Mama's got a new toy....

I have been dreaming out having a SLR camera for sometime.  I basically have camera envy toward anyone who owns one.  When I spot someone sporting one around their neck I generally hollar something along the lines of...."Wow!  What kind of camera do you have?"  I then proceed to grab it by the neck strab (while still attached to its owner) and begin examination.

Well, when opportunity presented itself I jumped.  My old camera mysteriously found itself in a sink full of water, so guess who needed a new camera?....ME!  I scoured the internet for deals and found them to be a bit pricey.  My hubs is an avid fan of auction/pawn shop shows on TV, so I thought I'd check a few pawn stores in our area.  I was a little nervous because I have heard that some of the clientelle can be a bit seedy at said locations.  Was I ever wrong!  I was greeted at the front door by a sweet elderly gentleman who escorted me to their "electronics section."  It was as if the clouds opened up and the choir sang.  Right infront of my very eyes it sat.  A Canon Rebel...encased in glass.  I just about fainted in the middle of the store from excitement.  And, the price....a.m.a.z.i.n.g.....less expensive than a point and shoot at the box stores. 

Here are a few that I've managed to take so far.  I can't wait to get a new lens!

 J' jr. pulling the little girls.

 Miss M practicing barrels.

 Sweet, sweet cousins.

 Cousin Dunk.

 Beautiful A'.

Little L' bug.