FILAH ALUMNI OPEN MIC

I am so glad that I was able to attend UC Davis's FILAH (Filipinos in Liberal Arts and Humanities) alumni open mic held at Paddy's coffee house in Union City.  It was amazing to see old and also meet new friends at the same time.  The event featured powerful words and soulful music that captivated the audience's attention from performer to performer.  I truly hope that the planning committee makes this an annual event and if it does I plan on being there for the coming years.  Here are some of the performers from the night. For full gallery please see here.

In preparation...

John Yap doing his thang...

Miss Larrah up on stage again!  Check out some of her thoughts on Leaves and Grass

Brian Rivera on the guitar

Lisa Rockefeller... The mastermind behind this event!

Such a great duet!

Young poet / song writer in the making...

It just takes your thoughts and a microphone...

The words may be in black and white, but the sound is in full color...

Coffee and spoken word... Truly inspirational!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone!  I am very blessed to be surrounded by my family and friends for this wonderful holiday.  I hope that your Christmas is the same!!

Michelle turns 24...

Happy birthday to our dear friend Michelle Jocson who turned 24... or should we say 34! LOL. Big thanks to Chelle's mom who fed us before we headed out to Azuli Lounge. The night was filled with nothing but alcohol, alcohol, and more alcohol. Thank goodness no one got drunk tanked! Here are some pictures before all the craziness. Happy birthday once again, Chelle!

Kay and Max's Family Portrait Session

We were heavily anticipating rain today for the photo shoot. Luckily, Mother nature was on our side and it turned out to be quite a sunny day in Pleasanton. On the down side, however, it was freezing cold!!! Lucky for us, poor little Ethan didn't really seem to mind at all. Hopefully, we'll be able to do another session with Kay, Max, and little man Ethan where it's nice and warm! Please enjoy some images from the shoot and for full gallery please see here!

The Wonderful New Family

Hide and Seek!!  Look behind you Ethan!!

Ethan and Grandma

One of Many Family Outings!!

Up, up, and Away!  We outta here like Ethan!!  Until next time...

Judy & Boi's Family Photo Session...

Once again it was a great pleasure to photograph another wonderful family. This weekend we were lucky enough to get some great weather, giving us some beautiful and warm autumn images. Judy and Boi and their two terrific children, Tony and Bree, were enjoyable to work with. Please enjoy some of the highlights from this wonderful session. For full view of gallery please see here.

The Family

All's well, that Ends well!!

Leric is giving Thanks...

With doing photo's from parties and events it is usually customary for the customer to send out Thank You cards. I have recently gotten more involved in creating photo cards for greetings, thank you, and holiday cards. Here are just a couple of recent examples of events just done within the last couple weeks. The customers ended up loving them and we hope to do more in the future.

Savannah Turns 1...

Eli turns 1...

Eli turns 1...

This Thanksgiving weekend was one filled with friends and family all around. Sunday was no exception for little Elijah Benjamin as everyone came out to Hs. Lordships to celebrate his very first birthday with him. The little guy wasn't feeling too well, but he flashed his bright, warm smile whenever he could.

The birthday party was held inside Hs. Lordships at The Tartan Room where Eli's guests feasted on all-you-can-eat Sunday brunch. Plenty of pictures were taken and everyone wrote down their hopes and dreams for little Eli on 4x6 cards. Wonder if his parents will have him wait twenty years before he can actually read all those wonderful wishes for him...

To view all images from Eli's Birthday please see here!

Decor of the Day

Cake Time!!

Kids enjoying Eli's Day!

Daddy, Mommy, and Eli

Thoughts and wishes!

Too much partying = nap time...