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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
OCO annual summer camp out at O'neill Park
Last weekend, we packed up the camping gear and journeyed a whole 30 minutes to O'neill Park in Trabuco Canyon. OCO was having it's annual summer camp out. It was great seeing everybody again and hello to all the new faces. The kids had a great time running around, playing with glowsticks and making smores. Here are some quick snapshots from the evening.
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
OC Fair 2011 shot with my iphone 4 and Instagram app
1) We took the kids to the OC Fair on it's last weekend. I played the squirt the water at the target game and won this Despicable Me plush toy for Megan. Ethan would not leave until we got him one too. $20 later, Sandy was able to win him one. The kids call these Despicable Me Minions, "corn pop people." LOL.
2) This year Ethan was tall enough to ride on the dragon roller coaster without an adult.
3) That goes for bumper cars too!
4) This was one of the few rides that Noah could go on that did not involve spinning around in circles. He got to ride it once with Sandy and once with me. He was a happy camper.
5) Can't leave the fair without the token ping pong ball in the goldfish bowl prize. Megan and Ethan both got a goldfish.
2) This year Ethan was tall enough to ride on the dragon roller coaster without an adult.
3) That goes for bumper cars too!
4) This was one of the few rides that Noah could go on that did not involve spinning around in circles. He got to ride it once with Sandy and once with me. He was a happy camper.
5) Can't leave the fair without the token ping pong ball in the goldfish bowl prize. Megan and Ethan both got a goldfish.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Hiking in Bommer's Canyon
1) Met up with my brother, Yen, Bang, Ford, David and Mayumi for a nice late afternoon hike at Bommer's Canyon in Irvine. They recently opened up this trail back in the spring.
2) I took Ethan and Megan too. This was their first true hike. I was worried that half way through they would poop out and get all whiny, but they were troopers and did great. I even think they quite enjoyed it.
3) I covered them up with sunblock, got their little hats out of the closet, filled up my camelbak and off we went looking for adventure!
4) Here is the gang as we trudged our way through the winding trail.
5) My brother Bi playing with his 70-300 telephoto lens.
6) David and Mayumi double chimpin!
7) Ethan picked up a walking stick to protect himself from snakes and stink bugs. We had some amazing golden light this afternoon to shoot with.
8) Say hello to my cousin Bang. Here he is getting ready to plow a field and milk some cows.
9) My cousin in law, Mayumi.
10) Check out Megan's water bottle. She got it as a present from an ex-classmate from preschool. She has been quite eager to try it out on a hike.
11) David bustin out the tilt shift action.
12) We ran into 2 snakes crossing the trail. This one was a California King Snake.
13) Ford getting ready for his rodeo.
14) I caught a glimpse of this White Tailed Kite. I use to see them more often, but now a days with suburban development and the loss of wild land, they are a rare sight.
15) There is a family of California Quails in Bommer's Canyon. I actually took this photo on a prior hike when I was by myself and could sneak up close.
16) This was the other snake that we ran into. It's a Pacific Rattlesnake. It was HUGE and all stretched out across the width of the trail, sunning itself. When it spotted us. It coiled up and made it's distinctive rattling noise. It was a good reminder to keep Megan and Ethan close to me on the trail and to stay out of the bushes! Scary stuff.
17) I took this pic of the fledgling Red Tailed Hawks on the prior hike. When I visited the nest again today, they were gone.
18) Another shot of the quail. The males of the pack would sit on a fence post and watch out for danger while the females and little ones would scavenge for food on the ground. When the male spotted danger, he would make a noise to warn everybody.
2) I took Ethan and Megan too. This was their first true hike. I was worried that half way through they would poop out and get all whiny, but they were troopers and did great. I even think they quite enjoyed it.
3) I covered them up with sunblock, got their little hats out of the closet, filled up my camelbak and off we went looking for adventure!
4) Here is the gang as we trudged our way through the winding trail.
5) My brother Bi playing with his 70-300 telephoto lens.
6) David and Mayumi double chimpin!
7) Ethan picked up a walking stick to protect himself from snakes and stink bugs. We had some amazing golden light this afternoon to shoot with.
8) Say hello to my cousin Bang. Here he is getting ready to plow a field and milk some cows.
9) My cousin in law, Mayumi.
10) Check out Megan's water bottle. She got it as a present from an ex-classmate from preschool. She has been quite eager to try it out on a hike.
11) David bustin out the tilt shift action.
12) We ran into 2 snakes crossing the trail. This one was a California King Snake.
13) Ford getting ready for his rodeo.
14) I caught a glimpse of this White Tailed Kite. I use to see them more often, but now a days with suburban development and the loss of wild land, they are a rare sight.
15) There is a family of California Quails in Bommer's Canyon. I actually took this photo on a prior hike when I was by myself and could sneak up close.
16) This was the other snake that we ran into. It's a Pacific Rattlesnake. It was HUGE and all stretched out across the width of the trail, sunning itself. When it spotted us. It coiled up and made it's distinctive rattling noise. It was a good reminder to keep Megan and Ethan close to me on the trail and to stay out of the bushes! Scary stuff.
17) I took this pic of the fledgling Red Tailed Hawks on the prior hike. When I visited the nest again today, they were gone.
18) Another shot of the quail. The males of the pack would sit on a fence post and watch out for danger while the females and little ones would scavenge for food on the ground. When the male spotted danger, he would make a noise to warn everybody.
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