I used the self timer for this shot while at the park yesterday. Little monkey was cold and needed a snuggle so we sat and watched the big kids play for a few mintues while she warmed up. I relish these little moments....you know, the ones where she's actually sitting still for longer than 30 seconds. ;) Snuggle time with mom seems to have taken a back seat to keeping up with her older siblings these days. She thinks she's one of the big kids now, which makes me grateful for moments like this, when she still needs mom for a snuggle...and I'm more than happy to hold on to my baby, just a little bit longer.

HINT: When taking this shot with my self timer I laid my camera down on the bench beside me and from this angle it was cropping the top half of our bodies off. I was at a park, so there weren't a lot of places to put the camera to get a better angle, so I took my camera strap, folded it up and placed it under my lens to lift it and angle it upwards a little. {Always make sure your camera is on a flat, stable surface before doing this.} You can see it still cut off my head a little, but it helped. I use this little trick often when using my self timer to adjust the angle of the camera. :)

I'm embracing the camera with Emily this week, you should too!

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