Christmas 2005

Christmas 2005
Originally uploaded by colorcritical.

Well, Christmas is here. Today is the big day and boy was Lucas surprised to see the many gifts we had in store for him. As a 3 year old he is still just learning about this once a year day. The gifts we gave him are pretty cool. For instance we found a wooden tree house with 4 different levels, includng a swing, a crane, a crows nest, and a rope ladder. We also gave him two new games from Cranium, one called Hullabaloo, and the other called Balloon Lagoon. He also received a Thomas the Train Set, Jenga, and some Small Paul clothes from Paul Frank. Christmas was fun this year, we went a little over board but hey that's what life is for, if you can't have fun with your kids then something is wrong.

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Holiday Card 2005

Holiday Card 2005
Originally uploaded by colorcritical.

This year has been pretty good for the Aguilera's. Not only has Lucas done pages full of firsts but we moved our business downtown and traveled the world. We took two vacations this year, one to Monterey California and the other to North Carolina. I have been on business to London, Sweden, and Australia as well as at least 1/4 of the US states for Two Major Seminar Tours. Lucas has been reading all year and has shown us the meaning of patience. It's been a good year for all of us and to top it off, I just found out that one of my images I shot when Lucas was a month old just won 1st place in a national photo contest, where the first prize is $5000.00 Cash and a new printer. We will see what next year holds....

Your It!

You're It!
Originally uploaded by colorcritical.

I shot this the first week of December of Justine and Lucas running around the Prado Fountain playing tag. Lucas is 3 years and 4 months old here. We went to Christmas on the Prado, a local tradition for me for years. Once a year Balboa Park hosts a two evening event where families can hear musical performances, visit the museums for free, eat international food, and feel the season of Christmas. We never miss it even though each year it seems to get more and more crowded. We always eat from the house of Ukraine where they serve traditional sausage sandwhiches. We also like to either top it off with Swiss made Glog or Ukrainian Kozak Coffee. Christmas is coming up faster than we all think.

Autumn Pacific

Who Said Sunset Shots Are Lame?
Originally uploaded by colorcritical.

Justine shot this masterpeice. I really like this photo and have to tell you all about our day at the beach. The Santa Anna's were here this weekend and it made for an absolute perfect day of cool warmth and force even the couchiest of potato's outside. The air was perfect and drywith a slight breeze. We were at Wind and Sea beach in La Jolla and it was littered with photographers doing family portraits. We counted 6 different photographers doing seperate shoots in our 180 degree view of the ocean. It was almost comical. It makes sense, it's the holiday season and this beach is one of the most beautiful for portraits. We played with a beachball and Ultimate Disc as well as chased the incomming surf. It was a GREAT day. Sure California is expensive, and well San Diego is outright criminal when it comes to the cost of housing. But we sure get our money worth when days like today pass through our eyes and skin. The sunset was perfect and absolute in it's beauty. Lucas and I stopped to look for a minute while getting our feet wet with slightly cool ocean water. This was the last shot on the 128 Mb memory card and Justine took a winner.