Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Girls Night Times 3

Last Friday and the Friday before and Wednesday last week we had a couple of girls night. They were not all hours girls night like our once a month girls nights but they were let's have a couple of drinks and unwind and vent about the work week girls night..anyways here are some random photos of drinking shenanigans.


I don't know what I was doing in this picture

Ally doing make up
We took a lot of quick shots of applying make-up so we can make like a flip book


Last Friday night............at the end of the night which was like 11.
Alex's Bar Last Wednesday
Fun times with the gals

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Magazine Tuesday


Everyday it's the same routine..work all day,come home, send the husband to work, feed the kids, bathe the kids, get the kids to bed..really the only thing that changes throughout the weeknights is what's on the telly. I have certain shows that I watch each day of the Week..except for Tuesday..Today. I had to think what will I do on Tuesdays once the kids are in bed (8pm) well Ava at least most of the time. Parker is usually entertaining himself with playing toys, video games, reading or making crafts til whenever we go to bed.


Anyway I had the perfect thought for Tuesday...Catching up with my MAGS. I have subscribed to SEVERAL Magazines in the past couple months and now they are just stacking up and not being read. I am subscribed to..Parents, Parenting,American Baby,Family Circle,Cosmo,Marie Clare,Family Fun, Creative Keepsakes, Scrapbooks and I'm sure I may be forgetting one or two. I must be out of my mind cause I still want to get Rolling Stone and a few other really obscure Children's magazines and fashion and home decorating mags.
Well since I have a HUGE stack of magazines..Tuesday will be dedicated for long hot showers, silk Pj's and some hot tea with the subtle soothing sound of my little water fountain that is above Gabe and Mine Headboard in our bedroom,while I catch up on some good reading..which is what I'm gonna do right.......NOW.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Remembering Quad

So a few years ago I worked on a musical called QUAD. It was a musical about THE WHO'S Rock Opera Quadrophenia which was also a movie. I was in charge of costuming the Actors and Actresses. It was loads of fun. We did a weekend at The GROVE in Orange county for our first performance which we had a good turn out of people that went to the show but not as much as we expected. Than a few months down the road we did a night at The Avalon in Hollywood which was Sold out and full of celebrities than about a half a year later we did a final showing at the some theater in Torrance which I got to meet some more celebs..some I meet I made pretty good friends with such as some top major stylist and photographers and even A Famous Fashion Designer and daughter of a MAJOR legend of an actor which whom I still chat with occasionally.
Anyways with the help of my husband and my friend Ally to back me up we pretty much dressed the whole cast in My old Mod clothes and Gabe's clothes too. Above is a Poster of The Hollywood show.

This picture is of Chrissy, Zoli and Brenda. Zoli played THE ACE FACE in the show. He has so much talent and lives not to far from me in Signal Hill. He is in a hardcore band called IGNITE. I hear they have a huge following. I hear they are GIGANTIC in some place in Europe.
This is Chrissy and Brenda getting ready for the go go dance sequence. I think they came out pretty nice. I still have both these dresses. Wish they fit me!!
The girls again backstage after the show
Gabe was brave enough to loan his 67 SX200 Lambretta scooter for the show. Crazy Bastard I said because in one sequence in the show it has to go through a fake crashing. Lucky nothing happened to it but one broken (non Stadium) mirror.
We heard that Roger Daltry from The Who was interested in seeing our production and so we did a private show for him at a very popular recording studio in Hollywood. This photo was taken after the show. Than I got one of me and Roger Daltry.
We had this video of some scenes for the first show we did at The Grove. I been out of touch for awhile but
I hear they have taken the concept to Europe where I believe it is now playing.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Life's a Beach for Dad's Today..

For Father's day we started off by making a big Pancake Father's day breakfast with my brother and parents. After our breakfast we headed out to the Tide pools in San Pedro.

