Loves the Park

My nature girl

Polka Dots

Grandma Clark gave this cute little outfit to Sophia. The photos are about a month old.

(this is my first attempt at creating a storyboard)

Thank you for my Valentine

Sophia was very excited to open her Valentine's package from my parents. She didn't wasted any time and unwrapped the candy right away.

*Note to self: remember to adjust white balance on camera next time or shoot in Raw. The few that have correct white balance where shot in Raw and adjusted in post process.

Little Miss Independent

This is beautiful, precious, Sophia. My adorable 18 month year old. My sister told me this age was the cutest and I'll have to agree with her. I wish she could stay this size forever. This morning after I got her out of the crib she gave me nothing but snuggles and kisses. I know she loves me very much, so much that she has some pretty bad separation anxiety. We have been working on it little by little by leaving her with Rob more often. ( His rotation accommodates that right now.)

Sophia is the cutest little thing. She loves to try to do everything by herself and gets frustrated when she needs help. Copying Mommy and Daddy's actions is daily. Today we brought groceries in and she took out some milk and cheese transferred it to an empty bag and then began to carry it around the house. She loves to put on my high heels, put her dolly in the stroller, and swing a purse over her shoulder and head towards the door like she ready to go out. Make-up time means I hand her a brush so she can "apply" some powder also.

Besides her Mommy and Daddy her greatest love continues to be the outside. She could be outside any day no matter the temperature and be loving life. She loves to go for walks to the park or just around the complex.

She is starting to say a few more words here and there, but can communicate pretty well with actions.
We love our little girl so much. Not a day goes by with out her bringing a smile to our faces.

Sunday was her first day of Nursery at Church. You can all guess how that went. It will be a few weeks before we can leave her alone there.

*I'm not liking the color and resolution of these photos. They looked so much better in photoshop. I might have to try linking my photos through photobucket or another site. Has anyone had any luck with that?

Just having fun

So I know these photos are nothing to write home about, but they are the first ones I have taken with my "new" Nikon d70 (I bought it used and got a great deal!) Finally, I can take a photo that's got lots of light and I can do bokeh! Lots to learn still. I'm excited to enter the dslr world.

Special thanks to my wonderful and talented friend Andrea (who is a pro) for helping get my camera set up for taking photos. It's not as easy as it looks for a newbie. I know I'll be calling for more help in the future.

The Triangle- Part 2 Duke University

So where was our family when our historic 44th Pres. was being sworn into office. We were admiring the architecture of Duke University's Gothic Chapel. We ended up catching the very end of the ceremony in one of the student centers while eating some Mexican food for lunch.

Doesn't Rob have a great eye for framing and composition?