New Camera

I have been wanting a new point and shoot camera for some time now.  I have a really nice little olympus, but it is literally a  point and shoot.  There is nothing creative that you can do with the camera only after the picture is taken.  That being said,  as much as I love to think of my self as really creative and a photographer, I know that I am such an amateur when it comes to creating and taking creative photos.  I now have 4 digital cameras and 1 film camera.  When I bought my first SLR film camera, I decided to get a Canon Elan 2E.  My husband was into Canon's and a friend of mine also recommended Canon's.  I then moved on to a 7E, also film.  Later I got a very cheap Canon that did me well, but it was sloooowwww!  My husband bought me one of the first Canon Rebels SLR.  I then went on to buy a 20D SLR.  After My older son was born, I decided I needed a new point and shoot and bought the Olympus.  3 1/2 years later it is still going strong, but I wanted something that I could do more with the settings of the camera.  This weekend I was at a wedding and was talking to a table mate that my husband had worked with and he recommended the Canon s95.  The next day, I went out to the camera store with my husband and bought it.  I really didn't want to spend the money, but I really liked the camera.  We took the kids to the park and I played with the camera while they played at the park.  The best part was that I actually used the manual setting and never once used the programmable settings that I had always found myself using.  These are just a few of the pictures I've taken since yesterday!

Michael

Eva Rose

Thomas

Michael, Daddy, and Thomas

Rose at the park on Macro setting

Thomas

Michael and Thomas

Eva Rose

3 across in the car

Playing in the driver's seat

Michael

Oh, and I played with taking black and white, sepia, and color photos too!  I had lots of fun with my new toy and got to get some cute pictures of the kids!  Now I just need to learn more about photography and take better pictures!

Amy

Nice Weather!

Here in New England, the first day of spring is March 20th, which happens to be tomorrow.  This week has been especially gorgeous!  We have spent every day outdoors for hours at a time.  I have been loving getting out of the house.  I have also been meeting up with some other twin moms at the park which has been awesome!  This way, I get out of the house with the kids, they get to play outside and with other kids and, best of all I get to be with other adults.  Having 3 little ones at the park isn't easy, but when you have other moms that you know at the park with you, it becomes much more doable.  This week has really made me appreciate people with Seasonal affective disorder.  I know I don't have it, but the nice weather has made such a difference in mood, that I can only imagine how difficult it is to actually have the SAD diagnosis.

I know that New England weather, especially this time of year can be extremely fickle, but I am loving having kids and being outside with them!  Let's hope that the weather doesn't get to bad before it gets good again!

All 3 kids playing together as much as they will play together

Eva Rose and Thomas loved this bouncy toy.  Eva Rose got to the point where she was able to get off it by herself.  They are on with another twin.

Michael driving the fire truck

Michael sitting at the top of the slide before going down by himself.

Happy Spring Everyone!

Amy