Yogonanas!

Now that Kingston is 15 months, it has been a huge challenge introducing him to new foods. He will love cheese one day and hate it the next, which can be frustrating.

To keep things interesting and fun for both of us I like to try wacky food creations that combine simple ingredients. As you can see in the photo, my "yogonana" is just a slice of banana dipped in yogurt and sprinkled with crumbled graham crackers. After you dip the banana in the yogurt place it on a plate with wax paper and sprinkle a topping on. Put it in the freezer for about an hour and that's it!

This time around I couldn't find anything better to use for a handle so I just used some spoons. Kingston particularly likes how he can feed himself and its a great hand-eye-coordination exercise.

If you have a little one transitioning to big-kids food remember that being consistent is the key. Don't give up on foods just because they don't like them the first time. Keep trying, keep trying, don't give up, never give up!

(Video Taken with the New Canon T1 i)

A Spinach Smoothie for Dessert

Next time have one of these calcium packed antioxidant rich treats for dessert instead. Spinach is such a versatile veggie you don't even notice its there. Kingston even loves these! If you want, try some protein powder, peanut butter, or tofu and make it a meal. I highly recommend this for all occasions!

Several requests for the recipe, so here it goes:

1c Frozen Tropical Fruit from COSTCO (strawberries, mango, pina, & papaya)
1 Hand full of Fresh Organic Spinach from COSTCO
1c Naked OJ (COSTCO)

Blend well. Add more juice if necessary.

There are an unlimited number of combinations for fruit and power smoothies. Try different combinations and let me know your favorites...

Advanced Open Water Divers

So I have had this strange passion for the ocean for as long as I can remember. When I was little I was fascinated with drawing scuba divers and aluminum 80 tanks. Naturally, I became a diver certified through PADI via a local dive shop called Ocean Enterprises. After getting my certification, I loved diving so much I went on to obtain my advanced open water diver certification which enables me to "safely" descend up to 100ft underwater.

My dive buddy Nik and I went on a local dive charter Memorial Day to pay tribute the the fallen ships of Wreck Alley here in San Diego. Another dive buddy named Smitty (Dave) came along with us as we did a three tank dive on the Marissa with Captain Carl.

We had a great time although things started getting chilly (48f). We ended up logging 3 dives for just over an hour of weightlessness in the deep blue. Plenty of awesome sights to see, I particularly enjoyed the swim through on the Yukon and Ruby E. Nik and I are re energized to start diving again and look forward to more good times on the Marissa. I think we are especially excited about experimenting with some underwater videography. Expensive but fun.

Thanks to the Dive master for getting everyone home safe and to Captain Carl who navigated the vessel!

(Photo Courtesy of Brett Tischler, 06/2008 taken aboard the Marissa)

One of our dive profiles thanks to Nik's nice Suunto dive computer!

treMEDIA Website Launched!

After 2 years of research and development, the treMEDIA website has finally been published! The goal behind this project was to create a modern and contemporary look which would appeal to the San Diego wedding market as well as commercial video production clients. Take a look at the site and let us know what you think - good, bad, or indifferent. Here's to the launch of our website and to the posting of our first blog!

http://www.tremediasd.com/

Bella's CLUB 10

On May 9th treMEDIA had the privilege of working with Sean and Jen Bullock in planning their daughter Bella's 10th Birthday Party. The party had a Hollywood theme and the venue was appropriately named "Bellas CLUB 10." All of the guests came in their best red carpet attire and partied the afternoon away. I was the Disk Jockey for the afternoon and I played mostly current pop music with a few techno and r&b songs. The most requested song of the day was Lady Gaga's Pokerface. The most unusual request I had was from a boy who wanted to hear YMCA. Although I didn't play that song I think everyone still had a great time! Thanks again to the Bullock's for having treMEDIA at the party and we hope to help out with any future events you may have...