It’s 3am, Saturday morning and baby wants out of Tey’s belly! Bags are ready, sandwiches are packed and we are off. On our way to Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach. It’s crazy how similar it feels to when Lucas was born. Wish us luck! More news to come!

With Lucas talking more and more these days, his personality is really coming out. As we expected, he’s crazy! Well, he’s just so super active and excitable…I guess that’s what’s expected from a two year old. So, I got a Threadless GC for my birthday (Thanks, Melissa & Chris!) and decided to get something for the little dude. The title of this shirt is The Emergence of the Easter Egg. Fitting, since Lucas is going through his animals stage. Just freaking loves them! Notice the cow in his right hand! Check out Lucas on the Threadless site!

Happy Frisatsun!

Baby #2 Due Date Countdown: 13 days! Nerves are creeping in…

Our last wedding of the year was this past Saturday in Hollywood, CA. Caroline and Jeffrey had the most chic little wedding at their home in the hills. I could tell that they had such good taste when I first walked into the house. The furniture, the art, the books, the music…superb and eclectic. A few things that made this wedding so unique:

1. This was our smallest wedding of the year. With only 25 guests, everyone was able to relax and have great time.
2. They had an amazing musician! Clay Allen plays the ukulele and was probably the coolest live music we’ve heard at a wedding, so different and refreshing…you have to check him out.
3. The food was like no other! They had everything catered…and prepared on site. The garage was turned into the main kitchen and they had about 3-5 chefs preparing everything and 5-6 servers pumping them out. If I remember correctly, they had about 5-6 courses and each course having its own matching wine selection! It was so cool to see. The executive chef was Trevor Zimmerman of Deuce Events.

Thanks to Kelly at Kelly Michelle Weddings for setting everything up! It was another top notch event!

One of my goals is to definitely invest into my own personal growth as a photographer. One of the best ways to do this is to attend seminars and workshops thrown by super talented photographers. It’s just a great way to get inspired, learn a ton in short period of time and collaborate with peers. The ANTI-workshop was so great for me last year, so, I’m trying to figure out what to attend for 2008. I’m kinda bummed that I cannot attend DWF ‘08…schedule is not cooperating. I’ll be at WPPI in March, so I think I’ll get a little bit of knowledge over there.

I just signed up for a one-day lighting workshop in Los Angeles (Light & Fast) that is being held by John Mireles and Jules Bianchi. That should be really interesting. But I’m also looking for another one to attend, probably a multi-day event. Any one out there have any suggestions for me??? Or have any reviews of ones they recently attended or have already registered for one in ‘08??

Here are some that I’ve heard of for ‘08:

• PERSPECTIVE Workshop - Red Leaf Studios
• The Foundation Workshop
• Bebb Seminars
• Roots Workshop

In my quest of topics to blog about, I thought I would wax poetic on my little best friend, the iPhone. So, if you don’t have one, this is a warning! Reading further may force you to part with $400 and may make you an Apple lover!

I don’t really talk about my iPhone much but it’s been a pretty integral part of my life for the last 6 months, so I thought I could shed a little light on how I use it beyond its basic tools. Besides the basics of up-to-date email, synchronized calendars and address book contacts, which is AMAZING and pretty much what my personal life & business revolve around, I’ve also managed to squeeze out some fun out of the iPhone. The other things that get me through many a waiting room and traffic jams are surfing the web, games and other 3rd party apps.

Surfing the Web

There are more and more iPhone optimized websites out there and they are all pretty slick. The ones I used the most and find super functional are Google Reader (mobile) and Facebook. There are also a bunch of new sites that I’ve visited more and more: Tomatometer (movie reviews), Movies.app (movie times/locations), Poptakeout (tech stuff and news).

1. This is what my home screen looks like after installing a theme to change the look. More on this below. 2. My most used website: Google Reader. 3. The best implementation of an iPhone optimized site: Facebook.

Third-Party Applications

Don’t get me wrong, watching YouTube clips using the built in application is great, but you can only watch “Chocolate Rain” so many times. And if checking stocks and the weather isn’t enough for you, there is hope. So, to extend the functionality of the iPhone, some brilliant programmers out there have found a way to install custom made applications. Apple is set to open the iPhone to 3rd party developers, but this is not happening till next year. To make a long story short, I have been able to install over 30 different applications on my iPhone. There are apps that change the look of the home screen, help me manage my Netflix queue, an instant messenger client and most fun of all, games. To do this, just go to jailbreakme.com on your iPhone.

1. This is the Installer main screen, where you can install a ton of different apps. 2. Before Madden, there was Tecmo Bowl. 3. Not too shabby, either: MarioKart!

Get Nostalgic with Games

I’m not much of a gamer these days. I don’t have an Xbox, PS3 or a Wii and don’t think I’ll get any one of them anytime soon. But, when I found out that I could install a NES (Old school Nintendo!) on the iPhone, that was reason enough for me to “hack” it. I’ve been able to download almost a hundred games from my pudgy childhood years and I’ve had a blast playing most of them. I grew up on Tecmo Bowl, Contra, MegaMan, Double Dribble, Baseball, Golf, etc. So, I’m seriously in gaming flashback heaven…I can almost feel the zits growing on my face as I’m playing!

1. Solitaire, my life long addiction. 2. Tetris, a family tradition. 3. Tap Tap Revolution. Think Dance Dance Revolution, but with your fingers. Pretty awesome!

Bad thing about these “cool” things is that they can consume you in your so-called free time. And can make driving a little hazardous if you are a phone-driver like me. Just ask Tey. She thinks, the iPhone is my WORST purchase ever! :) Oh well. Now, I can play Tecmo Super Bowl on the same device that I can check my RSS feeds and my email. For me, that makes it the BEST purchase ever!

iPhone lovefest is complete.