Brooke will be wearing her santa outfit daily until December 25th. I can’t help it, it is just not possible to look at her in this outfit and not get a huge smile on your face. I think she tried to spit up on it last night so she wouldn’t have to wear it (I do laundry once a month:) but I was speedy enough to catch it right in time.
My aunt, uncle and cousin had a big celebration just for Billy! They were celebrating Billy finishing his very first semester of law school. They had all of his favorites: Chinese food, cake and football.
When I was pregnant I couldn’t even handle the smell of Chinese food so of course I forced Billy to stay at least 100 feet away from it the whole time too so that I wouldn’t even smell it on his clothes. That means it has almost been a year since we have had it (I think) and holy cow it was incredible! I have missed you orange chicken, kung pao shrimp, beef and broccoli and chow mien.
My blogging felony was that I ate a fortune cookie and didn’t take a picture of my fortune to post it like all of the cool kids do. I didn’t even read the fortune because who has time to read when they have a cookie in their hand?
This was the last time that we will see our family before Christmas and so we opened presents after dinner. They have the coolest nutcracker collection ever, they have them all over their house.
After presents we went to Christmas Tree Lane in Palo Alto to look at all of the different decorated houses.
Groundbreaking news: I loved a cake that didn’t even have frosting on it. We ate while watching the 49ers game.
I warned you weeks ago that my blog would be slowly transitioning to not only just a blog about sugar, running, candy, Brooke x 1,000,000 and hot chocolate but also about baby fashion. I introduce you to the cutest little hat that is part of a matching outfit that my aunt, uncle and cousin gave Brooke.
Round 3 of Brooke’s photo shoot is HERE
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I did my full Vi Endurance Fuel review HERE and today you have the chance to win a box of each flavor!! A $100 value!!!!
Giveaway ends on December 21st.
To enter leave a comment answering one (or all) of the following questions:
-Do you want to try the peach, chocolate or vanilla flavor of Vi Fuel the most?
-Favorite Chinese food dish?
-Favorite Christmas activity that you have done so far this year
or you can simply just say BROOKE ROCKS in your comment to enter.
721 comments
Kayla N
I would love to try the vanilla!
GreenGirlRunning
I’d choose chocolate :)
Favorite Chinese dish is mushu chicken, or lemon chicken
Favorite Christmas activity so far this year was cutting down our tree!
And, of course BROOKE ROCKS! :)
Katie
I’d want vanilla.
My fave would probably have to be cashew chicken.
I just decorated the gingerbread house which was fun! (Lotsa candy of course)
Oh yeah and BROOKE ROCKS!
Tiffany
Vanilla Vi sounds amazing!!!
Cassidy
I wish there was a Chicken and Broccoli Vi :p I’d love to try the vanilla or peach cobbler. Both sound tasty!
Amber Wilson
I want to try the peach! Or the Vanilla….. Or both!
Stephanie z
Ginger chicken- and love Brooke in that outfit!!
Heather
I would love to try the vanilla flavor!
General tso’s chicken is my favorite chinese dish!
My favorite Christmas activity so far has been putting up the Christmas tree! My husband and I have been married for almost 7 years and this is the first time we ever put one up! :)
Oh yeah and Brooke does ROCK!
Amanda
I think I am most interested in trying the peach flavored VI because I have never had a peach flavored energy gel.
Your baby is adorable!
Lauren
I’d like to try the vanilla. General Tso’s chicken all the way, the spicier the better. BROOKE ROCKS!
RoseRunner
I am going to buy some of these with the code you gave out if I don’t win, but winning would be very cool. I’m suspicious of how fructose treats my stomach, so definitely worth a try. I think I’ll love vanilla, but peach cobbler is unique enough that I am most excited to try that one.
I love looking at decorated homes on christmas eve….then coming home and baking chocolate chip cookies for santa. haven’t done that since I was maybe 18 :(
Mindy
I want to try the peach cobbler. Sounds interesting. Not a flavor you normally see.
Karen
Do you want to try the peach, chocolate or vanilla flavor of Vi Fuel the most?
I want to try all of them. Vanilla or Chocolate are probably the safest bet to try it out first.
-Favorite Chinese food dish?
Sweet and sour chicken!
-Favorite Christmas activity that you have done so far this year
Picking out gifts online while in comfy PJ clothes
or you can simply just say BROOKE ROCKS in your comment to enter.
BROOKE ROCKS! :-)
Christina
Brooke Rocks! What a sweetie! I would be interested in the peach, but chocolate is always the best. All I really like is won ton soup and spring rolls….boring!
