Semi-annual Photo Shoot

Every six months or so, I've taken the kids in to get pictures taken of them (generally just to Sears Portraits - nothing extravagant).  I wouldn't say it's particularly fun, just a mother's desire to have decent, updated photos of the kiddos.  After our experience in April - well - let's just say the pictures weren't all that great and the photographer even less so.  I complained one too many times to my hubby.  Exasperated, he replied, "Why don't you just take them.  That's why you have a camera!  They couldn't get any worse could they?"  Oh.  Well.  Hmmm...  In that case. 

Six months later, I decided to follow his advice.  I started without Ryan there and the results were mixed.  In frustration I muttered something about giving me a real smile.  Morgan looked up at me and asked, "Mommy, what's a real smile?"  Sigh.

We tried again when Ryan got home from work.  Daddy's get real smiles and they also are much more relaxed about kiddos climbing in trees (in fact, they suggest it).  I was happy with the results (maybe not professional but the kids are smiling and it ended up being cheaper - yay!).  

 Lane - 5 1/2 years

  Morgan - 4 years

 Logan - 2 years (Finally - we've got pictures of Logan with a smile!)

  

No more smiles from Logan.  Back to his semi-serious, 'what are you doing?' look.  But we could reassure Morgan that hers was a real smile!