the newest shutterbug

It was Emma's birthday yesterday....my baby is 9 years old now, and growing up so fast! The most important item on her birthday wish list was an underwater camera. She has been wanting her own camera for quite a while now, and has recently learned of the existence of waterproof cameras. We had Emma convinced that waterproof cameras are WAY too expensive and there was no way she would be getting one for her birthday. Well.....we found one for her. And then sent her on a search around the house with clues to the next clue, and so on.....until she found the present wrapped up in her school lunch bag.



The first picture was taken at the exact moment that Emma realized she actually had her very own waterproof camera! Look at those genuine smiles! So beautiful!
Emma is now our family's newest shutterbug!