Back to school JOY

can't you see the excitement just oozing out of every pore?

(before I go on I feel compelled to assure readers that my boys really were looking forward to going to school, and I hadn't tortured, threatened, or otherwise frightened, harmed, or angered any of them before this picture was shot.)

This picture is so deliciously awful that I felt further compelled to break out the three kids into three separate pictures so that you could really drink in their expressions and get an idea of what I think might have been going on in their heads. First let's start with Jacob, my oldest:

"Today is the first day of fourth grade. Fourth grade is where my chances of ever becoming a world-famous video game creator are either made or broken. Therefore I must compose myself with the utmost decorum and seriousness."

  On to William...

"Smile? Say cheese? What am I, a trained monkey?"

(In fairness to Will, he got sick later that day and was sent home after a couple of hours...so he must not have been feeling well)

And now the crowning glory....Isaac, my nearly-eight-year-old.

"How do I feel about starting second grade? How do I feel about brushing my hair? How do I feel about smiling for the camera? Wait, what did you ask again?"

Comments

[more cowbell]

Precious! Too good.

[Annie]

So we must really have one mind when it comes to naming boys. As Rob and I were mulling names for Owen, we gave some real thought to Isaac. Glad to see what your Will looks like (and Owen from the profile pic). Hadn't visited your page for awhile and you had me laughing out loud about the ominous count. Tried it too and it was a grand flop. I'm finally compiling a list of blogs I like on my blog. So I'll put you there and try to visit more regularly.

[Laundry & Children]

These pictures are great. I get so many "posed" pictures from my kids that it is great when you can capture a moment of their true personalities.

[Jenna]

I love it!