Easter Fun

Easter in Pennsylvania with family is always a special time.  This time I had a special project in mind and enlisted the aid of the older grandnieces, Ava and Elizabeth.  I have a project to do for my church this spring; it involves posed pictures.  I rarely do posed shots, preferring to catch my subjects in action, but my camera is relatively new and I needed practice with some of its capabilities, especially when it comes to incorporating the tripod.  The girls first posed in sitting poses and then they modeled some scarves from the dress-up box in the playroom.  I think we all had fun with it.  Here are a few of the results:

Of course the younger crew couldn't be ignored, but I just did my normal thing with them--made a valiant effort to catch them on the run.  At ages 3, 2, and 1, that was the best I could hope for!  If you can catch Abby looking out the window, you have a fighting chance.

Emily is more likely to be found on the run.  I think she was chasing soap bubbles but I'm not sure why she needed the shovel.

Jake stopped running long enough to show me a feather he'd found.   After all, Auntie Em is a lover of all things birdy (except when they decorate my car, the ungrateful little things).

The weather was beautiful, and it was a great weekend.