The colors!!! Love how the moss on the table looks. Kate is a bit out of focus but I love that mossy wood!
I thought this was going to be the money shot. On my monitor it appeared clear and sharp and the worm gave it character. It's fuzzy except for her eye. This is where a tripod would come in, that or something to freeze the child. The background is nicely blurred but no contrast unfortunately; it's the same color as Kate's hair.
Sam is cropped out of this one but I love that look on M's face.
This had potential. That rock could have blurred more, or I could have been above M. Still it's sort of what I am after.
Smiles from him, love that about this one. The contrast is pretty too. 
Love this one. Good colors considering how bright it was out. The background is blurred but recognizable, he is sharp enough. Love that hat!
Yet another of Kate not looking. I like how her hair came out though, and her skin looks fresh and not shadowy. 
Kind of a weird expression but look at that eye! Why can't she just look, and why can't the eyes always come out like that??? Of course her hair was a disaster but lets not try to act like that's not typical. Anyway, nice blurred background, a brighter green could provide more contrast but that's what photoshop is for one of these days when I can even think about that...
Fun picture, Kate loved the little stream that ran below this bridge. Nothing too special about this one other than I like it and the colors are vibrant.
Matthew is looking!!! I had hoped the mossy rock would be a little more blurred and bright, but, Matthew posed!!! I meant to post one that's similar but cleaner, but this is the style I hope to perfect, then I'll move onto something else. 
My favorite from the outing. I love the expression, there is personality in this shot. I also like the way he appears somewhat sharp, I wish his face was more focused but his eyes are somewhat at least. I love the green behind him, I want more shots to come out like this. Matthew is hard to photograph so getting a good one of him is rewarding. It's a little fuzzier all around than I want. 
Another Sam shot, posing for the camera. This is blurry but we'll keep trying. 
The stick appears to be in focus but not Sam. I am having a hard time with this little lens, the kids just don't stay still long enough. Plus I am so dependent on the image stabilizer on the big lens, maybe that's the problem as I didn't think to lug the tripod along on our walk. 
I altered the parameters and upped the saturation, holy pink sweatshirt! A bit much as it appears to glow. I do like what it did to the grass though. Awful picture!
Sam is so cooperative with pictures. Always has been, even as a tiny baby he'd put on that cheese face!
I threw in the picture of Matthew just to be fair. Not the greatest shot but that boy hates having his picture taken. The Sam ones are cute and somewhat the look I am shooting for, and the leaves were just pretty.
Trying out the 50mm f/1.8, hoping for clearer pictures of kids with nice fuzzy backgrouds. The fuzz (bokeh) is there but not so much the clarity I am wanting. It was getting dark too, hard to get shots in the afternoon when the sun goes down at 4! Also hard when the kids don't want to look at you:(
