long time no post

Well my goal was to try and update once a week, and I have failed miserably this last month. I will try and play catch up. Since the Parent's Magazine contest, we have been quite busy with Makena and her "modeling" career. She was signed by an agent beginning of August and since then we have been on 2 auditions in LA. First was Baby Gap, and being her first audition, she was a bit timid and shy. She kept her fingers in her mouth the whole time which cost her the job. But it was fun and always good to get the experience. Last week we happened to be in LA visiting Chris's parents for a few days when our agent notified us of a casting call for Gymboree company brands (Gymboree, Janie and Jack, and Crazy 8.) So we thought, what the hell, it can't hurt to check it out and at least get the experience of another audition under her belt. She was a little timid, but not nearly as bad as the first one. There had to be at least 500 kids her age there throughout the day...it was a madhouse! Needless to say I didn't expect much to come of it. But yesterday we got a call from the agent saying that Janie and Jack loved Makena and has put her on a hold. That means she has been picked amongst their top choices, but it is still not a guarantee. It just so happens to be my absolute favorite baby store (as everyone knows!) so it couldn't be more perfect if she gets chosen. If not, it is still exciting that she made it in the top 3. So that has been my life this past month...crazy fun!!

SEE PICS HERE!!

Well, unfortunately we received word that Makena was not selected amongst the top 5 finalists to go to New York for Parents Magazine Cover Contest. Oh well--we are very happy that she made it this far--it was exciting while it lasted! But it is not entirely over yet! You can vote for her in the Reader's Choice part of the contest by going to PARENTS MAGAZINE and clicking on her picture! You can vote once daily until the beginning of September. THANKS!!

congrats makena!

A few months ago I submitted Makena's photo to a Parents Magazine Cover Model contest for fun. I received a phone call the other day saying that she has been selected as a semi-finalist in the contest, one of 20 selected of ~85,000 entries! We are pretty excited, even if this is the furthest she goes in the competition! But now, we wait to see what happens. They now narrow it down to 5, whom they will all send to New York for a final photo shoot at Parents Magazine studios. We shall see how things go, but if she doesn't make it--we are still extremely proud that she has gotten this far! These are a few of the supplemental photos I had to send in this week!

the 4th and the fair

July is only half over, but it has been pretty eventful thus far! We had the Cliffhouse annual 4th of July party which was really fun this year. We took Makena to the Del Mar fair one day, which she loved! And then of course, there are just some random pictures that I have taken along the way. Anyhow--click link below to see photos!
Some July pics

Just for fun

Just for fun we started doing a little photography/model job in which designers send me the clothes for Makena to model and I take her picture in them. Either I get paid for the pictures, or I get to keep the clothes in exchange. So its a win-win! My friend Holly has been doing it for awhile, and now that I have a camera I can start taking my own pictures. Not that I am near the photographer she is, I just enjoy doing it! So we will see how it pans out, but this is the comp card they created with a few of the pics I sent. Here are a couple more...

crazy june

June has been quite full of activity, from Makena's 2nd birthday to our trip to Newport and Disneyland, we have constantly been on the go!

More pictures HERE!!










We went to Tommy Bahama's for lunch on her birthday where they brought her a giant cake to celebrate. Needless to say she hardly put a dent in it...


Makena's party was fun with all of her friends that came to help her celebrate!


We headed over to Newport for a few days to celebrate my 30th birthday and see cousins and relatives we hadn't seen in a long time (many Makena had never met!)


And finally, Disneyland with our friends the Walkeys--she LOVES the rides there and had so much fun with her little friend Chase.

may

Makena in Old Town La Quinta playing on staircase

I know I have been pretty terrible with keeping up the blog lately! My goal was to update every week, but what can you do? Makena's second birthday is approaching, so I have been preparing for that, and we have been in and out of town visiting family and friends. Oh well, enough excuses--check out some of our pics from May HERE!