My New Love…

I finally did it.  I finally bought the camera I’ve been eyeing for more than 6 months!  We all know I’ve needed a new camera for even longer than that…but I all of the sudden got expensive taste and just couldn’t bring myself to do it.  But I finally got it…the Nikon D3000…

…and then I took it back!  I had all these high hopes that this was going to be THE camera!  And it didn’t hurt that it came with a bunch of extra stuff.  But it was so not THE camera!  When you spend that kind of moola, it’s gotta be right.  So I took it back and got this baby:

The Canon EOS Rebel XS.  Ahhh, I am in love!  I seriously LOVE this camera!  Both cameras are SLR cameras, and very similar in many ways….but for some reason, the Canon is more me.  So…wanna see what I’ve done with it so far?  I admit that I thought I knew WAY more than I actually do, and, in fact, know practically nothing about photography, but I can’t wait to learn.  Meanwhile, here’s the first photo shoot I did…

Cammie and I decided (way too late in the day) to test the new camera.  My kids needed naps…don’t they look excited!  Right after this picture, Steve pushed Dan forward and he face planted on the concrete.  He was sad in most of the rest of the pictures!
Best buddies…and SO cute!
  Cousins!  We love taking cute cousin pictures!  Can you see how distressed Dan is!  Poor kid…he has the meanest mom!For some reason Dan was fine at a different spot!
Dang these kids are CUTE!

So that’s what I’ve been doing lately!  I even tortured the Young Women yesterday when I spent a day at Girl’s Camp with them!  They saw a lot of my camera!  They love me!

Guess what this all means though?!  I will be SO much better about taking pictures, and there will be proof of our second child!  And (hopefully) more up-to-date blogging!  Yay!