Max is Eight

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OK, it's officially time for a new camera. I'm posting this blurry slide show as proof of my inability to take decent photographs. Any suggestions from the peanut gallery for a small, easy to use and affordable camera option?

Max turned 8 on August 12th.  He was very pleased with his gifts - a new big bike from us and a baseball bat from Esme.  On Friday I brought both kids to work with me in the morning and we spent the afternoon at the American Museum of Natural History, Max's favorite place in NYC.  We toured through the African Mammals exhibit along with the Reptiles and Amphibians room where Max taught Esme about endangered species.  For the rest of the weekend the kids worked on projects involving endangered animals - creating a diarama, playing zoo, planning a lemondade stand to raise money to protect habitats.  Esme woke up the next morning announcing that she no longer wanted to be a princess when she grows up, but will work to save the animals. It was brilliant.  We concluded our museum trip with the requisite visit through the dinosaur wing where the kids posed for these shots playing amongst their prehistoric friends.  After the museum we met Peter for sushi (cucumber rolls and tempura for Max, white rice for Esme) and trained home tired after a very long day.

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Rob said…
i've never had a point and shoot i loved. i think dad likes his panasonic and i've heard good things about nikon's coolpix. we had a sony cybershot but didn't like it and replaced it with the Canon SLR that sounds like it might be out of your price range ($500-750 depending on lenses).

happy day, max! we have presents for you and esme next time we see you.
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