Spring Pics, etc.

Cherry Blossoms

Thanks to the weathermen, we went to DC on the day it rained instead of the day is was sunny. Regardless, after navigating the road closures due to a road (running) race, we decided to try a different area of the Cherry Blossoms. It's a nice park, though the area at the very tip was a little sparse on Cherry Trees. We still had lots of fun, though. =)

All-American Family

This was all Mia's doing. We didn't set this up.



Notice the:

- Mom sitting out on the "porch"
- Baby sleeping in the big girl bed
- Big girl playing in the crib
- Dad sitting...well...you can see =)

First Roll + Bath Time!

A new era

For my birthday, Angela got me a "family" gift. Something I've been looking at for a while. It is - a new digital camera. And boy, is it somethin'.

It's a Nikon Digital SLR (semi-pro) - the D40 is the model #. I had hesitated at first on this model, b/c it is "only" 6 megapixels. But for the cost savings, and for the fact that 6 megapixels is significantly more than I'd ever need, we got it.

This is the first shot I took with the camera:



What's nifty about Digital SLR cameras is that you can take the picture in a "RAW" format, which allows you to adjust exposure, color, sharpness, etc. before actually "opening" the picture for editing. I know absolutely nothing about this stuff, but the possibilities are endless. Here's to great picture taking!