This is YOUR FAULT, DJ! (that's my husband)

I have been ranting on here for as long as I have had this blog about the fact that my children don't take photos. It is a great irony that I LOVE to take photos and my kids hate to be in them. I always see everyone else's photos of their kids posing and smiling beautifully and envy them. And it isn't just me- I tried taking them to Sears and JC Penney several years ago and they would not cooperate there either. They don't even cooperate for school pictures. It is SO FRUSTRATING!

Zoe's school pictures came home yesterday. They are horrible. We got up early that morning and curled her hair. I pinned her bangs to the side in a beautiful, festive little barrette that matched her dress. She approved of her look and promised me great things before stepping on the bus. Here is the picture I took of her before she got on the bus that morning.





Her teacher said she was glad I got a picture of her before she left because she refused to look at the photographer. Yesterday, the long-awaited pictures came home. Yeah. They make you pay in advance and I am totally sending them back. They have a retake day and I am hoping for better, but if I am still not satisfied, they refund your money. I see a refund and an unhappy mom with no preschool picture in my future.




Exactly four years ago, Noah did the same thing. Same kid, same attitude. The only difference, was that Noah's happened to be funny and I purchased them anyway.




Here they are side-by-side for comparison, grins and giggles:(strangely coincidental they are both wearing red)




This is my life.

They get this from their father's side, because I am smiling in all of my photos. Here are my preschool photos for evidence:

3year old preschool

4 year old preschool

You draw your own conclusion.

Totally their father's fault.