Photographer Wanna-be

I got an excellent new camera last Friday and I love it. My memory card is overflowing and if memory cards could talk, it would tell you that it is already exhausted. So full, in fact, that for the last few days, I've already been deleting older pictures so that I can take new ones. And I don't have a small memory card - I've taken nearly 1,000 pictures this week alone. My kids can hardly eat their cheerios without having a camera in their faces. Get used to it little ones . . . Mommy loves taking your picture!

Yes, I am a photographer wanna-be and am thrilled with my new piece of equipment. If money were no object, I would invest in a great studio, amazing software, brilliant lenses and spend my time meeting new people and capturing fabulous moments. But for now, since the college funds for three little boys must remain at the top of our financial priorities, I will continue at my full-time profession and be happy to be a mommy with an enjoyable hobby.

The hard part about this hobby (and any other, I suppose) is that time is so limited. I can hardly ever find uninterrupted time in front of the computer and when I do, I generally have a kid on my lap. If it is Baby Evan, he is wanting to chew on my laptop cord. If it is Owen, he is happily proclaiming, "Hey, look at me in that picture!" And if Drew bear is sitting on my lap in front of the computer, he is begging me to navigate to "Thomasandfriends.com."

But yesterday afternoon, while the older boys were taking their naps, me and baby Evan had our own little photo session. And magically, Evan fell asleep shortly after he tired of posing for me, so I got some time (albeit ten minutes) to edit some photos and here they are . . . .