My February Muse

The kids were about to come out of their skin yesterday and so we went to the playground and of course, I brought the camera along with my NEW sparkly "nifty 50" lens. It is a fixed length 50mm lens that people love for doing portraits because it has a short depth of field, it makes everything go out of focus behind your subject.
I am really excited to experiment since it is my first "extra" lens that I have splurged on and it makes me see the value of buying more lenses to take fun pictures and helping you to think more creatively. I can see how this might become a dangerous hobby.

Lucy was very excited about taking pictures and complied by hamming in up for me. Take a look.

Mama's Got A Brand New Bag

Yep.
After posting that if I could do anything without failing I would jump into photography...we decided to at least explore that by getting a more serious camera for me.

It is still an entry level DSLR, but it is a MAJOR step up from my last camera and I am oh-so-in love. And I am in love with having bought a 50mm lens to go along with the lens kit that goes along with it.

I can't wait to use it a ton. Get ready for photography gifts people!
In the meantime, here are some pictures of the kids that I snapped this morning:

Yep that's me. I look like I turn 31 next week don't I? Time for some eye cream.
Is it too late for sunscreen?

We have been playing in the sandbox a lot in anticipation of our beach trip coming up next month. The kids don't know about it yet, but Matt and I are hoping for 80 degree days that are probably not possible. But one can always hope.