Larissa
I always love chocolate but vanilla is also nice to switch it up.
I love sesame chicken when we get Chinese.
Stephanie
Pot stickers and hot and sour soup!!! UM! Holiday baking- my overall favorite. Hoping to go see the lights around town soon!!
kristin
FIRST – Brooke Rocks!!!
-Do you want to try the peach, chocolate or vanilla flavor of Vi Fuel the most? PEACH!
-Favorite Chinese food dish? Fried rice :)
-Favorite Christmas activity that you have done so far this year? Looked at all my moms decorations (she goes a little crazy with decorating for Christmas) lol
Leeana
I would love to try the peach !
Kami
Vanilla!
Karli
chocolate.
brook rocks!
Lyndsay
I would love to try the chocolate!! Brooke Rocks!!!!
emily
I think i could live off crab rangoon and sesame chicken…..and Brooke is the cutest baby i have ever seen!!
Jenn B
– peach
– beef and broccoli with white rice
– shopping with my mom and putting up our first Christmas tree with my boyfriend!
Olivia
I really want to try to vanilla Vi Fuel!
Wendy
The peach sounds very interesting….I think I would love to try that one.
Nicole
BROOKE ROCKS! (that’s obvious!!)
Vanilla flavor
Beef with Broccoli or Slippery Shrimp (from a little place in Los Angeles’ China Town)
My favorite thing I’ve done this year was get together with three of my best friends on Friday night, have Subway sandwiches, a glass of wine, and build gingerbread houses!
michelle kim
Favorite Chinese food dish would have to be chow fun!
And BROOKE ROCKS!
Megan c
I would love to try the peach flavor. Would be a nice change from the normal. Ps-Brooke rocks!!
Diana
First off, yes, BROOKE ROCKS! Second, my favorite Chinese food dish is bao, the little steamed buns with bbq pork inside, mmmm. I wish I could eat one now!
Amy
Brooke rocks ;)
Anna
Lo Mein is so delicious!
Nicole
Chocolate!
Kamaile
Peach Cobbler fo’ sure!
Laura
Well Brooke rocks. Obvs.
I’m quite curious about the peach cobbler flavor. It sounds pretty amazing!
Beef with Broccoli for the win.
Decorating the tree with my hubby while watching Elf. :)
Julia
BROOKE ROCKS! You’re totally right!
And, I’d like to try the peach flavor!
Erika
BROOKE ROCKS!! Her outfits are too cute and she’s pretty cute too… :)
Linda
BROOKE ROCKS and so does her MOM!!!! I think I would like to try the vanilla. I love sweet and sour chicken. Making cookies is one of my most favorite things to do at Christmas. I have to say, “WOW, I need to try that cake!” I can’t imagine loving cake without icing. It is the best part.
Laura
1. Vanilla. I don’t usually use gels (candy is my fuel) so it seems a good 1st choice.
2. Crab Ragoons. I had Chinese last night too, yummy.
3. Decorating my tree.
Samm Child
Brooke Rocks! :) and I really would love to try the peach cobbler. I am a sucker for anything peach
Jaimie
I want to try the vanilla!
Laurel
Chocolate!
Sarah
Peach! And definitely decorating the tree with Christmas music on and baileys in our.hot chocolate :)
Hannah
Vanilla, and, BROOKE ROCKS!
Meredith W
Brooke ROCKS!! :) And the Peach Vi fuel sounds super tasty!
Mari
Vanilla, please! Chili chicken, and BROOKE ROCKS! Decorating my home is the most exciting thing so far, but the parties are about to begin :)
angierunner
1. Vanilla
2. vegetable egg foo young
3. making cookies with my aunts!
Esther
I’d try the Chocolate VI!
I don’t really know my favorite Chinese dish since we don’t eat it much, but I love when it has lots of veggies. LOVE Mongolian Grills.
We had a Christmas party with close friends and did the white elephant gift/sneaky santa game. Got a running headband and slippers!
Oh and Brooke does rock.. she is pretty darn cute!
Jen Hendrickson
I would love to try the Chocolate flavor. I just adore all of the pics of Brooke – you all rock!
Chelsie @ Balance, Not Scale
Vanilla!!
I haven’t had Chinese food since the great gastric undo of New Year 2001, but my old favourite dishes were chicken chow mein if it was fresh, and either spring rolls or chicken and broccoli if it was cold. Because we all know that the leftovers are just as fabulous!! ;)
Also. BROOKE ROCKS!! :D
Sharsti
I want to try all the flavors, and of course Brook rocks haha Her smile with those chubby little cheeks is the best! My favorite Christmas activity is decorating the house and lighting a Christmas scented candle. Love it!
