My New Hobby

I don't really have many hobbies... unless you call parenting and cleaning hobbies! I was never really a hobby kind of girl, though. I did cheerleading in grade school and high school and did love it, but once I was too old for that, I just made having a social life my hobby!! And searching for a husband was a hobby too. HAHA! I'm kidding. I'm not someone who really throws themself into something I am "into" so to speak. So, I don't think I will become obsessed with my new hobby, although, I think it is a good one to get obsessed with... Taking pictures.

I finally convinced Jeff that we need THEE camera -- the Nikon SLR D5000. OH YA! For at least a year I have been envying pictures I've seen online taken by this camera. "Why do their pictures look so much better than the ones my camera takes??" I would think to myself. And then I found out. It's the camera. And then once I looked into possibly purchasing "THEE CAMERA" I realized I had some HEAVY convincing to do on my part, because it's not exactly something we would just go out and buy on a random day. It would need to be a gift! So my new camera was my Mother's Day and Birthday gifts together, and Jeff is also now saying it might be counted as my Christmas gift, too!! I don't care, I love it, and I look like an asian tourist with this humungo camera, but you should SEE the pictures it takes. OH. MY. GOD. The color and detail is amazing!! There are a million settings and it's quite overwhelming, but I have looked at some online tips, and read some of the manual. The manual is a text book, and I'm not kidding!

So, I thought I would post some of the pics I've taken since I got this camera exactly a week ago today!! I know I will get better, and hopefully I'll be taking a class soon and will learn how to best capture the moments in my life that are going by WAY TOO FAST!!

Don't let him fool any of you. He is NOT that innocent!!

OK, she IS as innocent and sweet as she looks!! Ask me when she's 2 tho...

Using the "Sports" setting so I could get them while they were swinging! I have a feeling the "Sports" setting will be used quite frequently with these kids!!

We also went to Marco Island, Florida for the long Memorial Day Weekend. That's what motivated me to go and actually GET the camera I got "permission" to purchase for my gift!! Doesn't the picture look like a postcard??!!

View from our balcony on Marco Island


My new favorite picture of Brendan and Jeff...



My friend Alison who was with us even shot this pic... the camera is SO easy to use and get good pictures!! I love the "Portrait" setting that blurs out the background and focuses on the people -- I used it in this pic, and the ones of Brendan & Brooke above. It's one of the reasons I fell in love with this camera in the first place!! It makes me feel like such a professional :-)

I have four shots of this same picture. 3 of our him scowling, and this one I had to tickle him to get him to laugh!! UGH!!

Loving this camera!!