little mady and a new lense...

my new lense came today! i'm really excited! it produces the results that i expected and my portraits are going to come out so much nicer! for those interested... it's the canon ef 50mm f/1.8 II... for those who arent, here are some pictures of mady that i took this afternoon. i love this lense!

I particularly like the one above. To me, it captures the essence and beauty of childhood. Mady is care free and high spirited. I love to watch her play and just have fun with herself, like she was doing here. She was talking to someone... must have been her imaginary friend ;)

Introducing Whiskers. This cat showed up to us about a year ago out of nowhere. All we know is that it eats the cat food at the neighbor's and then comes to us for love and attention. She has really grown on me. Every day when I leave for school, she runs over and rubs her ear against my leg. She's just a fun cat to have around.

Mady lost her two front teeth this week and was ecstatic! She got to bring home her tooth in a treasure chest from school today and tonight I assisted the tooth fairy in exchanging her teeth for some sweet mullah. I remember loosing my teeth and the excitement it brought to me. I am just enjoying the life around me and the events like this that remind me of my childhood... ah the good ole' days.