Our Little Photographer

Last year for Christmas, I (Brad) gave Livie some snow shoes for Christmas.  Unfortunately, it was one of the mildest winters on record in Maine and we never had enough snow to use them.  Since we are now moving to So Cal and won't have a chance to use them there, I took them back to LL Bean and promised Livie a different present.

In going through things for the move, I stumbled across my old digital camera that I bought about 8 years ago and haven't used in years.  Since Livie always likes to pretend that she's taking pictures, I gave her this little camera to use for fun.

You would have thought she won the lottery!  We've probaby heard over 100 times how much she loves her camera.  She tells everyone--teachers, friends, and strangers.

I had to change the settings to the lowest image quality because she was taking so many pictures that she kept filling up the card too quickly.  Now she can take about 1,000 pictures before I have to delete any (she usually averages a couple hundred a day). 

Today, she wanted to take mine and Abby's picture hugging.  When we posed in the kitchen, she made us move to a different spot because "it was too bright behind us."  (Are you kidding me?)

Below are some of my favorites from her first day of shooting.  Her favorite subjects are Sienna, Bailey and herself (I think that she gets the last one from my friend, James).

It is really cute to see the world from the perspective of a 3 year old.

Sienna wanted to take a picture, too, so I helped her take this photo of Livie.

Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial

I'm not sure how interested you are in the Presidential Race this year... Abby and I follow it religiously every day.  One thing that we find frustrating is how slanted the news outlets can be, both right and left, depending on their own political leanings.  I came across this editorial in today's edition of the Florida Sun Sentinel.  The paper endorsed Obama in 2008 but is endorsing Romney in 2012. 

Regardless of one's political leanings, I thought this was a very well written and carefully thought out endorsement.  What impressed me is that they seem to have done a good job analyzing both the strengths and the weaknesses of both candidates in reaching their decision, as opposed to basing it on biased personal agendas.  If you're interested, here you go:

Sun Sentinel Endorsement

Sorry for the political commentary...  I will refrain after Nov 7.

Autumn in Maine

We are sad that our days in Maine are rapidly coming to an end.  We've loved our time here.  Maine is always beautiful, but it is especially so this time of year.  The girls don't know any other home than Maine. They love playing outside.  Here are a few recent photos.

 

Here is Livie showing off one of her pumpkins from our garden.  Livie helped dry the seeds last year, plant them in the spring and take care of them all summer.  She was very excited when they turned orange so she could pick them.  (I'm not sure what either of them are looking at in this picture.)

 

Here is a very cute picture of "all my girls."  I think they are all adorable!

 

Livie LOVES to run with Bailey!

 

Sienna loves to hike with Mama.

 

The girls love playing with Bailey.

 

As you can see, they love Bailey very much.

Fortunately, Bailey is a very good sport with a great temperament.

 

Here's one of my favorites... Sienna is trying to put Bailey's leash on her so that she can take her for a walk in the woods.

We hope that you've all had a great summer!  Once we get back out west, we hope that we'll be able to see more of our family and friends!