Two quick pics to tide everyone (ok really, just my mom) over:

Caroline has learned to peel and eat bananas:



She also loves to take her 2 ponies out for a daily trot:

Wait, I did WHAT??

Caroline very nonchalantly crawled over to the safety gate, threw 5 or 6 plastic toys down the hardwood stairs, and then tried to shove something a little bigger through the rails (I have no idea what to call that chain of colored shapes). As she was trying to fit it through, she just LET GO of the bars and stood there. Pefectly balanced on two feet! What's even more amazing is that I was sitting next to her with the camera just shooting away. Talk about luck...

Ok mom, really, AGAIN with the camera?


Well, then let me shove a few things through the bars:


Hmmm - maybe I need two hands to push it through (what, two free hands???)

Still hands free:


OK, now seriously, what's the big deal?

Look at these new toys!

A coworker of mine has a little girl who is about a year older than Caroline. We were the recent beneficiaries of her efforts to get rid of some of the toys that Emma has outgrown. Caroline scored a fantastic Fisher Price Learn and Play House, a very cool ring stacking toy, and a fabulous Lil' Leapster reading lapdesk. She LOVES her new things, and has barely given Scott and I the time of day since I brought them home!

A bunch of Geezers playing LAX

No seriously - the name of the team is actually called The Geezers. Scott signed up for the Maryland Masters Lacrosse League (age 35+) and he is playing goalie for the Geezers. Caroline and I went to watch his first game Friday night. It was a gorgeous evening and she really got a kick out of watching her dad in the goal. Of course Scott came home with a lovely collection of bruises and scapes, and some very sore legs. But he was awesome in the goal considering he hadn't played in 10+ years. He got to reconnect with guys he hasn't seen since high school, and they all enjoyed taking shots on their former comrade. So we all had a blast, and it was really fun to watch him play the sport he's loved since he was little! And as you can see, the portrait lense (18-55mm) is not really good for shooting from the sidelines. So I guess it's time to get that zoom lense!

Smile!

We purchased a dSLR camera over the weekend. It's a Nikon D40, and we're (ok mostly me) having a lot of fun learning how to use it! I managed to shoot two great pictures right from the start:




One nice feature of a dSLR is that you can shoot multiple frames per second. (My old camera could shoot one frame, oh, every 10 seconds or so.) This particular model has the ability to shoot 3 frames per second. And LOOK how I was able to catch Caroline red handed in the following 3 pictures...

She grabs daddy's beer:


Quickly takes a sip:


And then quick as a flash, hides it behind her Busy Ball Popper:



OK, not really, but it was good for a laugh, right? Stayed tuned as I learn the ins and outs of this great new camera! :-)