Cool Toy to Work with my Really Cool Toy!

Buy the Eye-Fi at the Photojojo Store!

Wow!  This little device not only stores your pictures, but will upload them automatically when camera is idle.  No more cords.

My birthday is in August!!!  hint hint wink wink!

Little Man through the Nikon

OMG OMG OMG!!!

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I Mean

My friend has a phrase that can portray many different feelings.

This picture, for me anyway, is an "I mean...(insert: cute, pathetic, adorable, sad, get that lip out farther kid)"

Camera on loan from my super cool Dad. I had fun with it.

Holding out all hope that I will win my dream camera from here!

Going Dark

The camera is ca put.

Gone.

And you'll be surprised to know that it isn't due to the battery drama.

It fell off the table.

Tom blames me.

I blame him.

The boys blame everyone but themselves.

It was an accident. The lens was open and it landed on the open lens, jamming it into itself in a crooked fashion.

Dun dun done!

When I proceeded to tell Tom my long standing wish of a Digital SLR, he thought I was nuts. Out of the blue, now I want a big camera. How did he not know I'd been dreaming of one for a long time? His mom knows, my parents know. My sister in law knows. Couldn't he see my drool when friends whipped out their fancy cameras? Couldn't he see me eyeing them with complete jealousy. How did he not know? You all probably know, too.

Anyway...I've found the one I would like. Nikon D3000.

I've checked eBay, Amazon, Target (tried it out in store), black Friday ads, buy.com, Ritz camera. You name it, I've researched it. Amazon has the best price at this time, in fact, it just dropped under $500 yesterday.

I can totally justify the purchase. Now I need to convince Tom that not only do I want it for Christmas, but I want it NOW! (just think, no new product shots till Christmas??? No kiddo pictures till Christmas??? no blog pictures??? any help is appreciated! ;))

Eraser

The Battery Saga continues...

Eraser.

Huh? Seriously? An eraser?

I emailed Canon for assistance on my failing battery power in my camera. They very kindly suggested I use a new eraser and rub the elements that touch the battery.

Eraser? To humor them (and save me money and heartache) I tried it. Then put in fully recharged batteries.

Guess what? It worked. I had no flashing low battery. So exciting. I was taking random pictures of my messy house just to see if the battery would get low. It was fine.

I turned off the camera, made lunch and decided to take this photo of my savior.

Except, the low battery light was flashing.

A Budding Photographer or Budding Clown?

This picture makes me laugh.

After I set the camera down, Big Boy decided he should take some pictures. What I found was a smattering of walls, a giraffe, stairs, light fixture, my messy hallway, a wall switch, gray, a foot, a very blurry storage bench, more stairs, and this picture above.

BB set the image perfectly in the frame and got the expression that I see from a different angle. It commences after 5 or 6 previous photos and reads a little like this:

Uh, mom. Mom, he is doing it again. He is in my face and I think I am not liking this. Mom, can you hear me with my eyes?

I love it.

Digital cameras offer a great opportunity for kids to see things in a different way, without breaking the bank on developing the entire roll of walls, a giraffe, stairs, light fixture, my messy hallway, a wall switch, gray, a foot, a very blurry storage bench, and more stairs.

And my Budding Clown? More so, the budding photographer is also a budding artist. Little Man allows BB to use him as a canvas. A friend had a 'Lady's Night' a while back where we ate, drank and 'traded' toys and clothes, except I didn't bring any. Moms with extra toys appreciate that they aren't getting anything back in return. I snagged this Body Crayon Book by Klutz and the boys love it. It comes off so easily with a wet wipe or soap and water, doesn't stain and offers hours (yes, moms out there, HOURS) of fun.

I just checked Amazon and the book with the crayons is much cheaper than just the crayons.