Pinewood Derby 2013

J.J and Dad worked very hard on this years creation. This bad boy named "Tank" was awarded Best Body Design. Father and Son are happy and were pleasantly surprised at it's speed, in spite of its bulk.

Vizcaino Whale Watching

This was the trip of a lifetime. Gray whales travel thousands of miles to birth in this bay. The mothers and babies are so curious they come up to the boat. We were even able to pet them. Dolphins came and paid us a visit. Jason Jr. was so excited he fell off the boat. Lucky for him Poppy was close by for the save. Anny's camera on Poppy's wrist was not as lucky. We definitely need to do this again.The yellow you see on these pic's is the edge of the boat. I have tons of pics and choose these three. The boat captain Leopold was even saying"Bueno, Bueno". Now thats a great day.

Baja Road Trip

On Feb 2nd, 2009 Mom, David, Kira , Karter, Chase, JJ, and I took the Hummer and the minivan down the ever familiar treck south. We dawdled over the 24 hour drive, taking 3 days, 2 hotels, and adding 2 whale watching excursans into the mix. We had a great trip eating fabulous taco's, drinking coca lite, and the never ending books on tape. (Thank goodness for Twilight.) We went to the movie "Taken" the weekend before the trip. I wouldn't recommend this flick to anyone traveling international in the near future. You tend to look at every shadow differently. As always though traveling with Mom and David makes for a really fun time.

knee surgery.

On Monday January 19th I have my 3rd knee surgery. You would think I would get better at this. Actually I have, it has been 20 years since my last knee surgery and I am much better at staying down. I t is very hard for me to be down. I have to much energy to sit still. I have been reading, sleeping and playing on facebook though. It also helps that if I am up on it for too long it hurts. So all in all I give myself a B+. My mom took the kids on Monday. Jason stayed home Monday and Tuesday, and my mom-in-law came down Weds and Thurs. Our home teachers the Pricers, even brought in dinner Monday. Without all of this help I would definitely have been doomed. Thanks everyone!!

Sand Angels

Karter and Chase gave up on having a "white Christmas". While playing at Madono beach in Cabo they created sand angels in honor of Christmas Day.

Grandpa HIll

Well it's official Grandpa Hill is the bionic man. He has 2 new knee's. Mom and I picked him up from Hoag hospital yesterday and he is doing great. He has waited a long time to get his replacements. Apparently he wore the others out. At 87 his is out working us all. He and Grandma are staying with Mom and David until he is fully recovered. I think he is staying there to have access to the Wii.

CHiP's

Christy is especially grateful to the Officer Smith of the CHP.Officer Smith warned me against driving to fast (70+ when he saw me), talking on a cel phone (blue tooth was not working and in my purse), and driving in the carpool lane ( all the kids were in school honestly how often am I alone). Officer Smith will always have a special place in my heart when I write the check to the auto insurance. Thanks Officer Smith:)