A new camera

We finally got around to upgrading our camera. Our Sony Powershot had served its purpose well, and while it still works, it was 6 years old and in camera years, that's pretty old. It was a 3MP 3 Zoom camera, and after getting a new camera from my folks for last Christmas that had to be returned because it didn't work, we finally got around to deciding on another one, after a lot of research and reading. Trying to decide on a camera is a little overwhelming in that there are so many features, options, brands and ratings, that no 2 people review the same camera exactly the same, it seems. Regardless, the majority of people we talked to and things we read seemed to rank Canon the highest, so we decided to go that route. We also decided that we wanted something with a higher zoom, which meant that the camera is slightly bigger than most of the standard digital cameras that are now on the market (although it is very similar in size to our old camera), but still small enough to easily fit in a pocket or bag. So we settled on the Canon Powershot SX120 IS, which is a 10MP 10 Zoom camera. We waited for it to go on sale at Best Buy, and when it was reduced $50 from its regular price last week, we decided to go ahead and get it. We're still learning with it, but so far we really like it, especially the zoom. It really provides some nice closeups.

As you'll see, Titus seems to have gotten the majority of the pictures this week, though most of them involved him playing in the leaves outside. He seemed to be content to play in the leaves all afternoon if we had let him.

Katelyn and Titus had their yearly checkups this morning. They were supposed to be done last month, but the doctor's office had to reschedule us. Both are healthy and doing well. Neither enjoyed their shots, but both enjoyed the pretzel sticks and stickers they received afterwards. Katelyn continues to grow like a weed. She is still in the 95th percentile for height, at 46 inches. The Dr. says that puts her at the average height of a 6 1/2 year old (she just turned 5). Her weight was in the 75 percentile, which both those percentiles are pretty consistent with where she has always been. As far as Titus, the boy is actually growing! He's still a little guy, but he's getting bigger. He's in the 25th percentile for height, and almost 50 percentile for weight. I realize those aren't that "impressive," but considering he's always been in the 5th percentile for height and 10th percentile for weight, they both represent some significant growth for him. Maybe there's still hope for the boy that his sisters won't tower over him (Lydia also is in the 95th percentile for height/length). As he currently stands, he's still a good 3-4 inches shorter than Katelyn was when she was 2.