Merry Christmas everyone! Here is the 2007 Douglas Fir. This years tree was perfect, one of the healthiest trees we have had over the years. I shot this in the AM on Christmas Day. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.
The Aguilera's
Thursday, November 09, 2006
The best part of Disneyland...
Air Hockey.
Lucas loved the Air Hockey game next to Space Mountain in Tommorowland and I will always remember this day in 06 where my 4 year old would rather play Air Hockey than get on Space Mountain. I really don't blame him. Air Hockey is one of the classics, but snubbing his nose at Space Mountain. But then again, he has never been on Space Mountain so he really doesn't know of it's amazing thrills. I tried to describe it to him but he was smitted over, well you know...
Disneyland was great and you can see more images here. Being there brings back so many memories and if you hit it right like we did, mid October / mid week, the experience is stress free. The weather was mild and the lines were short. We basically waited for a max of 20 minutes for any given ride. Autopia was closed, as well as the Monorail, and so was Big Thunder Mountain but that didn't stop us. I was also impressed with California Adventure, especially an attraction called Soaring Over California, a virtual flying experince unmatched anywhere. It's the closest feeling you will get to real flight.
Another piece of advice is to eat in Downtown Disney. You can get Hagen Daz Ice Cream and a smoothie from Jamba. It's a great diversion.
We will be back (we got the yearly pass) and if you are new to parenthood be prepared for your kids to go wild (in a good way)
Lucas loved the Air Hockey game next to Space Mountain in Tommorowland and I will always remember this day in 06 where my 4 year old would rather play Air Hockey than get on Space Mountain. I really don't blame him. Air Hockey is one of the classics, but snubbing his nose at Space Mountain. But then again, he has never been on Space Mountain so he really doesn't know of it's amazing thrills. I tried to describe it to him but he was smitted over, well you know...
Disneyland was great and you can see more images here. Being there brings back so many memories and if you hit it right like we did, mid October / mid week, the experience is stress free. The weather was mild and the lines were short. We basically waited for a max of 20 minutes for any given ride. Autopia was closed, as well as the Monorail, and so was Big Thunder Mountain but that didn't stop us. I was also impressed with California Adventure, especially an attraction called Soaring Over California, a virtual flying experince unmatched anywhere. It's the closest feeling you will get to real flight.
Another piece of advice is to eat in Downtown Disney. You can get Hagen Daz Ice Cream and a smoothie from Jamba. It's a great diversion.
We will be back (we got the yearly pass) and if you are new to parenthood be prepared for your kids to go wild (in a good way)
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Lucas at August's 5th Birthday Party
Here Lucas is 4, not 5, but his friend from school Auggie (short for August) just turned 5 and is getting ready to go to Kindergarten. Justine and I really love this image I shot this weekend. We had a great week due to pre-school being closed for the week to make way for the new students and the new school year.
We went to Legoland and to Auggie's Party where there was a Reptile Show. Lucas got to touch and feel real snakes, skinks, and millipeedes. He also got to bounce like a madman in the jumper. Each morning this week we started the day off right by playing a few games like Namitz, Baloon Lagoon, or Quiddler. The hightlight of the week though was our family day on Thursday at Legoland where we rode rollercoasters such as "Project X" and "The Dragon", and played "Hide and Seek" in the "Hideaways. There is so much to do at Legoland we got the yearly pass and hope to go again and again.
We went to Legoland and to Auggie's Party where there was a Reptile Show. Lucas got to touch and feel real snakes, skinks, and millipeedes. He also got to bounce like a madman in the jumper. Each morning this week we started the day off right by playing a few games like Namitz, Baloon Lagoon, or Quiddler. The hightlight of the week though was our family day on Thursday at Legoland where we rode rollercoasters such as "Project X" and "The Dragon", and played "Hide and Seek" in the "Hideaways. There is so much to do at Legoland we got the yearly pass and hope to go again and again.
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Self Portrait and Chabo!
