Stella has become quite the little ham in front of the camera. Maybe, just maybe, it has something to do with her Daddy being there too. Not that she isn’t equally fond of Mommy, but lately she’s been the most expressive in her excitement when I come home in the evenings. Her stranger anxiety is also abating as her personality blossoms and she realizes that the world is so much more interesting when she’s interacting with it rather than hiding from it.

And, for the record, it wasn’t that I didn’t try to get equivalent shots of both Elise and Maia (because I really *did* try), but, they were just so busy doing their own things that they wouldn’t stand still and be adorable when I had the lens trained on them.

Yeah, I’m cute

NIKON D70, ISO 200, ƒ/4.5, 1/400sec, 56mm focal L., map

All smiles — Stella seams to have taken lessons from Elise.

NIKON D70, ISO 320, ƒ/6.3, 1/400sec, 48mm focal L., map

Stella says “Hello!”

NIKON D70, ISO 200, ƒ/4.5, 1/250sec, 27mm focal L., map

Happy pumpkin

NIKON D70, ISO 200, ƒ/4.5, 1/125sec, 62mm focal L., map

This is probably my favorite picture. Perhaps it’s my own projection of her actual sentiment, but, I can’t help but think she’d sure like to play with that big orange ball. If only it weren’t so darned immovable…

Little help please? It’s too heavy to move by myself.

NIKON D70, ISO 200, ƒ/4.5, 1/160sec, 40mm focal L., map