Jen
BROOKE ROCKS! :) I would like to try the chocolate and peach! Vanilla tends to either be really good or not at all with flavored things for me! Anddd fav chinese food is general tso or sesame chicken and chicken lo mein! All the bad ones ;-)
Jen W.
Vanilla v-fuel, no chinese thank you, heard way too many Christmas songs on the radio & BROOKE ROCKS – her mom does too! Thanks for a great giveaway…..
Jade
First off, Brook really does rock!
I love, love crab ragoons…are those really chinese food, and also General Tso’s Chicken!
I want to try the Peach Cobbler ViFuel…really not sure if I’d like the other two…
I’ve been lacking the Christmas spirit since my house is a mess, and I have to work Christmas Day!!
Heather Jung
I want to try the peach. That sounds good.
Elizabeth V
I would love to try the Vanilla flavor!
Diane
Peach!
And of course Brooke rocks! She’s super adorable :)
Courtney @ CardioQueen
I would love to win some of the vanilla! I checked out their website last night and was minutes away from checking out with some when I realized I need to buy for others for Christmas right now instead of more goodies for me! haha you and brooke rock, btw! :)
Lisa
Chocolate. Sweet n Sour Chicken.
Sarah Wilk
Brooke rock of course. I would like to try vanilla.
Jen Ressler
I would love to try the Peach one.
I actually love curry and thai foods more.
We took the gifts to the domestic violence shelter and chilrens toy room at Childrens Services paat weekend. We loved it
Betsy
BROOKE ROCKS!
I would like to try Vanilla!
Sara M
Peach would be the flavor I’d like to try. Brooke does rock, her hat is exceptionally cute! Favorite Chinese food is pork dumplings or wonton soup. Favorite Christmas activity is making cookies with my mom and kids. It melts my heart….every minute of it.
Kimberly
I would love to try the chocolate, vanilla would be good too! I love Sesame chicken
Caitlin F.
I’ve been having SERIOUS Chinese food cravings lately, but I’m holding out for the amazing cashew chicken and chow mein I have every time I visit home for the holidays. Good thing I’m just a few days away from my trip. :D
Amy
I want to try the vanilla flavor the most!
Sara
I want to try all those favors, honestly..
I’m not big on Chinese food. I like it, just never know what to get, so I just default to steamed broccoli and chicken.
I like taking my boys to see Santa. My older son is 4 and he chatted Santa up like they’re old pals..plus he took his friends list to him because his friend is afraid of Santa. Very cute, if I do say so myself. My younger son is 3mo, so he just looked like a deer in headlights..but he’s still cute, too
Betsy
I want to try the vanilla!
I have been seriously jonesing for Chinese for weeks now.
Coolest Christmas activity this year so far was running a 5k with my husband and our niece this past weekend.
And oh yeah…BROOKE ROCKS!!
Sara
Vanilla!!!
Shannon
I would love to try the vanilla flavor :)
Tracy
PEACH! what is not to love about PEACH!
Nicole
Brooke rocks! :) And I’m interested in trying the peach
JennyV
hunan chicken
Katie
I like vanilla flavored things, so that sounds delish!! My fave Chinese food is most definitely ORANGE CHICKEN OMG!!! I also looooove miso soup! My fave Christmas activity was decorating not one, but TWO trees! :) Annnd BROOKE ROCKS! ;)
xo
Rachel C.
Would love to try the chocolate….and Brooke Rocks!
Sarah
Brooke does rock, she is adorable! And I would love to try the vanilla!
Lora
BROOKE ROCKS!
vanilla, fried rice, and my favorite Christmas activity will be taking place this Friday.
My brother’s home and business was devastated by Superstorm Sandy and his family has taken a huge hit. Friends of mine rallied their friends and that group spons0red my brother’s family — providing them a COMPLETE Christmas — gifts for all 3 young kids, plus help/gifts for my bro and SIL. Friday I will take my brother to accept all the gifts and meet some of the people who have taken some weight off of his shoulders this season. Gifts are one thing, but the power of giving is so much more.
Abbie
I would love to try the vanilla!
Abby @ZestyNerd.blogspot.com
The peach sounds amazing!
And I love chicken lo mien… Plus eating off of what anyone else at the table ordered!
Shay M.
I would probably want to try vanilla; I usually always go with general tso’s chicken; and BROOKE ROCKS!! :)
Hayley @ Running Down the Runway
the vanilla! mmmm!
