Category Archives: Get to know Brett & Liz

Recently we joined Nacole Gray the creator of Rich Skinny Pretty at the San Diego Polo Club for the opening day of Polo Season.  Nothing starts of a polo match better than a glass of champaign and some pretty girls.   This year Nacole was asked by the SD Polo Club to style their opening day fashion show. She paired up with Gerhard Boutique to outfit her girls.  To find out more about what the girls wore check out Rich Skinny Pretty.  On Opening Day we showed up early to get our tickets and take some photos of the girls getting ready.  When we entered the Tiki Club, where the girls were getting their hair and make up done the room was full of excitement, champaign and hairspray!  It is always so much fun to be a witness to the creative process of styling.  The polo matches were really fun to watch.  I was amazed at how many times each player had to exchange his horse for a fresh one.  It was mind boggling when one player kicked his stirrups free lined his horse up next to his fresh one and leaped from his tired horse’s back into his fresh horse’s saddle with out getting off and touch the ground.  Not all the players felt the need for such a show.  We can’t wait for the next polo match.  But I think next time we are going to try the tailgating section and bring our own chairs.

So many colors to choose from!

The Rich Skinny Pretty girls!

Here are a few of our favorite outfits from the fashion show.

Brett insisted that we stop and check out all of the planes lining the field.

I’m not sure what’s gong on here.


It’s totally geekie but we love Kidrobots!  The cute little creatures find every opportunity to hop down off the shelves, and stow away in our bags in hopes of  sneaking off for a photo adventure.  This prickly cactus creature snuck his way onto our Death Valley camping trip.  He was so persistent about jumping into our pictures that we thought we’d share.


So a few months ago I received a phone call from a friend of ours named Bill. He said that a group of friends with UTV’s (Utility Vehicles) were going to be heading on a midnight run from Lake Pleasant to Jerome in Arizona.  I figure that it would be fun to ride along.  The weather would be nice because it drops down to a fantastic 85 degrees at night and we can be in the hotel once the sun starts to cook Arizona.  Well Life being as it is, we end up leaving from the lake at 7 am just as it broke the 95 degree mark.  Regardless, we started our run up north.  Thankfully the temperature began to drop as we gained elevation. We had a few hiccups along the way, vehicles breaking down, tires popping on some of the very jagged rocks along the route.  But the unbelievable views from the many vistas, and the ever-changing landscape made any difficulties all worth it.  We had a fantastic time and really cannot wait to do it again.

These things are perfect for shooting video on these trips.

 

One of our breaks.

 

I can think of worse places to break down.

 

Don’t worry Bill, We will get it running again!

 

Brandon is ready to go!

 

It’s a dirty job but somebody has to do it.

 

Billy is so generous.

 

pit stop for water

 

On the chase

 

80 mph+ on the backroads.

 

Chop and his RZR

 

Billy’s Turbo GSXR Rhino, Soooo mean.

 

The group takes a pit stop near Mayer

 

We found ourselves in possession of a cumbersome pile of old wood, and what better way to dispose of it then with a beach bonfire. We discovered recently that not only does Fiesta Island have enormous fire pits but that it’s also dog friendly.  It was last minute and very spontaneous, but we loaded down the truck with our wood, tossed the doggies in the car and headed off for a Bonfire.  Luckily it wasn’t too crowded on Fiesta Island so we were able to find a fire pit we liked right away.  It overlooked the water Skiing Jumps out in the bay, so we got a nice show from a couple skiers as we set up our spot.  The dogs were in heaven, with all the sand, seaweed, and generally doggie smells.  We let everyone off their leashes including Brett.  Maggie however had to be regulated and put back on leash almost immediately.  She’s going deaf in her old age.  All the smells were so intoxicating to her that she kept wandering off and couldn’t hear us calling her back.  Of if she did hear us (which I think she can sometimes) she just blatantly refused to come back to us.  We all had a great time cooking hotdogs, roasting marshmallows, and making a really big fire.  Fiesta Island is one of our new favorite places in San Diego.  We can’t wait to gather up enough wood to warrant another bonfire.

Maggie was so cute and kept sitting on our wood pile.  This, however, was not very helpful.

Piglet was super sneaky and kept stealing our chairs when we weren’t looking.

Everyone wanted a bite of hotdog!

Everyone wanted a bite of hotdog!

Kita had so much fun running around in the sand, but then again what dog wouldn’t.

Maggie who enjoys the finer things in life, watched the sun set.