Reason #163 Why I Take Lots Of Photos

we are VERY lucky at our school to have a local photographer take the kid's pictures and NOT Lifetouch. They are 100 times better for the same price.
Although that photo of Anna is priceless! That face!!

Awww...still an adorable photo!!!

One of mine had a school picture that looked terrible...when I asked him why he made that face....he replied with, "I was trying to look old." Whoops :P

Never seen Anna grumpy, but she still looks cute Ali

aw. the little peanut! she still looks pretty cute. :)

ohhhhhhhh....I have the same pic of my daughter, same hair cut! It's still one of may favorites!

I Know! At our school, the first round you have to prepay. I don't do it because every picture I have gotten from the school (except 1) has had Nolan looking away from the camera. Okay, they use digital cameras, so they can see that. Seriously! I take Nolan's pictures every year before school just because of this. There is a studio where I live that you can rent by the hour and it is super cheap. $25/hr cheap. Mine come out sooo much better!

My daughter (3) is a natural with all photos. My son however (4 years old) does the "over-smile, show all my teeth (including the ones way in the back)" type of smile on most professional pictures. Really funny but tough to get a cute, professional photo in which they both look like themselves.

I love it! Knowing you fill in the stories with your words + photos, that is a precious precious mystery. :D Happy day, Ali!

Anna girl not happy

Hilarious post!

Awwwww! Poor little sweetie!!
I could just hug her!! Brings tears to my eyes!!

My daughter cried for the Easter bunny photo. It didn't upset me as I had lots of smiling ones. It told a story....

My daughter's school photos always turn out like this also.

That's so true though! My kids rarely have a good school picture - it drives me crazy that we have to pay upfront, then I wonder what kind of people are taking the pictures and why they don't care whether they smile, frown, or their hair is standing up like Alfalfa!

LOL I have a few of those! I don't have a photo of just Gwen from preschool photoshoot...but I do have a picture of Gwen and Lily together and a photo of just Lily! Gwen refused to be photographed by herself New their photos are verging dangerously close to goofy -they chose the "aquarium" background this year, looks great in the fancy frames I have ;-}

Just curious if this is a photo you will purchase.

This post made me laugh! Thanks for the reminder of why we take photos!

She probably had to stand in line for a long time for her age.. then some other "mom" (who is helping the photographer) .. probably tried to brush her hair with a plastic comb (after you had brushed her hair) and she didn't want her to do that...then some other kid in line pushed her .. and the photographer had a stuffed bunny that he waved in her face to get her to smile.. and she looked at him and said .. ARE YOU SERIOUS? LOL! .. It is a great picture - gives her the "permission" to feel how she feels!

awwwww.don't cry sweet little one:) Didn't it used to be you didn't have to pay for them until they were in your hands??? this happens to my daughter all the time. She ends up having to have the pictures re-done! very frustrating!