New Car!

On January 4th Gary & I became owners of a new (to us) 2011 Chevy Cruze!! It was used but barely had any miles on it and was in perfect condition. It's a 2011 & we love it!! We really needed a new car because we were driving my 2 door Chevy Cobalt as our family car. A 2 door is the not the greatest when you have a baby. The Cruze is a lot like the Cobalt but more up to date and a little more room. It's 4 door so its perfect for us.


Gary really liked the Impala and we took it for a drive but after talking to my mom she said the Impala looked like an old woman's car. We really wanted an SUV but the payments weren't really what we wanted. The Cruze is affordable for us right now. I'll be driving it most of the time since I take Sophia to daycare and pick her up. Gary will use my Cobalt for now and hopefully we'll be able to get a new one for him. But I just wanted to get on here real quick while I had time to blog to post about our new car!! :) These pictures aren't the greatest because I took them from my phone. I'll post some better ones later.

Favorite of January

I've already uploaded this picture to my blog but it is my favorite picture from this month! I have been horrible at taking pictures with my DSLR so I didn't have many to choose from. Entering this one in The Paper Mama's photo challenge for this week!

Baby Steps!!

Just wanted to get on here and post real quick. Since this is almost like my baby book I wanted add on here that Sophia FINALLY took her first few steps on her own yesterday!!! I went to pick her up from daycare and one of the workers told me not to be mad but Soph took some steps on her own. I wasn't mad at all. I have been waiting so long for this girl to walk on her own. I figured she'd have it by her first birthday but she is 15 months!! & still taking her time.

We went home that evening and I was so excited to tell Gary. We sat down on the floor and practiced with her. We were both sitting across from one another. We got Sophia to stand and she would wobble and walk to us in 3 steps. She would fall into our arms but she did such a good job!!! I was so excited. I am so proud of my girl and I wanted to get on here and share this so I can always look back and remember when she finally decided to walk.

I have been super busy this week with work and then full time momma in the evenings. I really wish time would just slow down or there were more hours in the day. I sometimes feel like I am going to go crazy  because my life feels non stop and I feel like I never get anything done. Oh well, here's some pictures of what we've been in to.

Here are some pictures from the holiday dinner party that my job had a few weeks back. I look so different in these pictures and the second one creeps me out. Why am I holding the wine glass like that? lol

Sophia LOVES to brush her teeth. She does it every morning and evening and she does such a good job. She holds it all by herself. She basically just chews on it BUT I made sure her 8 teeth are brushed when she's done playing.

I am so glad tomorrow is Friday. I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Today was a little rough. After work I went with my mom and Sophia to the beauty saloon. Worst idea ever. Sophia was so cranky and bad. I was stressed out. She is now asleep and I am going to read a little bit of the Hunger Games and go to sleep. I have to work out in the morning. I've been going Monday, Wed and Friday. I like going every other day. I get to sleep in just a little bit longer on the two days during the week day that I don't go to the gym. 

Camera Help!

I love photography. I could spend all day just looking at different photography websites or pictures on Pinterest. I could also spend all day just taking pictures of my little girl.

I'm not the best at photo taking but I keep getting better {in my opinion}. My parents bought a Canon Rebel DSLR camera two Christmas's ago. I only had the lens it came with so all my pictures were taken with that one, on automatic. Gary then bought me a camera lens that was on sale on Black Friday. It's a 75-300 mm lens. It's ok. It takes good pictures but not the kind I want.

I want a lens that will take up close, clear pictures of Sophia. One that is kind of wide angle. I want to be able to get those close up shots either indoor or outdoor with the blurred background. I was talking to a friend who does photography and she told me to try and get either a 50mm or 35mm lens with the smallest apeture. {That's another thing I need help with, learning the basics of my camera. I found both online, the 35mm is a little more pricey but I don't mind to pay the amount. I save money for myself to buy something each paycheck so I've been saving up for a new lens. I can't decide which one I should get though. 

The website I was planning on buying from is currently out of stock for the 35mm but they have the 50mm. I'm kind of anxious about getting one and was really hoping to order one this weekend. I want to take Soph's Valentine's Day pictures. 

So, after all my rambling I guess my question is.. which lens should I get for someone who is a beginner with photography and just wants clear, close up pictures with blurry backgrounds of my baby. If any of my readers have any advice or tips, please let me know!