Che' { 9 month baby shoot }

On Saturday morning, I drove to Redlands and met up with the LOVELY Che' Davies. When I arrived, she was wearing one fancy party dress.. a.dor.a.ble! I have to say, keeping up with her was a workout! ;) Here are a few of my favorite snaps.

above: favorite :)

family pic: Che's mommy, Tiff, and daddy, Dan.

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California Plaza { concert under the stars... in L.A.}

Last Friday night, Brian and I, along with Rachel and CW, drove to L.A. to see a mariachi band play Beatle songs. Yes, that's right, a mariachi band playing Beatle music! And I have to say, they were great! Grand Performances presented "Mariachi Mystery Tour". They played several Beatle songs including 'our' song- And I Love Her. The opening band that night was another mariachi band called "Mariachi Rock-O". They played several top 40 songs including an interesting cover of "No Woman, No Cry". lol Anyway, here is a collage of snaps from that night.

below: a view from our seats. Andrew and Racheabove: me and Brian. Mariachi Mystery Tour.

July Happenings { slow month for snaps }

July was a busy month for me... busy with hanging out with friends and family but, slow in the snap taking department. To catch you up with some of what we've been up to, here are a few snaps.

On July 8th, Brian and I along with Rachel and the Crosswhites (Andrew and his folks, Stephanie and Rick) went to see Steely Dan at the Greek. AWESOME concert. We all had a great time.
above and below: On July 11th, I met up with Kim, Adam and Andrew. Here we are at the RAFFMA (Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art) at Cal State San Bernardino.

above: On July 16th, our local Hallmark store had some characters hanging around and I had my pic taken with them. below: If you want to look short and thin, stand next to a Wookiee. :)

above and below: Brian and I went camping for a couple of nights at Dogwood. We had a good time just taking it easy. The weather was great. A couple of snaps on a hike we took.

above: On July 31st, we met up with Brian's cousin Marcia (she lives in Texas and was out for a few days on business). In snap l to r: Brian, Marcia, Melissa and Karen.

below: the cousins with spouces: Wayne, Marcia, Bob, Melissa, Richard, Karen, me, and Brian.

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Snaps of Carpinteria { using 3 different cameras }

As you may have read, Brian and I camped in Carpinteria for a few days last week. I took along 3 cameras. Yes, 3. Let me explain.

The following 5 snaps were taken with my Kodak Zi8 (pocket video with a 5.3 mp) camera. I love the 3072 x 1728 dimensions. It's f/2.8, fix focus, auto exposure & ISO make it a simple point and shoot. (The HD 1080p video is great.) I always carry this camera in my purse because it's small and light weight ( 4 oz). Snaps from this camera are well, just snaps BUT, when I edit them in Picasa + picnik, they become SNAPS.

The next 6 snaps were taken with my Canon G6. I usually use this camera when I don't want to carry around my 'bigger' one. The G6 (7.1 mp) is an awesome point and shoot with full auto to full manual options. (In 2008, I won Best of Show Amateur at the San Bernardino Co. Fair using this camera.) This camera is easy to use and gets the job done.

The next 8 snaps were taken with my Canon 40 D. I LOVE this camera. It does everything I need to get the snaps I want. Recently, I've enjoyed taking close-ups of flowers. As we hiked along the cliffs, I snapped these.

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Camping at Carpinteria { relaxing break }

On June 6th - 10th, Brian and I went camping with my sister and her family at Carpinteria State Beach. And when I say camping, I mean TENT camping. Semi-roughing it. (Semi because there were hot showers and flush toilets.) We really like camping with Becky and Pete because Pete is an awesome cook! and of course we enjoy their company. ;) Here are a few campsite snaps.

Our campsite view from the park. See the dunes on the right, the beach is on the other side.
Pete is an awesome cook. Here he is showing off his camp pizza. See the green tent behind him? That is our new 10 x 10 dome.

' The Girls '

l t0 r: Kandice with my nieces, Angie and Chris.

On June 6th, Becky and Pete celebrated their 24th anniversary. Here they are cutting a delicious red velvet cake.

32nd Wedding Anniversary { + I became a senior citizen! }

On June 9th, Brian and I celebrated our 32nd anniversary while camping with Becky and Pete in Carpinteria. (Snaps of that to follow.) On our day, Brian and I drove to Santa Barbara and walked around the mission. Then we drove to Summerland and had lunch at Cafe Luna. Back at camp, Pete made us a delicious dinner! At sunset, Brian and I walked along the beach. Was a LOVELY day. Happy Anniversary, Brian! I love you!

above: Friar Brian and Lil Bro Me (taken at Mission Santa Barbara)

above: at camp toasting to our anniversary

above: Brian and me (taken by a nice person on the beach)

We left Carpinteria on June 10th (my birthday) and came home to a wonderful dinner and dessert put together by Emily and Rachel. I'm now 55! :)

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Jeeping in Cajon Pass { let's get outta the house trip }

On Thursday morning, I told Brian let's go somewhere in the Jeep! So, we drove to the end of Mariposa Rd., followed a forest road to hwy 138, then onto another forest road driving under I-15 and then up to west Oak Hills area. Here are a few snaps from our fun morning ride.

North bound I-15 almost to Oak Hill Rd.

Desert Sage

I want to say that this is a Utah Firecracker. :)

Tunnel under north bound I-15. Bottom part of snap is a reflection off the Jeep.

above and below: a Western Thistle

Desert Rock Pea

Looking south.

Copper's Goldenbush

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