In Focus: Photographer VS Mother

Let me just start by saying I'm a little bummed that I didn't blog anything on 10/10/10 but things just got so busy.. I'm looking forward to next years 11/11/11!..and 1/1/11 and 1/11/11 and 11/1/11 hahaha I'll be with you for them all!

That said we had a GREAT weekend. It was nice to get out in this gorgeous weather with the kids and do some new things. But with every outing with the kids I always find myself a little torn between 2 cameras. I LOVE taking pictures of my lil ones... every mom does but I mean LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE. I use to drag my fairly big Nikon EVERYWHERE.. and Derrick was always asking me "Why are you bringing that? What are you going to take pictures of" and my response was usually "Just in case.. You never know" and he'd just roll his eyes. In my life If it I don't get a picture, it's like it didn't even happen. But when I had to start carrying the kids and their 50 thousand items all with me all the time my camera become a bit more cumbersome. Then I finally got a little point and shoot that can easily be taken everywhere without even thinking and thrown into any bag.. or even my pocket. But here's the thing I HATE THAT CAMERA... it's a perfectly fine camera for what it is suppose to do... but that's not what I want to do. I want to take gorgeous, perfect, interesting, awesomely lit, right that second pictures. But then Derrick reminds me I don't need amazing pictures all the time... it's about the time with the kids. They don't care if the pictures have noise or hot spots or whatever. They'll look back at these and remember that we had adventures and FUN and time together. So here are some very NON professional pictures of our awesome weekend. Because at the heart of things I'm just a mom. ENJOY!

A sleeping baby won't stop the adventure!

Saturday was the Get Lost Corn Maze

I was the only one who had ever done a corn maze before.. but not like this one! Cam loved it.. he wanted to tell us which way to go the whole time.. needless to say we got REALLY lost. LOL The next day I took the children to the zoo all by myself.. yup 2 kids and just me.

Ready to rock and roll!

His favorite... and i think they liked him too =)

So I have to tell you that before we left the zoo we swung back around to see the tiger again (another of Cam's favorites) since he just so happens to be near the entrance. While there a lovely man and his daughter where enjoying the tiger as well but also... lollipops. Camden was clearly having lolli-ENVY and they noticed.. and gave him one of their extras! HOW SWEET (pun intended) So thank you again kind strangers wherever you are.