Wild Water Adventures

Wild Water Adventures: Last month Jaime & I took Christopher to see a Fresno Grizzles game. In return they gave us a couple free tickets to the water park. Since it was around 100 today Chris & I headed over to Clovis. It was quite the drive, 45mins :(. When we go to the Island, its like 15mins at the most. But it was will worth the drive. Last year Alyson brought us to the same park, so i was wondering if he would remember. And sure enough he did. This time around i got him to go down the green water slides in the children section. The drop off is in about 2 feet of water, and I was surprised that he did not mind going underwater. One time he held his breath and swam alittle. He had so much fun, i could not even get him to sit and eat lunch. So I was not surprised when a mother came to me, and told me Christopher just pulled down his swim trunks and peed down the octopus slide LOL. I mean what do you say to the mother when they tell you that. Thanks, "Now i know he does not need to go." or Thanks, "Let me get our things and get the hell outta here."

Oh well things happen. I was the mother who let her son piss down the slide, and do nothing about it. I wasn't worried, because we wont be going back there, and i will never see them again.

At the end of the day 2:45 Christopher came to me and said he was sleepy, and needed to go pee. So of course i sent him back to the water slide from earlier. LOL just kidding. I knew he would be hungry and thought he would sleep as soon as the car started.

Sure enough, he devoured a PB sandwich, and thing of chips, Gatorade, and then passed out. Slept all the way home & and did not wake until 630ish. The End.

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

This past Monday June 7th, Jaime parents invited us down to Discover Kingdom in Vallejo, Ca. Jaime brother Joe took the week off, so he was taking his family too. The night before we went, Jaime and I were trying to figure out When the last time we were there. I looked back through my pregnancy journey. The date was July 17th, 2006. That morning Jaime, Lynn, and I went to get my 2nd sonogram. It was that day i found out i was having a boy, and we named him Christopher Gene. So it did bring back alot of memories from that day. Also things have changed alot in 4 years. They put in a Thomas Town, and did several more updates. We were pleased. Christopher enjoyed him self to the fullest and so did we. I think as a parent it brings you a lot of joy to see your little ones happy. Jaime and I used to love to go on all the big scary rides, and wait in line the whole time. But this time, it was fun taking it easy and watching Christopher enjoy his day to the fullest. His cousin Alissa was great, she really likes to be with Christopher, so she did a lot of things with him. Timothy was off with his dad, riding all the big rides and getting as much in as he could. I didn't get a lot of pictures today. But i wanted to share a few of them with you.

This one is for you Mark.

9 tickets to Six flags $279

4 Beers $42

Lunch at the car $25ish

Walking back and forth to the car several time $sore body the next day

Watching your kids and grand kids have the time of their life PRICELESS.

Christopher 1st Dental Appointment

On June 3rd, 2010 Christopher went to his first dentist apt. I didn't know what to expect at all. There are so many dentist out there, how would i know Christopher would like them. So i called Aetna, and got a list of dentist i could use. I then opened up the yellow pages; cause sometimes they have pictures of what these people look like LOL. To my surprise I see 2 young females who look like twins. Crystal & Sabrina Nassar. So i called to see if they were taking new patients. And lucky for me they were. This office was so Awesome. Christopher loved it. The girl and guy taking his X-ray, were so good to him. When Crystal came in to see us, she picked him up and took him to the computer to let him see his teeth. He was smiling from ear to ear. It was pretty cool for me to see to. He has 2 sets in there. His Baby and Adult. Her and Christopher counted his teeth. He told her, he has 4. She laughed and said you better have 20 in there, or there will be some problems. So they counted away. 10 on top and 10 on bottom. She told him that equal 20. But he told her it equaled 5. The rest was simple. Fluoride and Cleaning. As simple as i say it. He opened up and she did her job. After they were done, he asked alot of questions about the tools, and she gave me quick and simple answers. He was happy and nodded his head. Then he headed off the the Treasure Chest to claim his prize. My made his next apt. for Dec.

