4th of July

We had a great time on Long Island for the 4th of July. Here are a few images of Sofia. They were taken in my in-laws yard. The ducks are fake but great props and the bottom three are my MIL Mea, John and my FIL Jack taken on the boardwalk at Jones Beach, NY.

Life is Good...

Today Sofia & I had a lovely afternoon at the park. I took these shots with my Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens. She is the apple of my eye and life is good...

Congratulations Jill, Mark & Lucy!

A special congratulations is in order for my dear friend Jill and her family. She just found out yesterday that she will be a mom for a second time on Wednesday. Yes, as in tomorrow Wednesday! I am so excited for her and can't wait to see her new daughter. Her first daughter Lucy was adopted from China and is so adorable. They have been waiting for a long time to complete their current domestic adoption and it sounds like it has all worked out perfectly. Please head over to her blog and wish her a big congratulations.

Keeping Busy...

I have been staying busy trying to get things organized for Samantha's arrival. I have just about finished Sofia's & Samantha's bedroom. It has just taken a while since we have been staying busy and enjoying our Summer. John and Brian (our next door neighbor/saint) put together a new wooden playset for the girls this past weekend and we went to the Dragonboat Festival yesterday. Sofia loves the new playset. I hope to post some pics of the Dragonboat Festival in the next day or so. We are going to Long Island toward the end of the week. We are still waiting for our LOA and on 7/7, it will be 60 days down since we sent our LOI. I think I am going to do a little experiment this week and try to get out and shoot some photos using only my Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens. I really love the 50mm and have not used it in so long.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I received the Canon PowerShot the other day and really like it. It also shoots pretty good video. I have decided that I am going to bring both the Canon DSLR and the PowerShot to China. Although I am only going to use the PowerShot for video at this point. Thanks for the comments/advice about the PowerShot. I really appreciate it.

Here's a little preview of the Dragonboat Festival. It is a picture of Sofia blowing bubbles under the picnic area. She had a wonderful time and she got to play with her girlfriends. Can you believe Sofia finally has a tan this year! I usually put a SPF bazillion on her but this year I figured it would be good for her to get a little sun for a change.

Does Anyone Have This Camera?

Yesterday Sofia and I went on our first trip to an amusement/water park with our dear family friends. I decided not to bring my Canon DSLR becuase of the weight and because I did not want to risk my camera being broken or taken in case we walked away from our bags for a few minutes at the water park. So, John had a cheap digital camera that I used. I wasn't looking for it to produce great pictures but hoped they would turn out okay. They were awful. The focus did not work right, the colors were way off and I really wish I would have just brought my Canon DSLR.

This got me thinking about purchasing a small point and shoot camera to keep in my bag at all times. I didn't want to buy anything elaborate, just small enough to leave in my bag and hopefully be good enough to produce decent pictures. I did a little research and decided to purchase the Canon PowerShot SD990 IS Digital ELPH (black) from B&H. It also has a movie mode and I am wondering if anyone has one and if they like it. I am also wondering if it would be satisfactory to take to China and use for Samantha's family day video. I am hoping it will be, so I do not have to take my bulky DSLR, lenses and a separate camcorder. If you have this camera, would you mind letting me know what you think of it?