The Dudley Bunch: BRONCO LIBRE and LITTLE BRONC!

Jan 10, 2010

BRONCO LIBRE and LITTLE BRONC!

My husband Tim is a crazy BSU Football fan. In fact, the entire planet is now aware of the great lengths he will go to, to support his team. A while ago we thought it might be funny to paint our "luchador" (mexican wrestling) masks with Orange paint, (they were already blue. After doing so, the costumes kind of evolved thanks to Tim's sister Susie, the sewing wizard that she is. Within 24 hours she had whipped up capes, and "stretchy pants." Tim and Josh debuted their get ups at the Pep Rally for the Fiesta Bowl and the reaction was a little more than we anticipated. We were pretty much mobbed by people wanting pictures of or with them, and by reporters who were anxious to witness a grown man making a spectacle of himself. The next day at the game we were besieged by TCU and BSU fans alike. More reporters, more photographers, more fans...Josh was a little overwhelmed (as was I) and said "Now I know what it's like to be famous." Indeed. As far as we know they made front page of the Idaho Statesman, The Arbiter, The Channel 7 news, a News station in Arizona, The Fort Worth Star Telegram, A paper in Washington, and at least a few seconds in front of 14 million viewers during the fourth quarter of the game. I now realize I need a costume because I am blowing their cover when we travel. A couple guys actually busted us at the airport on the way home because they recognized me....shoot!
NO worries, I have an idea....I will keep you posted.

7 comments:

Francis Family said...: Oh my gosh, that is HILARIOUS!! I love it!! I definitely have to show Dustin when he gets home. And all the news coverage, haha so awesome/. Now you know you have to be like that at every game because people will be expecting it. You can't let your fans down. ;)
I can't wait to see what you come up with!; January 10, 2010 at 1:19 PM
The Anderson Family said...: So funny! I actually had to come back and look at it again! Nice stretchy pants boys! I agree with Mindy you can't let the fans down! Nice work.; January 10, 2010 at 5:44 PM
amysteed said...: love it.; January 10, 2010 at 10:22 PM
(me)linda said...: Brilliant. period.

Greg says you can add Channel 2 News to that list.; January 10, 2010 at 10:59 PM
TAMPA said...: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !! That is just frightingly hilarious !!! :); January 11, 2010 at 9:44 AM
jenniho ♥ said...: Saw them both on the tube!! Classic! I had told a few people to be looking out for Bronco Libre too and I got several phone calls saying they had seen him too. Tim is famous now!; January 11, 2010 at 9:46 AM
Shannon said...: Awesome to see them on TV! My parents (in Alabama) loved knowing who they were when they shown during the game. My question is: where were you in the shot?; January 14, 2010 at 7:58 AM

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Our Story...the short version

Tim and I met in 1994, after his mission while I was in University in Lethbridge. After breaking and entering the Prince of Wales hotel that was under construction in the middle of February, we started spending a lot of time together. ( If you need more info about our meeting/breaking and entering...call me). Tim left that summer to go to Kansas City to take some science classes for Chiropractic school. While he was gone, he managed to get another girlfriend. Needless to say, we went our separate ways...and I was a little bitter. I guess he liked me best though, because for the next two years, he called me anytime he was home on semester break. Eventually he wormed his way back into my heart, and the rest is history. We married in October of 1996, and have been blissfully happy ever since. He is truly one of the best men I have ever known, and a great husband and father. That isn't to say he never drives me nuts...I am only human after all.

Family Vacations

There is nothing better than a family vacation. We have made it a huge priority to take vacations as a family. Not all of them are extravagant. In fact, some of our favorite memories are our trips to Alberta, or to the mountains a couple hours away. But one of our family's favorite destinations is Cancun, Mexico. What's not to love...the beach, ocean, food, and company is always outstanding. We went again last fall and had a blast. The kids were all at ages where we hope they will remember it. We had so much fun playing in the sand, and just hanging out together. The kids all got to swim with dolphins, and I was happy to be the photographer...in fact I may have gone overboard with my 500+ pictures. Here are a few of our favorites. Happy Memories.

Sisters

I have been blessed with 2 sisters. I didn't always think that was such a treat, but as I have gotten older and hopefully wiser, I have come to realize that sisters make the best friends. There isn't anything...(and I mean anything), I won't talk about with my sisters. A couple of years ago, we started having our "girls weekends", and let me tell you...that is fun. Undoubtedly someone is always nursing or pregnant, but it is still a blast. I was even lucky enough last year to be part of Kami and Tonya's births. I have always wanted to be on the other side of labor, if you will, and just be there as a support. Kami gave birth to Kiyomi in February, and Tonya to Walker in July, and I was there! They were both so amazing, and it was so cool to be part of it, and I am grateful I was in a position to go. Anyway...I love my sisters! Blood and all the others I have adopted to my heart over the years.

Family

Not only are Tim and I lucky to have our sweet kids, but we are blessed with great parents, siblings, and nieces and nephews. It is funny to see how big both families are getting. There are soon to be 24 grandkids on Tim's side, and soon to be 13 on mine. It is so much fun to get together with them whenever we can, and our kids have such fun when they are with Grandparents or cousins. It is a real blessing to have so many people who love you, love your kids, and are involved in helping them become the great people you want them to be. I don't think there is any way we can overestimate the value of such support. I am especially grateful that family is always there in the tough times, even more than when it is all fun. Just want you all to know how much we love and appreciate you all, even if we are too dumb to say it very often. There you go...a full serving of cheese. But I really do mean it all!

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