Happy Halloween!

Wishing all my blog readers a safe, happy Halloween! I have 2 weddings to attend tomorrow, and a family photo session on Sunday, so be sure to check back!

...this is my third cupcake attempt!!

Little Yoda

This is the reason I love Halloween.

I love this sequence. It's interesting how each one is so different, yet it totally tells the "Hmmm, I wonder if this pumpkin is yummy" story.

I *heart* this blue wall.

Matching ****

I don't really like matching with my husband. We both think it's kinda tacky...unless they were free or given to us. Who's going to argue then? For example, we have matching Chocolate cell phones...his is blue and mine is black. We only got it because we got some crazy oh-you-are-both-LA Unified Employee-discount.

This is our new addition. Matching SIGG bottles. Our friend Sukhyung got these for us. He insisted that SIGGs are the new *Nalgenes*, and we weren't about to refuse since Sukhyung is our ultimate outdoor friend. I didn't really think of these as "matching", but a man at our gym commented that he has never seen matching water bottles...so here they are...

I thought I would share this with you, since the colors are so fit for the holiday season!

Aunt Patty's babee

Check this cutie out. It was an impromptu photo session so it wasn't photographed at the best location, but I just LOVE LOVE LOVE his smile and his rolls of fat.

**His Aunt Patty went kinda crazy with the remaining holidays of the year**

First up, Halloween.

I just LOVE his amazing eyes...

Hey, I warned you about his "rolls"!

Next up, Thanksgiving. Little A sporting...er...balancing the hat.

Last but not least, Christmas!!

I just love how baby skin photographs in black and white!

Until next time...

Shine for Him

Awhile ago, I was accepted to be one of the photographers for the Shine for Him project. http://www.shineforhim.com/ This project is geared towards young people who have hope and photographers who desire to use their God-given talents to honor God, uplift their fellow man, and give young people a vehicle to express their faith. My first photoshoot was with this handsome Torrance High Senior.

My favorite from the shoot.

*This is just the first step...Every Shine for Him prints are finished with texture and a verse or a testimony from the client. I'll update when I'm done!*

**Potential Shine for Him clients - Photoshoot and the prints are FREE. Please e-mail me to book a session!**

Let the Tournament Begin!

To mark the end of my week-long birthday extravaganza, my friend took me to Medieval Times. Although it was more like I begged them to take me, I had a lot of fun and I think *hope* they did too (minus the fact that I discovered I was highly allergic to horses).

From a p&s

From right to left: Carol, Me, Carol, and Jenny

Um....I GUESS Jimmy had fun...(He's passionately cheering for the Green Knight)

...this guy.

Thanks for an *interesting* time! The night was then followed by delicious crepe and karaoke =)

Early Late 20's

Guess who's 27? ME! There's no point avoiding it, so I asked Jimmy to take me to Julian for their annual apple pie festival to celebrate.

Is Jimmy trying to look cool?

Yum!

"Picking" apples from a box...yea...we totally cheated.

After the festival, we drove to the city and for a bite of Pumpkin-Apple pie. It was absoutely a taste of heaven. I was pretty mad that Jimmy took the last bite...good thing we bought 4 whole pies to go!

Even after the pie, free fudge, and street tacos, the boys were still hungry, so we drove to a casino nearby for their $4.95 prime rib. We all signed up for their card to get $10 free play...we're totally suckers.

And then came the highlight of the day...the Qualcomm party! Suk hooked us up to this crazy world spectacular madness at the Hilton in DT San Diego. The party had free food and drinks, casino games, photo opps, and shows.

This was in the "Rio" room.

Happy after several drinks, $500 each in blackjack, and my favorite...chocolate fountain!! (Notice me and my trition sign...GOOOO UCSD!)

We decided to stop by the pretty clock tower to countdown my last several minutes of being in my late middle 20's.

Jimmy and Suk - thanks for an awesome day! I had a lot of fun (especially running in the rain)

O.M.G.

OMG...this girl needs to quit teaching and start modeling. NOW. She is so serious that it makes me laugh...like out laugh-out-loud kinda laugh. Don't get me wrong, I love this girl. Always have. Always will...ever since the first day I met her.

Ok, enough of me talking...see for yourself!

I think I like the b&w better...what do you think?

I told you she's a natural.

She treated me to Sprinkles! MMmmm...Red Velvet cupcakes!

Gotta fix your make-up after a sweet, delicious snack!

Workin the dress!