On Thanksgiving my family decided to head out in the nice stormy weather and take a few family pictures. It made for a nice intro into a great day. We had a very small window to snap a few pics before it started to rain too hard to keep going. We had tons of fun! And some of the snapshots are just as good as the posed pictures!

Cody and I recently purchased a new dSLR camera to help us capture the precious moments of Joshua growing up. I have always loved taking pictures. I get that from my mom who is an avid picture taker. But I have also loved photography for a long time. I've taken a photography class, and messed around a little but I never had a camera good enough to capture the pictures I wanted to. So now that we have a camera that is capable of doing just that, it's my new "project" to learn the true art of photography. So I took a half hour yesterday and took a few pictures of Josh. It was so much fun! So please let me know what you think. I love constructive criticism! I can only help me get better. I am having tons of fun learning and growing in what I hope to one day be a polished talent. :) I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Our's was wonderful! Lots of good food and great company!