Rusty Photographer

Yesterday I took some photos of Ashley and Keala's son KJ. Almost immediately after I started I realized how rusty I am...not a good feeling. I wish I could've done a better job, but setting up in someone's house is completely different than doing it in a studio like I used to. He's so cute and I did get a couple good ones that I hope they like, but I'm still a little disappointed in myself.

And I guess you can only see 200 of your flickr photos at a time now. Guess it's time to upgrade to a pro account since Leila's due in 90 days and I'll have lots of photos of her to post for family and friends. Don't want to run out of space.

Daddy Doolittle

My dad loves animals, especially cats. About a year and a half ago my dad got my mom a fish tank for her birthday. There's only one fish left from the original batch, Oscar. He's a huge monsterous astronotus ocellatus, more commonly known as the oscar/tiger cichlid. The picture I took was nasty and murky looking, so I changed it up a bit.

This is Taco one of my dad's cats. She's actually Vincent's sister! You can really see the family resemblence in the stripes on their faces. She's a pretty girl! (Yes, I named her Taco. I didn't have areason, I just thought it'd be funny to have a cat named Taco."

I love when...

the sky looks like this!

Lacking...

I haven't written very much lately. I don't have much going on, nothing too interesting (wow, I sound like Scott.) I have a lot of photos though! I think I posted something like 6 entires on my pixyblog tonight. That's what's been occupying my time lately. Check 'em out!

PIXY BLOG FOR ME!

So last night Adam asked me when I was going to start postng some pictures I've taken with my new camera. Well, I've been getting organized and this morning I posted EIGHT posts on my new PIXYBLOG. Surprise! Check 'em out, add it to your blogroll, add it to your subscrpitions, leave me some comments, let me know what you think, or just that you're alive out there and I'm not just posting for my own amusement. :]

I especially like the Laker's post. I shot the entire game to get the photo with the ball in just the right spot.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

If you've read Jon and Kathy's blogs, you've seen how their recollection of new years differed a little bit. Well, I was there too, here's how it really went down!

On new year's eve...

Scott and Christina headed over to...


Jon & Kathy's house for a little party.


Marissa, Ian and their puppy Leopold we there!


So were Summer and her puppy Tink!


Mike & Lauren were there, but they didn't bring a doggie.


Heather tried to teleport herself home through Jon's computer.


Then Jon and Kathy broke out the party supplies!



As Ian searched frantically for Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve...


His dog was possessed by a demon!


Jon got scared and turned to Scott for comfort...



Kathy and Christina scared it away with their cuteness!

The End!

Friday & Saturday

Another random blog...

Ian got the Nikon D40X for Christmas too!


Had to stop and take a picture of the beuaitful sunset as I drove home from work.

Scott bought an airsoft rifle and was excited about it. Even wanted me to shoot it. Not such a great idea. My shot ricocheted and busted a hole through two of our blinds. Oooops...

(Sorry, Scott's a musician, not a photographer. I'm still trying to teach him that usually photos are better in focus.)

Here's the hole I made with the rifle. This is exactly why I probably shouldn't use any kind of gun, airsoft gun, paintball gun, staple gun, you get the point.

Scott and I went to see National Treasure: Book of Secrets Saturday night. He's been really excited to see it, so I took him out on a date night. It was just nice to spend some fun time with my husband doing something he wanted to do.

Random Thursday

Thursday I went into work to take down the lovely shepherds tent I made our Christmas Eve service. And took some other random pictures while there.


The amazing pyramid of batteries in the tech booth.


The fun and festive lights Rob put up in the tech booth.

My little Christmas cheer on my desk. I'll be kind of sad to put this little guy away.

The neat view I had driving home from work.

We went to see Sweeney Tood (it was amazing!) with our double date friends Daniel & Alesia. They're so much fun to be around! We love them dearly!


And here's some cars and lights...

Lazy home photography day

The day after Christmas I sat around the house in my pajamas ALL DAY while Scott was at work. It was kind of nice to have a big, fat, lazy day to myself. I sat around and took entirely too many pictures of Vincent.

Wasn't teh sky beautiful that day? I want to make this one into a jigsaw puzzle for my grandma. She'd love it!

Christmas Day!

So I'm five six days late, but I finally have time to catch up on the blogging!
Christmas Eve, Scott and I exchanged presents with each other, went to Christmas Eve service (Scott wore a shepherd costume and played in a drum circle! Sorry no picture.) Then we went to my parents' house for dinner and presents. My mom's dinner was awesome! Calamari, steak, potatoes, chow mein and wonton soup! A little eclectic, but fantastic none the less! I was 98% sure my parents were getting us a Nintendo Wii, (after asking us what we wanted, then said, what about a Wii? Then calling Scott to ask him where to find one...98% sure) but I was completely wrong. My dad comes into the living room with a box, the size of a Wii. Scott and I unwrap it to reveal a lamp box. "Cool, we have this same one at home?" I'm so confused. So my dad or Scott (don't remember who) says, "Open it!" So I open it, see an old Sprite box, then a lemonade box (It hits me, this is the trash that Scott took out the other day!) Under the lemonade box, a beautiful yellow and black box that reads "Nikon D40X" I scream and bounce giddily on the couch! I've been wanted a digital SLR for so long, just haven't been able to save up for it. When Scott heard my dad wanted to get us a Wii, he called him up and asked if instead they could split the cost of the camera for me! My husband's the greatest! (And I'd say that even if I didn't get the camera, but it doesn't hurt!)

Christmas day we drove up to Running Springs for a day with Scott's family at the McIntyre's cabin. Sin-a-buns for breakfast, presents, Ellis brothers annual Christmas football game (not quite, it was too cold,) the Bourne Ultimatum and Hairspray (how great was John Travolta?) and a tasty steak dinner. A great day!


THE MOUNTAINS!

How could I not love this face?

Cuddly Brothers, Scott and Tyler

Mackenzie got his first cell phone for Christmas!

Riley brought sexy back while playing football.

Scott and his daddy

The football (the boys used the nerf ball. This one probably would have shattered if it hit the ground because of how cold it was outside.)

I love the painting on this lamp, it's so pretty!

Aren't these cute? Notice the moose has a shotgun.

Here's the terrible view we had as we headed down the mountain.

Hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and had a great time with your families