Boys will be Boys!

We went Camping and had an amazing day at the Jemez springs. Brandon and Ashley's little one had his first experience camping. He was covered in dirt and was loving it. His cousins Phil and Kristin's little ones were having just as much fun. I think with the three of them, they could have filled a lunch bag with how much dirt was on them. :D But they wouldn't have had it any other way.

Will Caught Jack Sparrow!!!

From U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs

MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- At approximately 5 a.m. local time, Sept. 9, 24 U.S. Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force (MRF) aboard USS Dubuque (LPD 8) operating under Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151), boarded and seized control of Antigua-Barbuda-flagged, German–owned vessel M/V Magellan Star from pirates who attacked and boarded the vessel early Sept 8.

This successful mission by Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) secured the safety of the ship's crew and returned control of the ship to the civilian mariners. Nine pirates are currently under control of CTF 151, pending further disposition. This ship's crew has not reported any injuries or casualties. There were no reported injuries from the U.S. Maritime Raid Force.

The CTF-151 flagship, TCG Gökçeada, a Turkish frigate, was the first ship on scene, responding to a distress call received from Magellan Star, Sept. 8. Two additional warships assigned to CTF-151, USS Dubuque (LPD 8) and USS Princeton (CG 59) arrived in the vicinity of the attack to provide support to Gökçeada.

Turkish Navy Rear Adm. Sinan Ertugrul, commander, CTF-151 said, "units from the multi-national maritime force, under Combined Task Force 151, are actively engaged in anti-piracy operations. This regional problem, truly, has global impact and we are completely committed to bringing the disruptive acts of piracy to an end. We have full support of the international community and will continue to do everything possible to bring security to the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin."

CTF-151 is one of three task forces operated by the 25 nation Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). CTF-151 was established in January 2009 in order to deter, disrupt, and suppress piracy, protecting maritime vessels of all nationalities and securing international freedom of navigation.

Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.

Charlie test

Today I shot charlie exactly at noon and the light was much easier to shoot in. shot at iso 320 2.8 160. No noise and much better! Not too sure if i still like the background. I may paint it a nice green????

Made a makeshift studio! haha

So this past weekend I have had a lot of time on my hands. So why not build a studio in my garage? I had Amy and little Li over for a test shoot. I'm pretty happy with the results but decided that I have to shoot earlier in the day when the sun is on top of my house. Going to try that next. I dont like shooting past 400 with people and I had to this session. So pics are a little noisy. Tried to reduce the noise....Oh and need to go buy a swifter wet jet thing. I didnt realize how fast the floor got dirty. Maybe i can get some carpet or a rug to have people wipe their feet off before. Well this is what I got.

What a sweet home welcoming!

I'm home! Just for the record. I hate driving! The drive from LA to Albuquerque is probably the worst drive ever. Its so boring and I have done it too many times. But on the plus side I got to meet my new super cute wanna bite makes my teeth clench nephew. And of course everyone else. Including my amazing little charlie who was shaking because I was home. Nikki came down with me and flew back the next day so I'm having separation anxiety haha. Going to start my daily run as of today. 20 min everyday except sunday. (lets see how it goes)

Going Hiking in Big Bear!

Went hiking and found these old mines. It was super scary going in considering the fact that just a few nights before Nikki and I watched the Decent... Not a cool movie to watch and then a few days later walking into a cave. The whole time I kept thinking that a monster was going to jump out of the darkness and I was going to have to fight it off with my camera.

I may or may have not fallen in love with Starbucks.

So every night Nikki had to work I would tag along because I have nothing better to do with my life. With Will being gone I have found that I have more time on my hands then ever before. I'm not sure yet if thats a good thing or a bad thing.