In October 2008 the Vaughn girls, Olivia and Mia's best friends and neighbors moved to Wenatchee, Washington. We have been able to keep in touch with Jaeda & Britt through the magic of technology with Skype, email, and such. However, there is nothing like actual playing together. Especially for young children. This weekend their mom had to come in town for work and she brought the girls for a surprise visit. Well it was not a surprise for Jennifer and me, fortunately.
For the rest of the story and more photos, continue reading after the break.
When the girls showed up, Mia and I were the only ones home. Mia is sooo cool. When Jaeda and Britt came in she was very smooth. She was happy to see them, but acted like she just saw them last week and would see them next week. While we waited for Olivia to come home, Mia talked Jaeda & Britt into playing a little Mario Kart - Wii.
Olivia, was much more explosive. She did the typical scream, jump, hug and yell. Unfortunately I did not have my camera with me.
Since Debra came to St. Louis for work, we got the girls for the whole day! We only hoped it would be enough time. The day started with typical talking, playing and catching up. There was a lot of Nintendo DS playing by the older girls, while the younger ones went out to swing. I only had my BlackBerry and that camera sucks, so I went with my newest fascination, BlackBerry flipping.
After lunch we had to get out of the house. We looked into bowling and ice skating, but the timing did not workout. Instead we decided to go to walk to a park and then to the Loop to rent a movie. It was a little chilly, so we had to bundle up, but nothing could stop the girls from showing their affection for each other. I was able to grab a photo of Mia and Britt walking together, holding hands. Olivia and Jaeda were also snuggled close together with their arms locked, singing, talking and laughing. Unfortunately, they did not want to have their picture taken. It is really too bad, because it was the sweetest thing I have seen in quite a long time. Two friends, really enjoying their time together. Fortunately at the park, they let me get a couple photos.
After about an hour at the park we walked the rest of the way to the Loop to rent a movie. Somehow the girls talked me into getting ice cream. Sure, why not? Ice cream is great when it is 40 degrees. It was a good thing though, because that is when I got my favorite photo of the day. Little Britt enjoying her ice cream, all bundled up. I think the colors are great with the red background, although I think the composition could be a little more interessting if Britt was moved to the right side of the photo. Probably something I can use cropping to improve.
Camera: Pentax K20 50mm prime lens ISO 400 Aperture f/2.4 Exposure 1/45
Lighting: A giant window behind the camera with the store's lighting
See the rest of my Photo Of The Day posts here or just look at the photos on Flickr. Or see all of my Flickr photos.