Hello! I'd like to CALL your attention to some new photos courtesy of our new camera! Yay!!! I'm soooo excited.  Recently I had an unfortunate realization... I uploaded all of our Yosemite pictures and they were all blurry :(  A quick examination of our camera reveled that the lens was both smudged and scratched (see this is why I don't usually let kids take pictures with our camera) Oh well, it did give me a reason to finally cave and purchase a nicer camera. Which is something I've wanted to do since Jeremy and I took a photo class together way back in College...can I remember that far back!? 
Ya, it's been a long time. 

 
So new camera in hand, I feel ready to take on the world... or maybe just photograph it!  Naturally Jeremy was subject number one...I don't think he was too pleased with me, but hey marriage is a give and take right?! ha ha... he tolerated me well! I was even able to sneak into a picture or two as well!

Day two with the new camera...
My lens found our sleepy kids perfect and happily, willing subjects!  The lighting was so pretty in their room. It gave way to beautifully wispy pictures of children still dreamy eyed in the early morning hours. 

What Does Annoy Mean?

So last night as we are putting the girls to bed Sade turns to me and asks, "Mom, what does annoy mean?"

I say, "it's this...lalalalala... AHHHHH". I make all sorts of loud noises and poke her a few times for good measure (Jeremy even joins in a bit too). Then I say, "see, to annoy is to bother someone, kind of like that!"

Sade says, "Oh, ok" then she goes to bed and Jeremy and I go to our room.  About five minuets pass and Sade knocks at the door...

Sade: [knock knock]"Mom? Dad?"

Me: [through the door] "Ya? What is it Sade?"

Sade: "Mom I can't go to sleep!  I keep annoying Cali with loud noises and when I stop she just keeps copying me!"

Me: "Sade, that's not very nice. You shouldn't annoy your sister!"

Sade:  [whining] "But you did it to me!"

Me: "Ya, but only because you asked me what it meant!"

Sade:  [nearly crying on the other side of the door now] "But mom, Dad said 'just annoy Cali and she will go to sleep!"

Me: "IGNORE, ignore! Your Dad said to 'ignore Cali and she will go to sleep'! Not annoy!"

I couldn't stop laughing. When I opened the door I found a very confused Sade who looked like she couldn't decide whether she should cry, or laugh too. Once it was all straightened out both Sade and Cali slept beautifully!