This is Pulling in to the beach and picnic area
There is a lot of stray cats that run wild out there and there was all kinds of little habitats set around for the cats to go for shelter as well as food and water.
Here is another cat community..it was pretty cute some of them had hay inside for extra comfort
We hiked down the road a bit until we came across a less crowded Tide Pool..the first one we walked past was FULL of people..it was sad to cause we saw people walking away with starfish in their hands I don't know why they can't just leave them alone
My Dad, my brother Alex and Gabe and Parker and Myself all went to go explore the tide pools to see what we could find..we saw TONS of crabs and hermit crabs, sea anemone,starfish,little fish,and other strange creatures.
Here is a closer shot at one of the MANY starfish we came across..we seen them in all colors and sizes. Parker was even petting them. He was really excited to to find a few LIVE sand dollars.
There was a lot of close calls of getting splashed with some big waves
This shot is funny of me and my brother watching our foot work and keeping out balance on the jagged rocks.
Here is another starfish we found that was not in a pool of water but he was wet enough.
My brother posing by a small tide with a really cool red starfish..but I didn't get it in the picture. It was so sunny it was kinda hard to see what I was taking a picture of.
Gabe took this photo of me and my brother in the background. He said this is my album cover.
It was pretty windy and my hair was blowing all over the place!
The waves started coming in pretty quick so we said time to leave the tide pools. Everyone was helping Parker out climbing on the rocks. He was a little scared here and there but he did pretty well.
We got back to camp where my mom sat with Ava and watched the ocean and small tides by them. Ava was waving and excited to see us coming back.
We sat and had a quick beer and then loaded up and headed to the Palms area where it has these old ruins and furnaces. Ava Loves being in the back pack hiking.
My brother JUST HAD to climb up all these dirt trails they had throughout the Palms picnic area.
Of course where ever Alex goes Parker has to follow. I was so scared and was yelling at my brother MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T FALL!!!
Than this is the pose I get for the next photo..Them sliding down the mountain
We found a trail that would be easy I think for us to go on..However it got really steep and thin so we turned back..well except for my dad and brother who said at one point a helicopter flew by and it was at level to them and it almost blew them off the cliff...I guess they slid down the end of the trail to the ground. Safely
Once they got back they sat out on the rocks and skipped and chucked stones into the waves...I thought this was a great Fathers and Sons photo..my dad and my brother and Gabe and Parker
The waves were splashing in and Parker was getting rocks to try and build a shield. As my dad and brother and Gabe skipped stones. Mt dad found a cool "rock Chair" to lounge in
Me in the rock chair that my dad had found. It was quite nice listening to the ocean and watching the waves I made a funny video Of the guys skipping stones and Parker running away from what he thought was going to be a big crashing wave. We finally ended the day by driving over to long beach for a BIG PIZZA Feast at the Pizza Place and Garden Cafe. It was really nice.
I was sitting on a rock in the back filming these guys and I swear I felt like I needed a Corona.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Happy Birthday Kaden and Savannah

Today we went to go celebrate Kaden and Savannah's (parkers little cousins) birthdays out in Diamond Bar. Kaden turned 3 and Savannah turned 4. The backyard had an awesome view.















Gabe and I just sat on the chairs checking out the view drinking and Ice cold Corona




















Gabe and Ava




















Than I held her for a little bit (I have a few layers of clothing on and it makes me look like I am 5 months pregnant..No more layering for me)




















We sat Ava in the grass which she is not used to and she did not like it at all. She kept lifting her leg and hands off the grass. We have a funny video of it.






































Our Niece Maddie and her best friend love to dress alike..I thought this was a cute picture of them


















Parker and cousin Dylan pulling and pushing the Birthday cousins in the wagon













Ava had fun in the car


















Balloons she can not get enough of them..I took a video and a ton of balloon pictures will have to post someday


















Parker loves a jump house


















The kids had fun playing Hot potato












Auntie Cindy took Ava to hit the pinata



















Time for Cake












Ava and Daddy

















Ava LOVED the Jump House


















Ava's Cousin Maddie was taking good care of her in the bounce house

















Looks like Gabe was the one that needed to be cared for he got Malled by the kids

















Gabe with his two younger brothers Allen and Steven











Steven and Kaden with the gift we got for Kaden..he loved his beginners skateboard