Picture Day...

I try to take yearly pictures of our kids. Since Max and Chase aren't in school, it usually involves a trip to Kiddie Kandids. You have to know what goes on the night before--well actually, days before. We call Grandma Cowan to see if she's available to help corral the two guys. You never know when one might disappear into the Build a Bear stuffing machine located right across the hall. Once G'ma is confirmed, we start planning the wardrobe. All mom's can agree, this is a nightmare. Then, the day before, I send Robb to the grocery store to stock up on treats that they hardly ever get (bribery!). Night before, pack the diaper bag, layout the clothes, morning of, make sure they are hydrated--I'm serious (lol!) You of course have to plan the trip early enough so they won't fall asleep on the way there. The whole way there you coach them on exactly what is expected. You nearly have an anxiety attack walking into the studio, crossing all fingers and toes that you will walk out of there with at least one (in our case two) decent smiles. After all of that preparation--here is the final result. Not too shabby for planning days in advance! Oh yeah--I arrived before my mom, they started taking the pictures and the boys were as cute as could be. As soon as Grandma walked in they were way to distracted, so--for the first time in many years, I have actually taken pictures on my very own. All other photo shoots have taken nearly three adults--No lie! We have some pretty funny stories from trying to get Max and Chase to cooperate.

Here they are-- full on laughing.

Chase

Max

Max on the left, Chase on the right.

This picture looks like Max is holding his little brother. In a sense, I guess that's true since they are only 3 minutes apart.

So yay! It's done!