Wordless Wednesday

Girlie's Family Portrait - "The Girls" are on the left and "The Boys" are on the right.

I finally got one!!

I've mentioned a few times that taking pictures of my kids together don't always go as planned. In fact, I mentioned it here. And here.

Still... the gods have smiled. I got a perfect one for their Valentine's Day card. And it has only taken me two years.

I don't even care that they are still in pj's and don't match.

You know what the problem with holiday cards are? My kids have to be in them.

This year, I got a brilliant idea. I should take a picture of my daughter kissing my son for our Christmas card, I thought. I'm an idiot. I'd clearly forgotten the Valentine's Day fiasco of 2009.

This is what I got:

You would have thought I was torturing Boyo.

Why do I bother?

One of the things I try to do for my family is to take a picture of my kids every month and mail it to the various family members. For Valentine's Day, I decided I would create a Valentine's Day sign that my daughter could hold... The problem is that I neglected to take into consideration that my children are 1 and 2, and getting them to do anything I want at the same time is impossible...




First Shot: Boyo... Come on, sweetie, look at Momma...

Second Shot: No, both of you look at the camera and smile.

Third Shot: Honey girl, what kind of look is that? Give me a REAL smile.

Fourth Shot: (with a bit of impatience creeping into my voice): For the love of pete, it's not a hat!

Fifth Shot: It's funny when Momma loses her mind, huh?





Sixth shot: FINE! THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH!