The World Seems a Little Bit Clearer

We had an eventful weekend. First of all my mom went home and we were very sad to see her go. We had such a great time and loved having her around. I am so lucky to have such a great relationship with my mom and we always have such a great time together. The same day my mom left, Kristi Gailey came to visit! We had such a great time and spent the vast majority of the night just hanging out and talking. Julia and Zach also had a great time and they are such great little friends. I am sad that this is the only picture that we got of the night, but we had such a great visit and are excited to see them again soon!On to other news. We got a new camera as an early Christmas present. Our old camera is a few years old and falling apart (from EXTREME use). We must say thank you to Bryan's dad for giving it to us. It was used more than any camera should have a right to be used. Bryan was actually a little sad today when I was putting it away. We really have recorded so many wonderful memories with the old boy. But now technology is getting better and our picture is getting a little bit clearer.

This is a picture of our new camera taken with our old camera...

And this is a picture of our old camera taken with the new camera. Can you see the difference? Some day I may want to get a big fancy camera but right now I just want a nice point and shoot that can record our day to day activities. I did some research and this camera topped most of the lists and was actually cheaper than I was anticipating spending. I love it already and I am excited to use it more.
We tested it out on a couple of beautiful models...
The new camera even lets me add text to the picture.

You heard it right. Audrey is six months old now and I can't believe half a year has already come and gone. As you can see by the orange mouth, Audrey has started eating sweet potatoes. She is sitting up on her own and rolling over from her back to her belly and her belly to her back. It must be some neat trick because she does it over and over like she will never tire of it. She loves to laugh at Julia and is very happy. She only likes toys that she isn't supposed to have. Those lame links have nothing against the cord to the baby monitor. She still loves the exersaucer and has figured out how to hit the buttons and make the music play. She sleeps okay at night. I get enough sleep to feel pretty good during the day. She loves to stare at people and will stare at them until they acknowledge her. We love our little Audrey girl so much and have just loved watching her grow. She is truly a delight to our whole family.