Megan
Brooke is absorbable! I think the peach cobbler would be great!
Amanda
BROOKE ROCKS! I would love to try the vanilla. Favorite chinese dish is chicken lo mein.
Kiera @ Sincerely, Kiera
– Vanilla Vi for sure!
– Orange chicken.
– Making Christmas wreaths.
– BROOKE ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michelle
First of all, Brooke is sooo cute and Brooke Rocks!
I’m a sucker for anything chocolate so I would love to try that one.
My favorite Chinese food is sesame chicken with rice.
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is baking (I’ve made red velvet cookies w/ white chocolate chips so far!) and watching Elf :)
mallory
Brooke rocks!
Michelle
The vanilla one! I love all things vanilla flavored!
sweet and sour chicken.
Opening presents on Christmas Eve and going to church together.
And of course brook rocks! She’s so cute!
Michelle
Brooke* apparently my autocorrect has a different idea of how to spell Brooke lol
Michelle D
Brooke Rocks! :)
Susan Howdy
-Do you want to try the peach, chocolate or vanilla flavor of Vi Fuel the most?
I really want to try the vanilla but they all sound good!
-Favorite Chinese food dish?
My favorite is probably Kung Pao but I tend to change my favorite every other time I go
-Favorite Christmas activity that you have done so far this year
Looking at Christmas lights with my mom <3
Also, Brooke rocks!
Kerry
I LOVE coconut curry veggies and orange chicken!! Favorite xmas thing so far? Finding sneaky and fun places to move elf on the shelf!
And of course, Brooke rocks!!
Shay @ Whine Less, Breathe More
Chocolate!
Ashten Adamson
Orange peel chicken is the bomb diggity!
And I’d love to try the vanilla flavor. :)
Jackie
Definitely vanilla and I love decorating the Christmas tree!
Jessica
Brooke rocks! :) (Seriously though, she is cuuuuuttteeeee!)
BRauschu
BROOKE ROCKS! and definitely chocolate :-)
Jane
I would love to try the chocolate of course!! My favorited chinese food is Vegetable Lo Mein…yummy…now I am craving it.
Alexis
BROOKE ROCKS…and she really is the cutest in the Santa outfit :) I am not afraid to branch out so I am dying to try the Peach Cobbler Vi Fuel. Chinese food…no thanks.
Suzana
I had Chinese food today for lunch at work!! My bosses bought it, so it was free (even better)!!
My fortune was something like “your career will flourish soon”. And it was absolutely perfect timing because I had an email waiting for me in my inbox when I got home that I have an interview at the place I applied at last week! (It’s okay because I was only hired temporarily with the company that feeds me… I finish on Friday sniff.)
Amy
Brooke rocks!!!! I would love to try the chocolate flavor and my favorite Chinese food dish is definitely crab rangoons!! :)
Laura @ LauraLivesLife
Brooke rocks!
Princess Loredee Gabot
-Do you want to try the peach, chocolate or vanilla flavor of Vi Fuel the most?
Vanilla. I love vanilla.
-Favorite Chinese food dish?
I love siopao!
-Favorite Christmas activity that you have done so far this year.
Nothing yet, but looking forward to building a house for those who were affected by the flood last year. :)
BROOKE ROCKS!
Lea
BROOKE ROCKS! And the vanilla sounds yummy :)
Tracy
Brooke rocks! And vanilla
Emily B.
Brooke Rocks, and is super cute!
I like anything chocolate!
Elise
Chocolate :) BROOKE ROCKS!!!!
Lidia Perez
Brooks rocks! I would like to try chocolate and vanilla.
Lidia Perez
Brooke rocks!
Mel P
Brooke certainly does rock!!!
And I would love to try the chocolate :)
Mindi Decker
I would love to try the vanilla flavor.
Lisa
Vanilla!!!
Heather @operationdetermination
Brooke Rocks!! I would live to try the chocolate.
Gina G
Vanilla!
And….BROOKE rocks!!! :)
Jill
Well
I would like to try the vanilla since its the one you’ve raved about!
Annnnnd, I really do not like Chinese food! Something about the way it smells is just a little bit off for me. Wait I take that back – I DO like fortune cookies! Ha So that’s my fav Chinese food :)
Also Brooke DOES rock!
shawn
Vanilla sounds super! And Brooke is absolutely adorable!
Becky K
Vanilla flavor. I would love to try these. I have yet to find anything that does not make me sick. Thinking about trying mashed potatoes for my next marathon.
