Last month we took my kids and my nephew to the park to pose for pictures so we could give my parents a picture of all their grandkids for Christmas. This was just a couple weeks after I’d taken pictures of my kids for our Christmas cards, and I thought I’d trained my girls well. Basically, all the kids older than age 1 just needed to constantly be prepared for me to be taking pictures. So, they needed to smile and look towards the camera so that if the baby happened to be in the right position for a picture, I could take one. I’ve always figured that even though I don’t have a great camera, I can always take enough pictures to get a few good ones.
Here’s what I got:
Yes, Reagan’s trying to get the snot off her hand in that last one. She was amazing. It was honestly one of the funnier experiences I’ve had with my kids. It was really impossible for Reagan to just smile for a picture.
I hoped I had one good one in the bunch, but I didn’t. Thanks to my brother’s Photoshop skills, I ended up with a usable picture.
I’m linking up with Alison and Galit for the new monthly Memories Captured link up.
Reagan is so great.
She is. It was really such a funny experience. There are even more pictures where she was just the only one who couldn’t get it together. I love her.
Too funny! They will love looking back at these one day…glad it at least made you laugh
Fortunately I don’t get too worked up about perfect pictures
Haha, so cute!!! Love the photo series. Thanks for linking up!
Thanks, Alison!
LOL-Too cute, Katie!
Thanks
Hee! Totally and completely spot on!
But you did it! You got an adorable picture of all four!
Hat tip, lady!
I’ve definitely learned it’s nearly impossible to get a good picture of my three kids – adding my nephew didn’t make it easier
LOL way too cute. Love that you can captured it all
Thank you
That was a great series of photos. I can’t believe you caught the sneeze in action! I was cracking up. Thank goodness for photoshop!
I know – I’m glad we ended up with a good picture for my mom once my brother got through with them
I have 3 girls – 16, 8, and 7. The 7 yr old will model, but the other two either make goofy faces, look away, or refuse to have their pictures taken.
Hilarious post
I just think the older two SHOULD be able to manage to pose for a few seconds. I get that the baby’s a little unpredictable, but the almost 8 year old? She should be able to do it.
Aw, so cute!
At Thanksgiving, we tried to get a pic with my boys and all their cousins… 7 kids under 7. It was not pretty.
I can imagine.
–HaaaHa.
I understand.
– So hard to get everybody to smile and do what you want!
Xx
It is so hard!
I love so much that Reagan is keeping alive my tradition of ruining every family photo or video in some way. I don’t think I took a good photo — or a photo where I was not being a hellion — even once. Also, these are the prettiest and best kids. Thanks for sharing these!
But some of those pictures with you being hilarious are the best ones!
This is too funny, you made a cool photo series and I love what Reagan is doing.
If I tell my son to pose, it’s never working out. I have to tell him something funny, or just make him smile naturally in some other way. If he smiles on command its a rather fake and frozen smile, he’s not smiling with his eyes.
That’s true. When I’m taking just my kids for pictures, I usually go for more candid pictures and just let them have fun and figure I’ll get some good pictures, and that usually works out better.
I love this, it’s hilarious! And isn’t Photoshop amazing?
haha i love all of them!