Mountain Biking at Holy Jim Trail

Have you heard of the Holy Jim Trail? I have. Well I was told about this trail by my friend Paul David. Today we decided to try it out and climb the approximately 5 mile ride up to the top. It wasn't easy getting to the trail head. We met at 7 am and drove up the mountain to Modjeska Canyon and went off-road for 5 more miles. It took us 30 minutes to get to the trail head. Finally!!!. At 9am we finally got on our bikes to ride. Boy were we excited. Here are some of the pics for you to enjoy, Click Here.

Happy Birthday Farah!!!

First of all I would like to greet Farah Happy 21st Birthday!!! We all had a blast last night at her birthday party. The Arabian Nights theme was fabulous with candlelit dining tables and pillows for seats. They even had hookah to fit with the theme. The open bar provided by bartenders Joanne and Kawin was sensational. It's always fun to see everyone at special occasions like this. I even had fun photographing everyones costumes. Below are some of my favorites. Here is the entire album for you to enjoy, Click Here.

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Bryan & Aidan's Birthday Celebration

Happy birthday Bryan and Aidan!!! Today Bryan celebrated his 6th birthday and and his brother Aidan celebrated his 2nd. They had a great time at Yorba Regional Park. The weather was great, the taco man had flavorful tacos, there was jumper with a slide and there were even snow cones provided to cool down. Here are some of my favorite shots. You can also view the entire album Here.

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Triple Crown Series MTB Race - Bonelli Park

Today was my first experience for mountain bike racing. Not to race, but to photograph. I joined my good friend RL and his team, MTN Bike Riders to take photos of the team and watch my first race. Be sure to take a look at their website. Watching some of these "Beginners" race, I realized that I need to be in better shape to participate in competition. Everyone on the team did fantastic! Good job to all of you. Here are a few of my favorite shots. You can also view the entire album, Here.

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Pacific Islander Festival 2008 - San Diego

We enjoy traveling south to San Diego to visit the family so we packed the car and drove south this past weekend. There was a Hawaiian Festival with dancing, music and shows themes from many of the Pacific islands, booths with many collectibles for sale, and when there is a festival, there is always food. We arrived at the PIFA celebration just after lunch and boy were we hungry. There was an assortment of flavors to choose from but we were all craving some "Red Rice". So we chose the Chomorro Grill food booth. It happens to be the most popular food at the event with the line extending for hundreds of feet. Here is the entire album for you to enjoy, Click Here.

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Brea Jazz Festival

Last night we joined in on the festivities at Downtown Brea for the Jazz Festival. We enjoyed the music of featured artist Reno Jones. These are some of my favorites. Here is the entire album for you to enjoy, Click Here.

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Maya and Aidens Birthday at Yorba Regional Park

Happy Birthday Maya and Aiden! Together they celebrated their birthdays at Yorba Regional Park. It was a nice day, weather was fantastic, perfect for a BBQ. Maya turned 5 and Aiden, 2. They celebrated with a Toy Story theme with everyone wearing Woody's hat to a Toy Story jumper. All the kids had a great time in the jumper, including myself. I experimented with taking photos of the kids jumping. This was not an easy task. Take a look for yourself at the entire album, Click Here.

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Celebrating Kaliya’s 5th Birthday

Happy 5th Birthday Kaliya! We were invited to Kaliya's birthday party today at their "Chic" home nestled below the Chino Hills Mountains. We enjoyed cake and watched her blow the candles out. There was plenty of food provided by Corita's Tacos. Their tacos are the best! Made fresh right in front of you. I had the opportunity to take photos of the festivities and practice in low light situations. These are some of my favorites. Here is the entire album for you to enjoy, Click Here.

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