ARGH!

Sorry I didn't post on Saturday, I was at a birth all day. This week I didn't really get much better results than last time, I'll spare you the bad photos! But I *think* I did figure out what I am doing wrong. I'm going to try one more time and post the results on Saturday.
I also plan to do some practice shots trying out all the extremes my lenses can do as far as zoom, aperture, shutter speeds, etc.
Some good pictures I took this week, even though they didn't contribute to my goal: