First time having his hair washed at the salon.
Having a little fun.
The new haircut.
Love.
Watching the original Superman movie.
At Guardians of the Galaxy.
Cleaning.
Jumping.
Harry makes the Rainbow Loom creations and I put wire through them.
Playing chess. 
sunset over the city.
Harry tried to convince Patrick of something, but Patrick was not buying it.
The big cupcake decision
Cupcakes chosen, wait … what is that? Oh, of course, It’s a baby rainbow loom Cloudjumper trying to eat a cupcake – hmm….
Purging scrapbook supplies.
Moomba is obsessed with Rain Loom animals. He thinks they are his. I keep finding them all over the house. Here he is attacking the little lion. 
We started a “Warm and Fuzzy jar” that gets filled as Harry goes out of his way to do nice things – per Harry’s request. After a long few weeks, he finally achieved some “warm and fuzzies”. 
The clean studio.
“Is anyone going to feed me?”
Minecraft Camp
He is demonstrating his Minecraft Map – we are riding a roller coaster to just below the sun so we can cross the bridge to the boat.
Hope you have an interesting, fun day full of warm and fuzzies.
pool party party races
all the craziness
“I’m going to wrangle this alligator.”
Apple Camp
Figuring out a Rainbow Loom dragon storyboard.
Composing music in Garage Band.
“So, I guess I don’t fit in the kiddie carts anymore.”
Playing with his grandfather’s ship.
The show floor is just insane.
This Darth Vader car rocks.
The day is not complete with fighting Emperor Palpatine.
Batman turns 75.
Artists did incredible work with Batman’s cape.
Costumes everywhere.
“No I’m the real Spiderman.”
Marvel Superheroes.
Harry and I did an Adventure Time scavenger hunt throughout the show floor.
Unique.
Harry played some Pokemon.
I can’t even fathom how they are all going to get on that elevator.
DC Superheroes.
Until next year!
Comic-Con is one of those crazy, wild weekends.
You have to love the advertisement art all around.
Trying the new Disney Infinity 2.0 characters.
Got all our stuff, ready to tackle the show floor.
Silly.
Checking out the Superhero Ugly Dolls.
Is it a star on the red carpet? No, it’s just Harry.
You never know what you might encounter.
A dog car?
While waiting in line for the Game of Thrones experience.
Olaf just walking down the street.
Checking out the incredible Game of Thrones costumes.
Patrick climbing The Game of Thrones Wall. It was so scary I couldn’t do it.
The throne is a bit intimidating.
But not for me.
They were giving away free Game of Thrones tattoos. Real ones.
Harry has the most amazing luck with these games.
Patrick not so much.
The pure joy of winning his new toy.
“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.” ― Henri Cartier-Bresson
To capture our life in photos is a lot of hard work but absolutely worth it. It pushes me to try new things. Shooting the everyday involves shooting the same thing or similar events, so I have to find new ways to photograph moments or objects, whether it is in different light or from different angles (otherwise, it would be incredibly boring). You start seeing what works and what doesn’t work. You learn to wait for the perfect moment that captures life for a fleeting instant. The only way to get better is to shoot and shoot a lot. Bad pictures are the norm with a couple of good ones thrown in, but eventually those good pictures start appearing more and more. When I started, my philosophy was if you take 100 photos you might get 5 good ones. The percentages of the good ones keep getting higher and higher each year. To experiment is to get better. Try new things!! I truly believe that if you take photos everyday you eventually have to get better. You have to!!!
Raja being really lazy while eating.
Moomba always helps when making the bed. Always.
Sandcastle Contest.
Can’t believe the detail in the Eiffel Tower.
Don’t ask.
Amazing.
Harry was inspired to create his own sand art.
Nightime Zoo. The boys attempting totem status.
Koalas.
Harry struggling with the hula hoop.
I can’t resist a photobooth.
Nightime swimming
Working it at the Skatepark.
This dog just made me smile.
An incredible sky at sunset.
Super moon.
Harry riding “Poseidon Chrome” ( also known as a giant inflatable clown fish).
Water park bounce houses.
Messing with Dad.
Calling Bingo.
So many dragons.
Survivor Camp.
Happy 4th of July
Coronado has the best parade. So patriotic.
I cry every year as the Pearl Harbor survivors parade by and every year they are fewer and fewer.
A patriotic Storm Trooper?
Getting Harry’s scooter decorated.
Bubbles.
The scooter and helmet ready for the kids parade at the block party.
Harry’s hand painting station.
And yes he won the watermelon spitting contest. I sure am a proud mama.
First time with sparklers.
You sunk my battleship.
Rivals of Catan. (It was a game week.)
Sleeping in on lazy summer days.
Summer is off and running.
A game my son created at tech camp – “Lava Monster”.
Belt testing in Karate. Paying respects to those that came before.
The new belt.
Meet the newest ember of Harry’s Rainbow Loom Dragon family – Cloudjumper.
Cat sitting.
Surf Camp. ( I rented a 500mm lens and it was so worth it.)
Hang Ten Dude.
surf and sea design 