Bass Lake: The Way of the Mono Trail

This summer our goal is to do alot more hiking. We want Christopher to enjoy the great outdoors, and get some great exercise while he does it. But not only that we take for granted all hiking that is right in our backyard. Christopher was able to walk 1mile last year, but we also took the jogger alot. Today we took Christopher up to Bass Lake. There was a short trail. .8 miles with elevation gain of about 300feet. We could not have asked for better weather. Christopher enjoyed it so much, that he asked to do another loop, but we told him that we would just head down to the lake and he could play in the water. We saw and heard many different animals and sounds today. We saw some Big Black Bees the size of small birds, and they were so loud. Christopher thought it was pretty cool. I was very nervous. Looking forward to more hiking trips this summer with the family.

Baseball Season is here.......

We were very sad to learn that Christopher couldn't play T-Ball this year. He is about 6months to young. Last summer we bought him a tee to hit off of at Big5. We never bought him a glove, because he was still throwing with both arms. In the past months he has started using his left hand for alot more things. So Jaime and I went to Sports Authority and bought him his first little left handed glove. It is super cute to watch him throw the ball around with dad and I. It is nice to see him get so excited about it. Next year, he will knock their socks off in T-Ball hopefully.

Susan Koman for the Cure: Sacramento Ca

On May 8th, 2010 The Race for the Cure came to Sacramento, Ca. This year was a special year. My family and I were invited to be on a team called the RAC-PAC. "Ready Aim Cure" As many of you know in December of 2009 we lost a dear friend of ours name Lori McElyea. Her husband Bill gave us the invite, along with a handful of other friends we know. So not only was I there to support my mother Peggy in her 2nd walk. I was there to support my friend Bill, along with Lori's; daughter, son, and grand daughter. With me i brought my mother and father. Also my in laws Lynn and Mark came to support my mother again. And last but not least Christopher and my self. I have never been so honored to be apart of a team. We had 312 members on our team, and 43 of them were survivors.  Each one of us has been touched by someone diagnosed with breast cancer…I ran in their honor…I ran in their memory –  but we all were a part of something inspiring and memorable and we've helped make an impact. My team raised $39,886.50. That is enough money for 314 mammograms. I'm still trying to get a copy of our team picture, hopefully the captain will email me back soon. Right before the races started all the survivors on our team got in a circle and held hands, to say a prayer and to send them out on there way. It was very touching to see women who did not know each other, come together as one. It for sure brought a tear to my eyes. I was thinking back from last year at this time, when my mother first told me she had a spot on her mammograms. It was right around Mothers Day last year and since that day my mother has been through alot. I'm very proud of her, and the things she has overcome, and only hope the future will bring joy. She has many years ahead of her, and hope she is able to enjoy them all. Also since the Fresno Race For the Cure: my mother in law Lynn has had her mammograms come back with concerns. We also are very thankful that it has not been cancer. I know that God has a plan for all of us, but it cant hurt to have him watch over our families and our friends to stay healthy and strong. And when we finally know our plan, he will be there to guide us. 

This year i wanted to try and beat my time in the 5K.  I got third place in my age division, and was very happy. I'm also happy that out of 815 runner i came in 64th. I cant ask for a better time. Well i could, but i wont. I cant complain, about that when our weekend was so wonderful. And the event was one to remember. I look forward to many years being on this team, and supporting women in Northern California
Crystal Ramirez     Sausalito CA    23821  33   64   23:32   7:35/M      01:23

Mother's Day 2010

Mother's Day

I just want to start out by saying that everyday i wake up and I'm THANKFUL for my wonderful family. I would not be the person i am today without any of you. I love my mother very much and I'm thankful to have her in my life and in my families lives. Thank you mom for being you and being there when i need you. I'm also thankful to have my mother-in-law in my life. She is a blessing and i have to thank god for bring someone so caring into my life. I'm luckily that me and Jaime's families get along so well, you don't really see that every day. So when i say family, i mean family. But without my husband and son life would not be the same. There would be a hole left unfilled. They bring me so much joy everyday. My life is never boring. I see how our mother's feel now when they are away from their families and children.

This year my heart goes out to anyone who has lost thier mother. I could not imagne, my life without mine. Everyday is a new day and a new memory.