Try this if you're looking for a challenge!

For some reason, I have always found it difficult to get a good portrait of my kids. Several things contribute to the perpetual failure of this monster of a task...either one of them is pouting, or one of them suddenly gets a severe case of ADD, or one of them is beating on one of the others. The last time I took them in for pictures, I swore I would make it a point never to do it again.

Well, that didn't last long. I was looking at the pictures around my house the other day and decided they needed updating, so, my photography skills lacking, I contemplated again putting myself through this torturous fiasco and finally dragged my kids to the mall for an attempt at a photo shoot. And, surprise, they were actually really good..in comparison to past experiences, anyway. We had a hard time getting Ashlyn to smile...no surprise there...and I could tell the employee was a little irked by my nitpicky requests [what can I say, I'm paying probably more money than it's worth as it is! I don't want a crappy picture!!!] But they turned out extremely cute, and I am very happy with them. Mostly because my kiddies just rock in the cute department..:)