The lost pics

So anyone reading that knows me...will remember that back in November 2011, I was taking some pics of Ella before church when Jessica knocked my little Canon A560 out of my hands & I was unable to get it to turn on again.  I could not get the lens to close & all the screen said was lens error.  The few pics I had snapped of Ella were lost :(  Of course, I think I've made up for it with my new SLR...hehehe!  I was really upset that this camera was broken b/c eventhough I love my SLR--I really don't want to carry it on vacation--it's just too bulky & expensive.  With our imending trip to Brazil coming up mid-June, I was determined to get my A560 fixed.  Although, it definitely is no comparison to my SLR, it always took great pics of our travels.  Well, I looked into fixing it & the flat cost for repair was $99.  Seriously,  I could afford to pay that, but I could get a whole new point & shoot for that.  Being the industrious girl that I am, I did a google search & soon found a blog that talked about fixing a lens error.  And sure enough after I followed the 7 steps--I fixed it myself & recovered some (albeit, not great quality, but still cute pics of Ella with me from November 13, 2011.  I am so happy to have been able to fix this camera myself & happy that I will have it for our trip to Brazil.    Oh & I will have video capability again.  Although, it's not the best video, it's something.  Here are the pics from November--Ella was 6 months old--wow has she changed!

This is not too bad for a point & shoot

There was an ugly spot in the background so I added this white vignette

She was so much smaller back then

***Also, here's a video of Ella from just a few days ago telling me she's spoiled on her swing***
Guess you've got to listen closely & decipher her language, but that's what she is saying ;)