I always call her with questions like, Is tomorrow mandatory uniform day? and she always knows the answer! She works all the time but she still knows everything. I, on the other hand, am always scribbling things down on scraps of paper. I also have the luxury of having help and its still hard for me to balance it all. Other moms dont have any help and they still make it work.

MM: What's your favorite family activity?

Christa: Oh, we have so many! We have so much fun when we travel, all of us being together. My kids love being on a plane and checking in to a hotel. My son calls it a ho-tail, as if he suddenly acquired an accent. On the weekend, we swim and Henry loves the pool. We also go to the beach in Malibu with our three dogs and our three kids we really feel like one big family there.

MM: What is your greatest achievement?

Christa: I have a great marriage and I am proud that I am able to be so involved with my children and my family. My children are my greatest achievement.

MM: What products can't you live without?

Christa: I try to stay low maintenance so I cant live without Laura Merciers tinted moisturizer, which I wear instead of base. I love Kiss Me mascara. It never comes off until you wash it off. I have it on all day.

MM: What do you do when you're feeling selfish?

Christa: Nap! I love to take an hour-long nap around 2pm, whenever I can. I cant get away for longer than that. I also like to gab on the phone with my girlfriends. The other thing I do is shop online. I tend to be obsessed with jeans and t-shirts. Right now, I live in Hudson jeans.

MM: What's keeping you busy these days?

Christa: I just wrapped the shooting on the Andromeda Strain. Its a four-hour mini series that will premier next Memorial Day. I play a doctor and a scientist. Its drama and my love interest is Benjamin Bratt. So this is something different for me. It was such a great experience. The producer is a mom, too. She arranged the shooting so I never had to be away from my kids for longer than a week at a time. I remember one day I was with my children in the morning and then I hopped a plane for the set in Vancouver. By noon, I was in bed making out with Ben Bratt. Thats what I call a great job!

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