Happy Canada D'eh!

Well, it is my family's favorite time of year...Canada Day! 

Not only do I get to celebrate my beautiful country, 

but I get to celebrate it with my family and friends. 

This year, Grandpa Dave went all out and it was a blast, literally!

I just loved watching the fireworks go off in our backyard, 

surrounded by our friends and family. 

But I must saw, watching Sam take pictures of the show and 

seeing the stunning photos afterwards, was by far my favorite part of the day!

 

 

 

 

 

Through the eyes of a child, you'll never know what to expect! 

But these are truly astonishing! 

The Good, The Bad and The Blurry

Well, for Sammy's birthday we let her open up "her" camera. (Thank you Nikon and Strategic Ampersand) As soon as she opened it, she got a HUGE smile on her face and excitedly exclaimed that that was "her camera. Not Mommy's camera, Sammy's camera."

Now, I know that she knows how to take a pretty decent picture with my iPhone, but let's be honest, it's not that hard. The camera is decent and all she really has to do is look at the camera screen and push the big white circle. I've also helped to show her how to take a picture with my big 'ol Nikon 1 S1. So, I was very interested in how she would use her new camera.

The Nikon COOLPIX S33, is not a touch screen, so not quite as easy as my iPhone, but we opened it up, I quickly showed her which button turned it on and which button took a picture and let her go wild!

She had a blast carrying her camera with her everywhere, telling people to "stay still", "say cheeeeese!" and taking "random" pictures of what she found interesting or important!

Here is a handful from her first few days. As she got the hang of not getting to close to a picture and waiting for the square to turn green, she got better and better!

I can't wait to share her Canada Day photos with you!