A new toy

I got a new toy.....

Can you guess what it is?????

 

Yep, that's right, a new lens for my camera (a Happy Birthday from Jed)! And not just any 'ole lens, a 35mm with a fstop of 1.8. LOVE IT! I love how these pictures have some depth now. I couldn't figure out how all the pros got pictures like that - now I know.
I had some fun playing this afternoon with it. I have it cranked all the way down, and I assume all the professionals out there would say, "uh, duh... you don't leave it on 1.8 all the time" but I'm a newbie, so I'm gonna (at least until I figure it out some more).
But the best part is that I can take pics of the kids in not the brightest light, and while they're moving around (do they ever hold still?), and I can still get a decent shot. These aren't even Photoshopped. Awesome!

Anyway, so as you can tell we have pajama day around here pretty much everyday. Kate actually had preschool this morning and wore non-pajama clothes, came home and changed back into her jammies. Like mother like daughter I guess. Paige is enjoying sitting up for a bit and playing with toys, and Kate had to have a tea party on our new-old table (I just re-finished it). Paige also loves the bouncer, she jumps about a foot in it - crazy girl.