My Yankee Doodle Sweetheart!

And I thought I liked the picture then...

So, as I'm learning my new camera, I'm also really trying to learn Photoshop Elements. I decided to go back to that picture I liked so much of E and her Daddy. What I found is that it only got better! What do you think? Here's the old picture:

And here is the one I created today with PSE:

Any thoughts?

Can our family handle TWO photographers?

Lately when I want to take pictures of E she isn't cooperative unless she has a camera as well. I pulled out my Powershot this afternoon because it was quick and available. Not too shabby on either of our parts, huh?

I think the funniest part of these two pictures is how we both hold the camera. Think she's seen me do this a few times?

June 19, 2008

It was a good day. So good that our lives will revolve around that little day for quite some time. That is the day CCAA logged us in for a sister for little E. One day, she'll learn to share her Mommy and Daddy. It's going to be hard because the sun rises and sets with that little girl.

YEAH!

Fun with photography at the zoo

I can't think of a better place to practice my new hobby than the zoo. I also can't think of a place that brings a faster smile to my daughter's face than the zoo, so we were all happy. My hubby was just happy that we were happy!

So, we saw lots and lots of animals and I took lots and lots of pictures. There is a stingray exhibit at the zoo right now and after paying six or seven dollars to see them, my daughter decided she was petrified and wouldn't touch the fish! This is the kid who LOVES all animals.

Well, here are three pictures I took. I think they turned out well. The only thing that bothers me is you can see a bit of the flash off the glass in the penguin picture. I'll have to get my photography teacher to teach me how to avoid that in the future.

"She chose me" ***update

I just watched an interview with Cindy McCain talking about the adoption of her daughter. She was volunteering in an orphanage and said she'd be with her in the morning and at the end of the day. Something was just there. "She chose me."

I love stories about forever families. It really doesn't matter what side of the political aisle anyone is to a baby, they just need love.

She also said that it is only $286 to perform a surgery through Operation Smile. So...if you can swing it - go make a kid smile, okay? http://www.operationsmile.org/

per request - here's a link to the video http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=5200823 It's three minutes into the video and the last 45 seconds.

We interrupt the photography talk to announce...

That our dossier is in the hands of CCAA. We should have our LID soon and LIDs are taking a day or so after receipt. I am very, very ready to just get in that massively long line.

Okay, back to photograpy.