Brittany chosen as Homecoming Queen

Last week Brittany was chosen as one of the four Senior Homecoming Princesses at Southridge High School. She was presented at an assembly in front of the whole student body escorted by Ryan (one of the Princes) as her escort. It was fun for her.

Later on that night at the football game (a very RAINY football game I might add), parents and family escorted the candidates out onto the field in front of the crowd. They were handed boxes with balloons hidden inside. On the count of three they were told to open their boxes, and whoever had the yellow balloon fly out, was the King or Queen. Nick Derrah was voted the King and Brittany the Homecoming Queen! Yeah Brittany!

This is Brittany on the night of the HOMECOMING dance (Sat.) she went with her friend Jeff White.

They all wear short dresses for Homecoming, and Long formal dresses for Prom. This dress had a 4 inch row of sequins on the bottom to match the shoulders. Whe looked very pretty.

HAILEY'S BDAY

It's the month of birthdays for the Molina family. Hailey turned 14 this month and is enjoying her last year of middle school. She is doing great in soccer and can"t wait to start High school.

THOMAS TURNS 12

Thomas turned 12 on September 26th and celebrated with what else but... a football party. He had a lot of fun with his friends, and on Sunday he received the Aaronic Priesthood in church.

It can't be true!!

Brittany received some of her senior pictures... which means it's true, she only has less than a year left before she starts college... are we that old?? It feels like we were in college just a couple of years ago...

Fall sports

It is back to school and of course, back to sports. Brittany is enjoying varsity soccer at Southridge during her senior year, Hailey is playing for a classic soccer team, Thomas is playing 5-6 grade football for Southridge and Ben is also playing rec soccer. Brandy is busy with her music and other stuff, but she decided to take a break from sports. It is safe to say that our job as "chauffers" is safe for at least 6 more months. Thomas had his first game yesterday and they beat St Helens at St Helens 33 to 19, and he scored 2 touchdowns. He is so fast is amazing to watch. Thomas is number #40. Here are some pictures of video of that awesome game:

Senior Year

Hey! Its been awhile since i've written on this family blog, so its time for an update!
Well summer was great! It went by SO fast though... my last month after travelling non-stop consisted of soccer, work and school meetings. I was gone everyday from 7am-7pm. Haha so for that reason, I was starting to actually look forward to school... plus its SENIOR year! It has already been the BEST so far. Very Very busy... I started school last Tuesday. I have three IB classes and two easy classes, a great balance for my last year at highschool. Annnd, if you already didn't know- I'm part of the Womens Varisty Soccer team at Southridge so I've had practice everyday after school. I love soccer! Plus, I have many friends on my team so its always a good time. We lost our first game, and won our second... I'm excited to see how our team does this year. I even scored a goal :) Well... here are a couple of pictures to illustrate what I've been up too. I hope all is well with everyone else and I'm sureeeeee I'll talk to you later!

Images of Beijing

Here are some of the things I learned while visiting Beijing in the last few months...


1 - If it looks like chicken... it may be something else, just in case, leave it alone.


2 - If they tell you is chicken, ask what part of the chicken or you may end up eating chicken feet or neck or something


3 - If you think the elevator or the train is crowded, don't worry they'll try to fit 10 more Chinese people in it


4 - If you want to get away from the crowds... go to your hotel room, everywhere else will have tons of people, all the time


5 - Personal space varies according to culture, a couple of inches between your face and someone else's is plenty of space for the chinese :)


6 - If you like bargaining for your purchases, China is the place for you... you can get great deals that way


7 - If you think think pedestrians have the right of way crossing on a green light on a marked pedestrian crossing, think again... cars turning into your street always have the right of way in China, so be ready to jump forwards or backwards...


8 - You can safely take a taxi in Beijing, but the driving will not be safe, they drive like crazy and they'll hardly ever know where you want to go if you give them the address... they will drive around, call someone, and kind of guess where it may be. And yes there are millions of cars on the road.


9 - They use green tea for a lot of stuff, not just beverages...


10 - If your name contains an "r" in it, get ready for a change of name, they'll find a way to make it sound Chinese... like Hen-lee

11 - If you believe in privacy and your right to disagree, China is not for you. Big brother is watching and it is obvious

10 - If you want to visit a mysterious, safe, beautiful place with lots of friendly people, proud of their culture, China is it.