Haylee's Halloween class party...

Here are some of the shots I got during Haylee's class Halloween party. They were doing Pumpkin Math. :O) The first picture is her teacher whom we LOVE! She's so wonderful, caring and fun! All the kids in her class adore her...us included! :O)

Happy Halloween...

Hi all! Here is the first post of a few for Halloween! Just some headshots of the girls all dolled up for Haylee's Fall Festival at school. I will have a couple more posts of our Halloween events to share soon!

For now, here is my big red devil and my baby chearleader!






I hope everyone has a wonderful and SAFE Halloween! :O)

Big day in the Ziggy house...

Today was a big day and I had very little time to prepare.

A little history...Haylee wanted a trundle bed or bunk bed for her 8th birthday which is Nov 19th. Coming up TOO fast! She's getting to the age of fun sleep overs and bunk/trundle beds are so a girl thing. Well we had the money NOW (lol) so in shopping around for beds today...Eric bought her one! I know what you are thinking? So why the heck is Haylee getting a new bed a big day in the Ziggy house ya freak?! Ha! Well....we also decided at the same time that Avyree would get Haylee's pretty white canopy bed! Yep...that means that my last baby would be in a big girl bed and no more crib. So okay...I'm thinking...I'll be okay. I have a little less than a month to prepare...WRONG! My big girl is upgrading to an even bigger girl bed and my baby is upgrading to a big girl bed. Ugh...I remember the day we gave Haylee that bed...vividly. As I was getting Avyree's room ready, I remembered getting her room ready and tacking the letters of her name to her wall...vividly! Wow...life is changing SO fast! But I think it was good I didn't have time to prepare, weep and be THAT mom. I had to clean her room and get it ready because Haylee's bed was a big job. So her bed had to be out so Eric could put the new one together. I think it was better that way.

We decided to put Avyree's crib out on the street for someone else to take and let their precious baby sleep. I had the photo op of my Ziggy lifetime and didn't have my camera in hand. This one missed photo op will sit with me for life. We had the crib in the driveway and Eric was wheeling it down to the sidewalk. Things left on our busy street go QUICK! Ha! So Avyree decides she wants to help push her crib too. So Eric pulled and Avyree pushed and it was a moment that will be in my heart forever and a moment I will always regret not freezing in time. It was precious. Sadly..her crib was gone from the sidewalk an hour later! :O( Bye bye crib...the LAST crib that will EVER set foot in this house as long as we live here! Lol! Even Avyree got a bit sad when she saw her crib on the street and said she didn't want her big girl bed and wanted her crib back. Ugh.....talking about tugging on a mom's heart strings.

But in true 3 year old fashion, it didn't take long to get over it and love her new bed (her big sissy's bed).

So short story LONG...here first is Haylee's new bed! I shot this past 9pm with NO flash, so I had to use my fastest widest lens which isn't very wide. So I don't have any pull back shots yet. But when the light is better I'll take a couple.

Here is Haylee in her room with her new bunk bed...



Haylee saying goodnight to her lil sis in her new big girl bed. Even Haylee said she misses her bed a little. She has a sappy side too...oh us girls! :O) I LOVE sweet moments like this.


I don't know...don't ask. The kid is weird but darn cute you gotta admit!


So excited to sleep not only in her new big girl bed...but sissy's bed. She went down great, and is sound asleep right now! Phew...now we'll see if she stays in it like we told her to or tries to get out. I still have her video monitor in her room which I reminded her of so she knows I can see her! Muahahahaha! Oh I love being a mom. Payback babeeeeee....


Goodnight sweet CRAZY Nugget of mine. May you sleep well and STOP GROWING SO DARN FAST! You are breaking my heart darnit! Don't you know you are the last baby I'll ever have. Slow down for me...PLEASE! **sniff sniff***


Isn't she cute? Happy Halloween...be safe and eat LOTS of yummy candy for me. I've had enough already! :O)

Las Vegas Part 2...Supercross US Open Las Vegas 2009...

I forgot I never posted these! Ha!

I was thrilled when I found out that I would be able to bring my camera and Zebra Zoom lens into the MGM Grand during the Supercross US Open. I was hoping that with the lights on the track, I'd be able to get some good shots with a decent shutter speed...and I was right!

So here are some of the shots I took...oh...and STEWART WON yet that's no big surprise! Sad Reed didn't race tho. Wanted to see him cry...AGAAAAIN!

There are a LOT so prepare and you will now see how obsessed I am with Stewart! Ha!

My room key for the MGM Grand that has Stewart on it! Oh...I should tell you that we didn't stay at the MGM Grand. But it had Stewart's pic so I took one! Ha! The tickets and my NEW VEGAS PURSE ala Haylee! Yes, it's not the prettiest purse and I got teased ALL weekend for it by my DEAR friend, but it worked SO well that I will use it for EVERY Vegas trip now! Also, I like to embarrass Bina! Lol!



