Oh Happy Day

I am so excited to announce that after 2 1/2 months I finally broke down and bought a new camera! Our last camera took it's final pictures at Macie's birthday party (late March) while we were outside hitting the pinata. Sadly it met the pavement with the lens open in a moment of excitement and, well, that was the end of that. Needless to say, our video camera has gotten more use over these last few months than it ever has before, but there are still fun things I wish I could have caught in still pictures.

We prolonged buying a new camera because I wanted a major upgrade: the Canon Rebel XTi. After searching and searching for good deals, I just couldn't bring myself to spend such a large chunk of change. So I settled for a Nikon Coolpix P80, and have been very satisfied since I bought it yesterday. I feel like I got a good bridge between the SLR and a regular point-and-shoot digital camera. A big plus for me is the size; it's not small enough where I'll drop it (hopefully!), yet not too big to carry around everywhere. The quality and features are SO much better than what I've had before too. I'm looking forward to learning about cameras and sharpening my photography skills. All I remember from photography class senior year of high school was showing up late and Anna spending lots of time in the dark room. Go figure, right? I know some of you remember those days!

Of course I had to experiment with the 18x zoom, and my napping husband was the perfect subject.