28 is great!

 Another year married to this guy, 28 to be exact - Sweet!

The real present is this guy...

Do we know each other or what?

Me and the boys

 

My constant companion

 What 'cha doing mom?  Can I help?

No place like "Home"

After being trapped in the house for 10 days trying to stay cool from this blistering heat...it was cool enough to enjoy breakfast outside.

I'm always waiting for it to cool down in September.  I think it's our hottest month and I'm ready to be cool and comfy.

Smokie and Izzy beauty shots

 I buy shoes so Smokie has a box to play in.  He's so happy!

Smokie is the best pillow:

Izzy's Self-Portrait.  Yep, he took this photo by his self.

I feel so lucky that these two love each other so much.

Breakfast at Vivienne

 We branched out and met Billy at The Avalon Hotel (Vivienne) in Beverly Hills for a lovely breakfast club.  We sat by the pool and enjoyed watching the raindrops hit the pool for a moment before the sun came out.  It was good to get out of our hood and of course, we stopped at Cake Monkey on the way home and bought many goodies.

Izzy is 1!

 Celebrating our little Izzy boy.  He's one year old today (Aug. 9, 2025)

Love this boy so much.  Well, both of them really :) 

Uncle Bob's 85th birthday pool party

Had a fun day with the family celebrating Uncle Bob's 85th!  His good friend Phil and his daughter Lorie joined us too.  So happy to celebrate with them all:

Tommy, Michelle, Kathy, Phil, Uncle Bob, Lorie, Me, Kristen, Bobby, Vince and Jayden.

I've known Phil as long as I can remember.  That's why I think of him as "Uncle Phil"  I started having flashbacks to when I was around 5 years old and Phil and My Uncle Bob coming to visit us.  These two are trouble makers :) ha!  You should hear the stories that they tell from being stationed in Hong Kong when they were in the marines.  Total '60's Rat Pack stuff.   They were telling stories, giggling like little girls because they knew it was wrong.  "Penicillin is your friend" came up more than once :)

Phil's lovely daughter Lorie also joined us.

Kristen and Jayden cooling off:

Second cousins Beau and Savannah:

I missed them jumping off of the roof but we caught this video:

I didn't get to join them but I wanted to put these pics up of my Uncle Bob visiting my mom in Lompoc.  Thanks Kristen for driving up there.  It meant the world to my mom and I know Uncle Bob was happy too.  

SAG Conservatory Workshop - August 2, 2025

 I taught a different kind of workshop this weekend (instead of acting) -  a voiceover demo prep class.  Had around 50 people getting ready to prep their demo.  I enjoyed helping them.

Jesus Christ Superstar

What an incredible night.  I'm still flying high from the entire production.  Everything was amazing - the singing, the choreography, the stage design, the musicians, the dancers...

Cynthia Erivo and Adam Lambert tearing it up.

These aren't the greatest photos but here's a picture with Cynthia Erivo, Adam Lambert and Krystle Simmons on stage.  

The after glow...

And Josh Gad as Herod was a kick.  He had covid and missed the first two shows but luckily for us we got to see him on the third night.  I liked the comic relief after such a heavy subject.

Double Duty today - recorded Liam Armitage and Kalista Keshmeshian's animation demos

 I love demo recording day.  It's so creative and the start of something that can be your career for the rest of your life.  Today we recorded Kalista and Liam.

It was the first time recording at a pro studio for both of them.  They did so great!

None of this can be done without the support of mom!