Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear

Jon and I had started to doubt that California had a place that was nice and quite and away from the crazy mix of things. We got invited to Lake arrowhead and got to go with both sets of Thompson's! We started our drive and Jon and I had to turn around like 3 times before we were officially on our way, we just kept forgetting things. After about an hour and a half drive we were headed up the windy roads into the mountains, Jon and I were both grinning because this has been something we have missed about Utah, we rolled down the windows and soaked in the smell of the mountain air.. it was great. It was such a great time, we played with the kids and played games at night as they had all settled in their beds. Jon and I went on a half run half walk and I was so out of breath I thought I was going to die. So needless to say we are a little worried about our backpacking trip in a few weeks, coming from sea level! It was a really good time and unfortunately we didn't break out the camera till the end of our trip. Here are some pics of us at Big Bear going up to the alpine slide, the slide was great but it doesn't compare to the Park City two mile stretch!

Happy Birthday To My Sweet Sweet Jonny!!

Yesterday was Jon's B-day.. the big 24! I'm so glad he is 24 now, so he can no longer say oh Gina is 26 and I'm 23, she is 3 years older then me!! Now we are just back to our normal 2 years apart.

Yesterday we both took half days and went to the beach for our last time for a while, and we played all day with the boogie boards.. practically getting drowned the waves were so hard yesterday. Then we met up with everyone and went to this restaurant on the beach were they wrap up your food super cool as you can see from Jon's pose, his is a Dolphin with a mermaid on top!

I'm so grateful for such a sweet husband and friend, Happy Birthday Jonny!

Weekend Getaway.. Pismo Beach and Solvang!!

Jon and I got to get out town this weekend to visit some friends! As Jon and I headed down the 101 we thought our weekend might be doomed by overcast skies but as we made it to the beach they cleared out and we got to play. Kristen and I got to surf for a while and then we all stayed together for a sleep over in the hotel. Here we are all geared up to get into the cold water!

There I am surfing.. just about to loose my balance.. but hey we got it on camera!

And of course we can not post a beach blog without showing Jon's drip castles, we have to make one every beach trip, I think this is the best one so far!

On our way home we stopped at Solvang which is a little Danish community, we walked around the shops and ate delicious cheese, We love cheese!

On our way out of town we saw these beautiful rows of flowers and couldn't resist not taking a picture of them.

Dodgers Game Night

Last week we went to the Dodgers game for Mormon night.. who knew there was such a thing? I'm not sure I have ever sat so high up in a stadium before or so far away from where the actual game is going on, but we had a great time. We got there a little late, ate the Dodger dog, sang the song, and took off a little early to beat traffic. This is not to imply however that we are fair weather fans, but the Dodgers were not going to win and we beat a lot of traffic that way.

This is what happens when the game gets really slow and the Dodger's are down by ..Solitaire takes over!!

Family Fun!

We got to have visitors this past weekend, Friend Emily, and Friend David, (it's kind of a joke we started calling each other, in fact I think Emily might name her baby Friendgino or Friendgina depending on if its a girl or boy! and we also had Mom and Dad Cook in town. It was so fun to just get to visit with each other. Saturday we all went to Zuma Beach, where David and I almost drowned trying to catch waves body surfing, Jon was a pro! We build sand castles and went to a fun little resteraunt on the beach, it was super great! WE loved having everyone in town and wish all the rest of the family had been here!

Happy Birthday to Me!!

The big 26 was last week and Jon and I went to dinner with Amber and Chris to celebrate, it was a great time! Jon was sweet and had cute suprises planned throughout the night, and I got this amazing Iron Man watch that hooks up with a GPS and tells me exactly how far I have ran, how fast, my average pace, my fastest pace and all sorts of other stuff it's pretty great and now I don't have to have Jon drive me around every night to see how far I have ran for the day!

I've Been Tagged!

So my friend Gay tagged me.. so here goes some stuff about me!!!


4 jobs I've had: 1)NuSkin Enterprises 2)Los Hermanos 3)New Freedom Mortgage 4) Summer Sales
4 movies I can watch over and over again: 1)Sweet Home Alabama 2) Bourne Identidy 3)Just Like Heaven 4) V for Vendetta (edited)
4 places I've lived: 1) Kennewick Wa. 2) Provo Ut. 3) Hunnington Beach Ca. 4) Bellevue Wa.
4 favorite TV shows: 1)The Office 2) Price is right 3) Honestly I never watch T.V.
4 places I've been: 1) Cancun 2)Grand Caymen Islands 3) Texas 4) Cozamel
4 favorite foods: 1)Steak and Potatoes! 2) Ribs and Wings! 3) Fajitas 4)Brownies and Ice Cream
4 websites I visit daily: 1) my blog 2)Consumer labs (For Work) 3) my bank accounts 4) All recipes
4 places I'd rather be: 1) On vacation 2)Camping 3) Having a BBQ 4) Playing Softball
4 blog buddies I want to tag: 1)Kristen Nelson 2) Jill Harmon 3) Mom Cook
4)Lindsay Stoyan