Oh, It's A Baby Shower!

The guests of honor/parents-to-be:


My two best hosts and aunties-to-be:




Grandma-to-be:


And then, the games begin:




Baby words search:

Guess the due date:


Suck the bottle:


Guess the number of gummy bears:


Baby pictionary:


At the end of an eventful day...we all passed out:


Thank you so much everyone for your support, love and, of course, the baby gifts. :-)

29 Weeks and Counting...

Half Way There!

Here I am at 20 weeks - finally showing my little belly:



Our baby at the 20-weeks ultrasound - much much bigger in mommy's belly:

A Bun in the Oven

I realized that I have been neglecting my blog for quite a while - not that I at all have neglected my love for photography, I have been just a bit distracted lately. You see, I'm expecting and about 17 weeks along. Yeah! It was totally planned but surprisingly unexpected.

Here's our Peanut at 14 weeks:


Reza and I are super excited and busy trying to finish up our place before the baby comes. It has been a tiring but absolutely worthwhile experience for both of us and we can't wait for the day until we meet our little creation.

A Morning at the Park

Having my family visiting from all corners of the globe this summer was one heck of a fun time. Of course, we decided to go to the park for some family photographs.

These are some of the women in my family:




Everyone's headshots:






My favorite photos of the day:



Thien was determined not to pose for the camera but I caught him sneaking a kiss for his little sis when he thought no one was looking:

The Cutest Birthday

Last weekend, I was invited to photograph Ryan's birthday in Pacific Palisades.

It was a beautiful sunny afternoon - just perfect for Ryan and his friends to be outside, playing with airplanes, making bubbles, munching on french fries and hanging out with the adults.

A perfect day for Ryan to turn two.




Ryan LOVES airplanes, and became animated when he saw all the airplanes decorated on his cake:


Blowing out the candle with mom's help:


Getting bubbled with mom:


Happy Happy Second Birthday, lil' Ryan!

Click here to see more photos from Ryan's Birthday.

The First of Many

Today, I got a text from my old friend, Karen, congratulating Reza and me on our first wedding anniversary. I was surprised and moved that she had remembered.

How can I not remember?, she replied. Your wedding was so beautiful and it was on 05-06-07. (Aw, thanks, K.)

Yes, May 6th, 2007 was a special day and it has been a special year for us. And as my grandfather would have said, Ninety-nine more of those years to come.



To my dearest Reza, thank you for loving me. Happy Anniversary.

I love you.

At the Happiest Place on Earth

It has been quite stressful for both of us. Between working at our jobs and working on our home, we barely have time to watch TV. So last weekend, Reza and I decided to visit Downtown Disney...just to be kids for a couple of days.

California Adventure Park








Our second day was supposed to be spent at Disneyland Park, but after checking into our Hyatt suite on Saturday night, we didn't care to leave. We slept like babies, ordered room-service and watched movies all day Sunday...until it was time to go home.

Anyone want our Disneyland tickets???

The BIG One!

When I arrived at LAX Cargo, he was already waiting in the small cage that had a white sign with big red letters that says, "LIVE ANIMALS." After signing all the release paperwork, I peeked inside the cage to make sure he was there because he was hiding all way in the back corner. Without making a move nor a sound, he looked at me, his new mommy, with those adorable puppy eyes - all frightened and sad.

I'm gonna take you home, okay? Don't be scared, I said, with a promise of always taking good care of him. And he was on his way to his new home.

That was 10 months ago.



Today, that scared lil' puppy whom we decided to call ROCK has turned ONE year old.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, our Rock!!!

Since day one, Rockie has been one cool dog - extremely sweet, gentle and affectionate. He kisses me every day, and all day if he could. He has a unique quirky personality but we love him so much.

He loves ears (Yes, ears.) and human food.

He loves playing hide and seek.

He likes sitting on windows, top of sofas and... my shoulders. Here's where he's more like a cat than a dog.

He doesn't like to be picked up or pet by anyone, except for me. Oh, he is such a mommie's boy!


And he can HUG, people! :-)

He loves Snowball. It took Snowbie about a while to accept his new playmate, but now they're best of friends. Together, they play, nap, eat and, of course, marking territories around the neighborhood.



With Reza, however, it's like a love-hate relationship. Reza likes to tease him and he just can't deal!


But we know somewhere deep deep down, Rock loves his daddy.


Rock, happy birthday again and we love you! :-)