Pumpkin Patch 2008

MNF at the Choza-Bristol Household

Mondays are back and so is eating in front of the tv while we watch football. The boys only last 20 minutes but at least they let us watch the entire game.

Black and White Kele

Original Photo


Converted to Black and White with highlights.

Let me just say that I love the original image of Kele. I think it's my favorite picture I took that night when I went to the Bloc Party concert a few months ago. I wanted to play around with the pen tool and color so I went ahead and made this image a black and white.

Playing with his Legos

Looking at directions to build his Lego Agent #2 set.


The "bad" guy.


The "good" guy.

My little homie pretty much built this whole set by himself, approximately 210 pieces. Big Brent sat with him for a long while over looking and to make sure Jack didn't go crazy and run off with a piece.

Gugu's 5th Birthday

We went to Chuck E Cheese this past weekend to celebrate Gugu's 5th birthday. We had a nice time seeing him enjoy his day. I can't believe my Gugu is 5 already.

Photoshop Tricks

What I started out with

What I came up with.

Here is a piece I've been working on. It's not done... but I'm not sure when I'll get a chance to finish it.

I'm gonna try to post my work here more often. I do play on Photoshop all day after all.

Flagstaff Trip

Due to the monsoon, the daycare was closed and we decided to take the kids with us to Flagstaff. It turned out to be a nice day with our boys. We went hiking by Snow Bowl, elevation approximately 8500'. The kids only lasted an hour... not too bad. I'll post more pictures shortly. I took a lot of film pictures, hope they turn out. I'll have to scan those when I get them.

*Updated: Here is the link to the rest of the photos:

Flagstaff Day Trip

Stupid Monsoon

A monsoon rolled through south phoenix, winds got up to 85mph. Our poor Mesquite tree fell over; it would've been 4 years old this December.

Tired

I've forgotten how it feels to go to sleep early. I use to say sleep was over rated but in my old age I'm finding it hard to feel "rested" on 5 hours of sleep.

Oh, btw, the pic of Jack has nothing to do with this post. Just found one that was real cute of the kiddo.

Pirates vs D-Backs

Since Jack is with my parents for the week we decided to catch a baseball after work. We were able to stay the whole game by bribing Lil' Brent with junk food. It was a nice change of pace for us. Beats watching cartoons all evening.

Washing Car

The other day, Brent "had" to wash my car cause it was dirty. The boys love it when he washes our cars cause it usually ends in them playing with the hose. Good times.

Brett. Manny.

Hum, I'm not sure what to think about the recent events going on in the world of sports. Brett Favre... back? I dunno. I guess he still needed to be around football cause of all his love and what not. But really? He's back...

Linkage: Brett Reinstated

On a positive note, Manny Ramirez is traded to my boys in blue, The Dodgers. I hope this works out for the Dodgers. Homie better run out in outfield or the fans are gonna eat him alive.

Our 6th Wedding Anniversary

Wow, another year of marriage. I know I've said this before but time is flying. Brent and I have been together a total of 8 years now, married 6.

Yesterday, Brent's folks took care of the kids while we went out and spent some time alone. And this morning, my folks took care of the kids while we went and played golf. Brent and I are very lucky to have such a strong support system. We love each and every one of yous that have helped us out and have been great role models.

Sex and the City Movie

So my sisters and I got all dressed up and went to watch Sex and the City. And I must say... it was all that I wanted and more. I loved it. So glad I got to go with my sisters. There were 3 showings and I swear that there were only like 5 straight men there. It was too funny. The movie was great!

Gugu in California

My big boy went to California to spend some time with his grandparents and his cousin Jarrett. I think he enjoyed his time there.

Mother's Day Weekend

At Devil's Martini with Solange, Kirstie, Pastora and Mikey.

My family came up from Riverside to spend the weekend here in Phoenix. I'll put up some pictures of the family later.

Playing in Backyard

The weather in Phoenix has been awesome. After dinner we usually play in the backyard until the sun goes down. Gotta take advantage of this because it won't last too long before it gets into the 100s.

Wild Life Zoo Adventure

These are my Gugu baby's pictures:

Wild Life Zoo - Gugu

February 2008 Rewind Album

February 2008 Rewind

Jack's 2nd Birthday

Jacks 2nd Birthday 2/27/08 8:53 PM

Jack turned 2 -- how sad, huh? My boys are growing so fast. Some milestones...
1. sleeping in his big boy bed
2. started potty training and wears underroos in the evenings
3. says bye to all his friends at daycare when his Daddy picks him up
4. knows everyone's names

Cheese

Here are some pictures while Pastora and Kirstie were in town. They weren't here very long because their school was starting. Oh well...

Go Packers!

The Boys


Me, Jackie and Baby Meow Meow

The boys broke out their jerseys in support of the Packers. The boys had fun dressing up like their daddy. Brett and crew did awesome.

Proud Mommy

The other night I was working on a site and had Photoshop launched. Gugu came up behind me and asked if he could draw too. I've seen him on a computer so I knew he would at least be able to click and drag a mouse. Well, to my surprise he did that and remembered so much more. He was able to make a new layer and fill it with white, increase/decrease size of brush (using the shortcuts!), erase and change brush color. I was so proud of my Gugu!

Fiesta Bowl Game...

Well, I'm gonna hold back on how I feel about the OU game against West Virginia. I'm glad that my friends Courtney and Mitchel came down and that I got to watch the game with my parents and Brent.