2008 in pictures Spent New Years Day (which also happened to be Sammy's

birthday) in San Diego. The Dead Sea Scrolls were on exhibit at the

SD Natural History Museum

our friend Sean from Vancouver came to visit for the holiday.

Huntington Beach Pier

end of day

Jolie on the pier

New Year's Day

Martin Luther King weekend trip to Baja with

Roy and Kelly Willardson and kids Max and Mia

boys paddling out

mia enjoying the sand dunes

jolie

roy communing with dolphins

sammy on a school trip to d.c
gettysburg and philadelphia

washington monument

dylan and sam at the smithsonian


at gettysburg

at the declaration of independence museum
Spring Break

Easter trip to Baja with

Taylor and Sheri Nelson and kids

Abby and Parker

Jolie and Abby
Abby and Parker

Easter morning

Taylor
Easter weekend at baja

early spring time hike

up on the hills of

Topanga Canyon State Park

Sammy and

Jolie enjoying a nice day at Cardiff Beach

at the Cowboy store enjoying quesadillas

baja for memorial day

marie and sam

checking out a sidewalk store in Ensenada

kayaks and stand up paddle boards , fun

but in May that water is still cold so don't fall in

Memorial Day weekend with Kevin, the Rondos and the
Tippetts, oh and Marie

Jolie's slumber birthday party
May 11, 2008

she's 7 in 2008

Baja in August

our secret beach

tidepools below the house

Montezuma's Castle in Arizona

one of our stops on our 3 week road trip in July

Mark's UFO at the UCM Museum

Abita Springs, Louisiana

New Orleans across from Cafe DuMond

Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

Gettysburg

Liberty Island, New York

in front of Tomo-chi-chi's grave in Savannah, Georgia

Niagara Falls

New Orleans

on a oxen ride in Nauvoo

Colorado mountains

Independence Pass
during our three week road trip from LA to NY and back

rincon with friends late july

our favorite beach which we dominate every time we go

which was almost every weekend in the month of August

mermaids hailey, loni, claire and jolie

another rincon beach day with friends

roasting hotdogs and pizzas on charcoal ovens

late into the summer night at rincon

august at refugio

trevor on the standup

henry on the longboard

campers parker nelson and hank tippetts

brielle reading a clue to find treasure hidden by
pirate don diego del donggo (huh?)or was it don jon refugio?
ask mark

treasure seekers

beach camping, refugio state beach

jolie and sam

refugio

jolie getting a shoulder ride from dad

sam, marie and henry on a quick trip to jalama beach while
camping at refugio

marie and henry are not too happy about leaving camp
i guess because it means -back to school!!!!

our truck all loaded up for the drive home
after 4 days camping at refugio
end of summer

jolie and that cute surfboard that's just right

jolie and

sammy stand-up paddleboarding at Cardiff
late summer

sam, marie, courtney and riley

all dolled up for the fashion show

marie and

sammy at the stake young women fashion show

sam and marie
fishing at Lake Casitas

henry and jake

i had the important task of holding the unbrella

jake and jolie

jolie casting away
on a fishing trip to Lake Casitas in October

brenda and jolie
rockers for Halloween

lindsay, brenda, kiana and jolie

madison, brenda and jolie
halloween parade at school

jolie with friends tyler and abby on her way to lunch

at Chuck-e-cheese in a limo (fundraiser prize)
Tuesday before Thanksgiving break

jacques and bo, thanksgiving at baja

loni and jolie, baja thanksgiving

with Pam, Lisa and Bo

Thanksgiving trip to Baja with Barnetts and Tippetts

Baja Thanksgiving trip

quick trip to San Francisco and

Santa Cruz in December to visit family