Fiona is officially a photographer!!!!

     After accumulating several Amazon gift cards, Fiona had the funds she needed to purchase a durable camera (even can go under water), camera case, and memory card.  The anticipation of the boxes arrival nearly did her in...but it was worth the wait!!!  We took a lovely family hike last weekend (in cold temperatures).  I would say it was about 40 degrees, tops.  She was the official photographer for the entire trip.  So, any hike pictures... she took.  Even group photos.  Fiona carefully wedged her new camera into a tree to get just the right family shot!
     We also tried our hand at making pasta.  Fiona documented this as well.  What a mess!  The meal was delicious, but I'm not sure if it is worth the effort...  You will see that she also baked cookies.  Ethan was allowed to try the new camera out for this shoot.
     Early this week we attended our second in a four part"National Geographic Photographers" series.  It was titled "Coral Kingdoms and Empires of Ice".  So amazing!!!!!!  This presentation was done by a husband/wife team who take underwater photos of coral reefs and arctic life.  What amazing wildlife encounters they have had!

The egg leaked all out...so messy!

Mulch face.

Before.

After.

Brother/sister selfie!

O.K...I took this one...They just looked so sweet watching the stream.

Fiona was so proud of this shot.  It's a beauty.

Kids told me that Cookie Monster "photo-bombed" Jose.

Fiona's squirrels that eat from her window feeder.

Ethan took this of Fiona baking.

                       Look how shiny those surfaces are!!                                              

Our "cold" hike.

Can you see how huge the thorns are?

I took this one of Fiona crossing the sandy creek.

This poor butterfly was frozen solid.

Fiona's selfie with squirrel butt.

The rest of the pictures I took.  This is Fiona with her burrito.

On our way to the presentation in the city!

Here we are in tunnels that go under the city.  Sort of like a pedestrian subway system.

Working on Chinese paper cutting lesson.