Opening ceremonies...



Oh yeah...there is THE MAN!


This is the one on one race for extra points. Stewart picked Privateer Nick Wey from the bag. Poor Nick didn't have a chance bless his heart. That's why he's not in any of the pics! Lol! Needless to say that Stewart got the extra 2 points I think it was!


The others one on one races and the 30 second board girl! One of these days one of those girls are gonna fall running back to the side lines and I HOPE to catch in on camera! HAHA! Villipoto won his and Millsaps won his! They both earned extra points!


Oh boy...this was a highlight for me. I don't know if I could even hold that lens. But boy would I LOVE the chance to try!


The crashes...


The T-Shirt guy...


Track work...


The mechanics challenge. The first to change the tire and push it to the finish line got an extra point. Stewart's mechanic did not win. I can't even remember who's did.


That's the mechanic that won. The blue guy with the hat huggin the other blue guy is Stewart's mechanic!


Time for Freestyle...I LOVE freestyle. And for my first time ever shooting it, I was pretty pleased with my shots and focus. Just wish I didn't lose the riders into the crowd on the other side!











This is one of my favs. Oh to have had a solid background!


This is my other fav...WOW!


Starting lineup for the main event!


Stewart in his heat race. Of course he won!

Ah man...I'm out of order with my pics! ARG! This is Davi Millsaps winning his heat race! The starting line up for the main should be under this post. Oh well, I'm over it! :O)


Stewart (THE MAN as I refer to him) in action! Notice a pattern? He's alone in a lot of shots cause he's so far in the lead. Damn that man is FAST and when he stays on 2 wheels...is impressive to watch...to say the least!


And sadly...this is as close as I will get to getting a face shot of him...for now! WHOOT WHOOT! Stewart won his heat and the main Fri night & Sat night to take the most points and win $100,000! CONGRATS Stewart...you deserve it!


Is it sad I remember that much about the race? Is it sad that I have THAT many pics of him and not the other racers? Is it sad I get THIS excited over watching him race? Have you lost ALL respect for me?! Ha! Thanks for looking and I hope everyone has a great weekend! :O)

What's for lunch?

This is what Avyree had today...

Las Vegas Part 1...us & the sights...

We went to Vegas last weekend. Just to get away and have fun as usual and also to see the Supercross US Open! I'm a HUGE HUGE HUGE James Stewart fan. In fact, he's my future husband. Don't worry...Eric already knows. Jessica Alba is his future wife...so we're all good! Well, then I may pick Paul Walker, and Eric might pick Kate Beckinsale! But this post isn't about all that, I was getting side tracked A-GAAIN! That's how Avyree says again! :O} It's about Vegas!

So here is Part 1...us and the sights! Next post will be the US Open! And Bina took lots of fun pics with her DC {drunk cam} so I'll put those up on my *special* blog after I get them from her!

So here we are in our hotel room...the 3 amigos!



The drink station. There is always a drink station...ESPECIALLY in Vegas!


Our hotel. We are the ritzy type as you can see! We travel in STYLE! Haha!


I took all of these in this set while we were driving down the strip!


In the Excalibur to eat!


Sherwood in at the Excalibur for yummy food!


A bike Eric liked! Too bad he didn't win. I'd so look HOT on that bike! Ha!


Where there is a mirror, there is a pic of me and my camera! Even if the mirror is on the ceiling!


I tried a bit of a different spin on my editing for these. A SLIGHT HDR feel with some Red Leaf Ray Gun set to Stun!


In front of the New York New York hotel....

The people...the locals! It's a very interesting place and one time I go I want to ONLY shoot the people, especially the locals. I'm just such a chicken about asking!


Ah...my future husbands new bike! Introducing the new Yamaha! This is showcased in the MGM Grand Hotel which is where the Supercross US Open is held every year! Isn't that #1 plate NICE??????????
Also in the MGM Grand Hotel...this was so pretty!


More of the New York New York hotel. This thing is HUGE and really fun to look at!




And the Lion Habitat at the MGM Grand Hotel was AWESOME! The habitat is a 9 million dollar habitat owned by MGM Grand. But the lions that are in the habitat are not owned by the MGM Grand Hotel. They belong to a lion camp and are brought in from there. The camp is very large and the lions in the habitat are rotated every 5-6 hours. So they get to travel, lounge and play then go home. I thought that was wonderful that the hotel didn't own these 2 and keep them locked up in a glass cage forever.

It was of course challenging getting good shots. The glass that saved us from being EATEN ALIVE also reflected peoples FLASH and the slots/games/lights on the casino floor. But they were too beautiful to pass up so I did my best!

Here SHE is...she's so BEAUTIFUL and was of course much more active than the male!



and the LAZY male...but wow is he GORGEOUS!

And the loving couple...


and that's it for this part! Next will be the US Open and my future husband and the checkered flag! :O)