as a temporary nanny while they find a good fit for long term care. I am really excited about it and will be working with a couple different families so I can get 40 hours a week. Please pray for me as everything is a little scary in the first week of anything new. Also under the subject of jobs: Scott has been spraying the top coat on some of the tubs and is doing a great job. I'm really proud of his hard work and appreciate everything he does for our little family! So God has been richly blessing us lately and we are just on this crazy ride of life letting him take us where we're supposed to be!

UFC 87: Seek and Destroy

This weekend has been one for the record books! Scott and I basically ate, slept and breathed UFC for three straight days! The result: Best time of our lives! On Thursday there was a press conference and fighter signing at the Mall of America. We thought that they would be in and out, but instead they stayed around talking to fans, taking pictures, giving autographs etc. They were so nice and we were really impressed by their appreciation for their fans. Scott and I are used to the basketball/baseball/football players that walk by you like they don't even see you....so we were really impressed. High light of the weekend had to be meeting Quinton "Rampage" Jackson! Scott looked at him and asked if he knew who his next fight was and he replied to Scott..."you"...hhmmm, wonder how that one might go! Scott passed on that fight! I asked for a picture with him and he replied...Girl you can get anything you want, you's my fan! On Saturday we headed to the Target Center for photos, autographs and the official weigh ins! After meeting Clay Guida, Sean Sherk and Matt Hughes we went to applebees for a little break and who to we see sitting there? Wanderlei Silva! We asked him for a picture and Scott went to give him a hand shake...he reacted with giving scott a bear hug. It is so funny how nice all of the fighters were! Saturday was the actual fight night and the day passed so slow! Mom and Dad H got tickets as well on the other side of the arena from us....and Mom had a blast "touching GSP's sweaty arm!" She also gave Adrianne Peterson a high five and went...oh I just gave some basketball player a high five...mother mother mother...does Vikings Rookie future MVP ring a bell, wrong sport! Just rqazzin you mom! There were a lot of good fights, Brock Lesnar tore Heath Herring apart, Kenny Florian took down Roger Huerta and GSP retained the belt while man handling John Fitch ( I was sad about that one!) Probably the most explosive moment of the night was Cheick Congo knocking out Evenson cold! I am sure many of you don't know who any of these people are, but they are the elite of the Mixed Martial Arts world!

AMIR! Won Ultimate Fighter...I love him!

Rob Emerson also on TUF...won Sat. with a 12 second knock out in the first round!

Ma and Pa enjoying their seats

Poor Heath Herring, this was only what his face looked like after the first round! It was BAD!

The Octagon all lit up waiting for GSP to make his entrance

Scott standing by the octagon...AWESOME SEATS!

Cheick Congo putting Evenson to sleep, view from our seats was amazing!

So, turn around and there was Chad Greenway!

GSP is the welterweight champ...still, sigh

Matt Serra former welterweight champ

Wanderlei Silva..at applebees

My fave! Quinton Rampage Jackson

Roger Huerta...I am sad he lost :(

Joe Rogan- the man!

That's right, don't mess with us!

Rampage signing some guys baby! And the parent of the year award goes to..........

Dana White...UFC President

John Fitch...sad he lost too :(

Dana White again!

oh how we love the UFC!

Pictures and Weekend Update!

Well, this weekend was definitely nothing short of busy...but it was so much fun! Scott surprised me with renting a sporty convertible for the weekend, it was so much fun to drive and we had such a blast! It made the ride up north much more enjoyable and made the trip even better! We were up north for the pine county fair this weekend, catching up with some old friends and seeing the fam a little bit! Friday we soaked up some rays in the pool after a fun ride up and went to the fair that evening. We indulged in all the amazing food the fair has to offer, favorites being the corn and pork chops! Saturday we went out on the pontoon with Tom and Donna (and Gracie Kellie) for some fishing, sun and grilling! We didn't catch any fish except for Tom, but we had a lot of fun! Mom H made an amazing meal of meatballs and mashed potaters for dinner on saturday and then scott headed to the derby while I stayed home and went out fishing with mom, dad and uncle wes! That too was a bit of a bust excpet for one northern, but still fun! Sunday was rainy so we ate a yummy lunch of fish and headed back to our little homestead! A great weekend :) Here are some funny pics from the zoo! Thought you guys would find some of these humorous, also the apartment and my nature hike with Jaci and Connor...way too cute I had to post it!

Jaci and Connor on the nature hike :)

Out of order pic of our bedroom in new apartment

I got to see a bear fight at the zoo :)

I also got to see two prairie dogs making out!

and a monkey blew me kisses!

Heather, this pic is for you! Jaci loves her new outfit, she said it's her strong girl work-out outfit!

Our new living room

Second bedroom with our sweet morneau jersey we got signed and then framed!

My new love....a washing machine....in my closet :)

new bathroom!

Settled In!

After a very long week and a half we are finally settled in pretty good to our new place! It is AMAZING what an extra bedroom and extra bathroom can do for feeling less cramped and feeling much more like home! I am absolutely in love with having a washer and dryer in our apartment...I do a load as soon as I have a couple things to wash! Sounds ridiculous, but I love it! Thankfully we had a life saver, Tim helped us move ALL of our big furniture, it was a huge job for just Scott and Tim, but a few bumps, bruises and chunks out of knuckles later all of it was in here. I helped as well, but it is hard to fit three people up the skinny stairwells so I mainly was in charge of helping at the straight aways and making sure everything was clear and out of the way. Scott has been really busy with work too, so he has been a tired dude! Me and the kids decided to go to a nature center and go for a hike...let's just say that I thought I was too cool for bug spray and ended up getting a good 20 bites! The kids had bug spray on and escaped with one or two. We also went to the public pool and Connor showed me his killer swim skills, they even had a water slide that he was brave enough to go down by himself! Jaci went with me and we had a blast! Photos coming soon!