Brooke rocks
Losing Lindy
I love sesame chicken..and Brooke is so cute
Allison
Chocolate or peach. Reminds me of desserts!
sarah l
i would loooooooove to try the vanilla! i’m intrigued by the peach cobbler. and i’m sure the chocolate is delicious.
Hannah J
Ooo, the peach sounds delicious!
Joy
I want to try the vanilla flavor!
Stephanie
Brooke Rocks! And I really want to try the peach one…
Stefanie
Brooke ROCKS!
Nicole
Chocolate!! And BROOKE ROCKS!
Jessica
Brooke Rocks!!! Chocolate please!
christin
BROOKE ROCKS!
and ALWAYS chocolate!!
MJ
Brook ROCKS! I love peach and I love eating Christmas cookies (does that count as a Christmas activity???)
Lindsey
My favorite Chinese dish is black bean chicken.
kristina
brooke rocks!! vanilla!
Beverly Aragon
BROOKE ROCKS!!! And, ummm, chocolate all the way!
Melissa @mypeachlife
I am training for my second marathon and I am having lots of trouble with fueling and tummy issues with the other fuels offered out there. I would love to try Vi to see if it helps me with my long runs. Of course I would try the peach flavor first, that is just what a Georgia girl does! :).
Oh and BROOKE TOTALLY ROCKS! I have been married a little over one year now and your blog is starting to give me baby fever!
Kaite
I would want to try vanilla! But peach cobbler sounds pretty good too!!
Mackenzie
Peach. General tsao’s is the bomb.
Aimee
Vanilla!
Katie M
I’d love to try the vanilla flavor…
but no Chinese for me, please…
the Great Santa Run in Las Vegas was awesome! 8000ish Santas ran a 5k!
Andrea
oooh…tough choice…I’d love any of them, but if I have to pick, then I’ll go with chocolate
My fav chinese food dish is honey chicken…yum!
I’m cheating…My fav Christmas activity will be done tomorrow. We will be going to see the Spectacle of Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, then to Epcot to see the Candlelight Processional and the fireworks. That’s what we did 2 years ago on that date when we got engaged, so it’s tradition now!
And Brooke Rocks! That hat is ADORABLE! I want it in adult size!
Talia
1. Vanilla
2. It all makes my belly hurt :(
3. Making Italian cookies! (Tonight was pizzelles)
Carlie A
Peach sounds amazing!!!
Jamie H
Brooke rocks, for sure!!! I want an outfit for my kiddo like that:)
I want to try the peach! Best thing we have done was letting our munchkin open his train set early…he loved it.
Lindsey
Mmmmm…cream cheese wontons. It’s a crime not to order those when having Chinese!
Brooke rocks!
Erin Pierce
BROOKE ROCKS! And is so cute :)
Kelly O-ski
Oooooobviously chocolate :). haha
Katy
Peach!
Korlynne
Chocolate and BROOKE ROCKS!
Tiana R
Trader Joes Orange Chicken is my favorite! I usually throw in some brocolli or sugar snap peas and TJ frozen brown rice. That was supposed to be our dinner tonight but we had long days at work and didn’t feel like waiting 25 minutes… so we got terriyaki take out! :)
Natalie
I’d LOVE to try the peach!
I’m pretty much obsessed with all Chinese food, but you can’t go wrong with a good Kung pao chicken!
Love love going to look at Christmas lights!
And Brooke DOES rock! :)
Sharisse
Want to try the chocolate one… honey walnut prawns… bought my (and hubby’s) first xmas tree… BROOKE ROCKS!
Merissa Duncan
I really want to try the vanilla one! I use GU products right now but I like the reviews about VI and wouldlike to give it a try. I really like vanilla flavoring!! My husband and I aren’t huge chinese fans but we love Thai food. Do you like thai food? And not only is Brooke so cute she totally ROCKS!!
Allison
Brooke looks so adorable in her little beanie! I love her!!!
Melissa
I would want to try the chocolate flavor.
My favorite is sweet and sour chicken.
Watching my kinder kids get excited to decorate our classroom Christmas tree has been my favorite activity thus far. Once we have our party I’m pretty sure that will be my favorite.
BROOKE ROCKS!!! The other day while reading your blog it hit me……Brooke shares a name with the best running shoe out there….aren’t you sponsored by that company….and is there a connection I’m seeing??
Amanda
I really want to hug Brooke in that shirt.
I would try chocolate.. or peach. or all of them!
My favorite Christmas activity so far has been listening to Christmas music and having the tree lit up every night while making supper.
Kari
BROOKE ROCKS! Chocolate, Lo Mein, making Christmas cookies with my kids.