broken camera equals broken sense of duh!

so i pulled out my camera to use it. my view screen was all funky and i couldn't see a stinkin' thing. rats. ok kids let's take a picture anyway...snap, snap, snap, but i felt all weirdly stunted because i couldn't see what i was photographing. oh wait, i have a view finder, but did that even cross my mind? nope. i felt like i was holding a camera for the first time and didn't know what to do with it.

have i become so technology dependant that without my magic screen i can't remember back to even just five years ago, how i used to snap pictures-with a little a window and a little more anticipation during development to find out what my pictures were? ah, the good ol' days of paying 60 cents for double prints of a cruddy picture.

none of the kids knew what was going on, they kept waiting for the "cheese!", but all i said was "ack!" with each snap. because for sure the thing was gonna pop and fizzle in my hands!

i love the looks i kept getting from the older kids, and the final goof from liffy in the middle.

lauren, i wish i could have gotten a more functional picture of you on your baptism weekend, but we are so happy and excited for you. i love the photos your mom and dad have, those are the ones that matter. best wishes to you and all the new things you will get to experience as a member of the lord's true church! congratulations again! we love you so much!