Lucas and I had a wonderful Sunday. He woke up happy and wanted to make BlueBerry Muffins. I could not refuse. We went to Albertsons to get a few missing ingredients like eggs and milk. Lucas got a cooking kit from our friend Kim and he was so happy to put it to use. We added the flour and baking soda, salt and sugar to the blueberry and egg milk mixture. The oven was pre-heated to 400 and we were ready to bake. Once we ate our muffins over a few Little Bear episodes, Lucas wanted to take pictures with the G2. I gave him a quick lesson in Photography and he was energized to take pictures of everything he owns and loves. My advice to him was, "Take pictures of things you like in your life." He took some grand images and I couldn't be more proud. He shot everything from me to his treehouse and as of now is running around the house looking for things to shoot.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Lucas 1 day before turning 4.
We can't believe it but Lucas has turned 4 years old Augest 1st. It seems like yesterday when he was just three years old. And now he is 4! Ok. That was barely funny. You can see he is growing up fast. His party is comming up on the 12th. We decided to wait because of my travel schedule and Justine's work schedule. The party will be great fun since lots of his friends from pre-school are invited as well as relatives from both sides of the family. Justine made Lucas a great home made cake (chocolate and vanilla w/chocolate frosting, decorated with purple kitties and yellow dinosaurs..his request) and cup cakes for all his school mates and we ordered all sorts of cool toys from the Magic Cabin Company. He opened his gifts with extreme excitement and started playing right way with his Junior Sudoku and Alphabet Stamps. He also got a great game called Bug Blast from Innovative Kids as well as Alphabet ABC Dice and Namits : The Game of Think from namits.com. To top it off he also got a really great activity book called The Only Activity Book You'll Ever Need by Klutz and "There's a Moose in the House" a really funny and thoughtful card game by Gamewright. He got that from Mamor. So as always check out some of the latest photos at our flickr site of everything from my travels and work, to images of Justine at her new amazing job, and images of Lucas being well Lucas. Until next post...see ya!
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
The Train Travelers
Here I am with the greatest little boy ever (ok we're biased). We had a fun trip over the July 4th holiday from Erin and Dave's Party in Pasadena to San Diego via the metro, train, and taxi. Justine works now on the weekends at the Wild Animal Park as I am sure you have read and what a great way to teach Lucas about public transportation than by planning a trip ourselves. The funniest part about the train ride was Lucas sang for about two hours, are you ready for this...." I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD...ALL THE LIVE LONG DAY....I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD JUST TO PASS THE TIME AWAY....CAN'T YOU HEAR THE WHISTLE BLOWING...RISE UP SO EARLY IN THE MORNING...CAN'T YOU HEAR THE WHISTLE BLOWING...DINAH BLOW YOUR HORN" -and if you didn't know this, John Denver sang this song! It was part hillarious part absolutely annoying because he was relentless. People around us smiled for a little bit but then I wonder what they were thinking..."Is this kid really gonna sing for two hours" Well, they got thier wish!
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Justine with less hair
Well everyone, Justine cut her hair. Here is a shot I took in the new Subaru. I love it, and so does she. What do you think? Raquel, the wife of my business partner Fabrizio cut it. I am happy she cut her hair and think change is good. It especially goes with her new job as an Elephant Keeper for the Zoological Society of San Diego at the Wild Animal Park. I know lots of you have already seen it but for those of you in far far places then this is your glimpse at the new jz.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Lucas in the Grass
Lucas is 3 years and 8 months old in this image. I have not updated the website in a while because I have been real busy with you Seminar Tour since January. I also have not been shooting with my G2 becasue i have been waiting for a new camera, the Nikon D200. Check out the flickr and .mac site for new images of Lucas. He is growing up so fast. He is becomming a real little boy, asking "why", jumping off everything, arguing with mom, and all of the usual 3 year old antics. Now that I have the new Nikon D200 you will see more and more images.
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Celebration 2006
We celebrated the New Year at Rich and Marisol's house. The party started early and lasted into morning. Jen, Stan, Emma, Me, Justine, Lucas, Jim, Katie, Holly, Ryan, Rich, Marisol, Eva, and Delia. It was a small party but that didn't stop us from making it memorable and long lasting. The kids were wild, dressing up in costumes, and running around wild. We drank and ate, ate and drank, and then drank some more. It's a good thing they live right down the street. The party lasted until 4:30 am, a respectable time for a New Years party. Here is to 2006.
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