Tuesday, February 24, 2009
New Camera
I got a new camera today. In an effort to learn how to operate it, I took many many pictures of James and Anna. I need to find time how to read the manual but even without quite knowing how to use the camera the pictures still turn out so beautiful...
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Comparisons
When I moved to California about four years ago, I convinced my sister to come live with me. She had just graduated from BYU and wanted to take a year off before starting grad school. We lived together for almost a year even after I got married (I surprising got engaged four days after she moved in and since Brigham left for training 3 weeks after we got married Liz stayed on as my roommate. It is a sad fact that by the time Brigham returns we will have spent more of our marriage apart than together).
Anyways during that time Liz and I worked for the same company but in different departments. We were constantly asked if we were twins and some people even said they could not tell us apart! While there is a strong family resemblance we do not look that much alike. I can catalog how Liz and I look different: I have a higher forehead, my eyes are bigger and blue, hers are stormy grey, she has higher cheekbones and dimples, our chins are different, she is two inches taller and is a living Barbie doll and so on. But despite our differences we do look very much alike. I think that when one knows someone really well they see the parts that make up the whole whereas strangers or slight acquaintance see the whole. Maybe thats why I still have trouble telling Brigham's twin sisters apart; I haven't gotten to know them well enough yet!
It is the same with James and Anna. People tell me they look alike but I don't always see. I have memorized every part of my babies. I see how their features are different: James has an oval face with Brigham's ears and Anna has a round face with my ears, their noses are different, Anna has fuller lips, their eyes are the same shape but James has brown eyes and Anna's are gray. I can even tell that their skin differs in texture. Occasionally Anna or James will have some facial expression or a movement that strongly reminds me of the other and I can see the resemblance. Tonight I looked at some of James' baby photos when he was about the age Anna is now and I can see resemblance so much clearer.
I still can't get over how much hair James has! Even at 5 months. Anna's has a lot of hair too but she looks bald compared to James.
(One guess at who dressed James. Hint: it wasn't me!)
They both love the play gym.
And some things don't change
Anyways during that time Liz and I worked for the same company but in different departments. We were constantly asked if we were twins and some people even said they could not tell us apart! While there is a strong family resemblance we do not look that much alike. I can catalog how Liz and I look different: I have a higher forehead, my eyes are bigger and blue, hers are stormy grey, she has higher cheekbones and dimples, our chins are different, she is two inches taller and is a living Barbie doll and so on. But despite our differences we do look very much alike. I think that when one knows someone really well they see the parts that make up the whole whereas strangers or slight acquaintance see the whole. Maybe thats why I still have trouble telling Brigham's twin sisters apart; I haven't gotten to know them well enough yet!
It is the same with James and Anna. People tell me they look alike but I don't always see. I have memorized every part of my babies. I see how their features are different: James has an oval face with Brigham's ears and Anna has a round face with my ears, their noses are different, Anna has fuller lips, their eyes are the same shape but James has brown eyes and Anna's are gray. I can even tell that their skin differs in texture. Occasionally Anna or James will have some facial expression or a movement that strongly reminds me of the other and I can see the resemblance. Tonight I looked at some of James' baby photos when he was about the age Anna is now and I can see resemblance so much clearer.
I still can't get over how much hair James has! Even at 5 months. Anna's has a lot of hair too but she looks bald compared to James.
(One guess at who dressed James. Hint: it wasn't me!)
They both love the play gym.
And some things don't change
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