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Well the kids are back to school. I can’t say I am happy about it. I dread the morning rush. The … where are your shoes? WHAT, you left your backpack outside in the rain? For the 10th time brush your hair and put on your effing socks!
You get the idea, right?
Which is why, they looked so excited to start off the school year on Tuesday morning.
I tried to take a couple of individual pictures maybe alone they’d smile (they weren’t getting along that well).
Lizzy
Sam
Nope … that didn’t work! Now, I am NOT happy, thanks guys – great pictures. This wasn’t going to cut it. Soooo in my mean ‘Major Mom’ voice I snarled … GET. BACK. OVER. BY. THAT. TREE. and SMILE!
NOW.
I said SMILE and pretend you like each other.
BIGGER …
That’s better … in fact it so good that the Flickr Group – POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE asked me to become a member and use this photo.
NOW. MARCH!
Off we go …
KEEP. YOUR. HANDS. OFF. YOUR. BROTHER.
And we’re off.
We’ve got a little bit of re-training to work on, but the troops will be in ship shape before you know it.
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September 6th, 2007 at 10:00
So cute! I love the pictures where they’re both humoring you and smiling pretty for the camera. Hope they had a great day at school!
September 6th, 2007 at 10:19
*LOL* So funny – I love the “what?! we didn’t do anything” fake innocent look. Sure seems like kids learn that look so quickly! They both have such beautiful smiles when they are willing to show them off.
September 6th, 2007 at 10:21
I remember the first day of school pictures myself. They look cute and ready for a good school year! Good luck :)
September 6th, 2007 at 10:33
haha…that is too funny! The last pic really is a good one though. Oh, and your kids have the BLUEST most beautiful eyes ever!!! I think that every time I see pics of them! :)
September 6th, 2007 at 10:38
I second Andrea with the beautiful eyes. Wow!
September 6th, 2007 at 11:44
Ha! They look thrilled to be going. Hope they are liking it, despite the looks in the picture. :)
September 6th, 2007 at 11:51
What great pictures. I can follow the story. You are funny Kim and your kids too.
September 6th, 2007 at 12:07
I wish I could tell my 17 month old to smile in pictures and he would follow directions :)
September 6th, 2007 at 12:10
Classic back to school pics! Love it!
September 6th, 2007 at 12:23
Awesome matching camo hat and backpack! I love the little girly accessory on the hat too. Is she choosing her own clothes already or do you still get to find the cute outfits? :-)
September 6th, 2007 at 12:25
Hey wait, what happened to the backpack in the last couple pics?
September 6th, 2007 at 12:32
Very Cute! What? No books!
September 6th, 2007 at 12:34
Cute story! The fake smiles actually look kinda real in those pics! :) Anything to humor Mom, right?
September 6th, 2007 at 12:38
HA HA HA, That is totally how it goes with pictures. They will appreciate it late in life….RIGHT?
September 6th, 2007 at 13:01
The back packs were so heavy with school supplies they ended up on the hood of the stroller!
September 6th, 2007 at 13:06
HAHAHAHAHAAA!! I love it!
September 6th, 2007 at 13:17
Man, those eyes, too cute! It always warms my heart to have to force my kids to smile! Cause you know, their lives are soooo tough! Happy back to school!
September 6th, 2007 at 13:33
Those are such sweet pictures. My daughter looks utterly miserable in her first day of school photo.
September 6th, 2007 at 13:39
Great pictures. Just think of all the “free” time you will have now…
September 6th, 2007 at 14:36
Great Pictures!
I was at the Mom Group’s cry coffee this morning, just as support, our daughter is only 27 months old, but I gotta tell you, the moms did not look to broken up about it!
September 6th, 2007 at 14:39
Great Pictures especailly where you forced them to smile=).
Gotta love those strollers=). DId you read Lynn Johnston’s cartoon in the Sunday paper- I could totally realate to backpack heaviness
September 6th, 2007 at 15:06
great pics…love the commentary (as usual)
September 6th, 2007 at 15:16
I am definately crying about the first day of school. What a pain in the butt 1/2 day kindergarden is. I think this year is going to kill me!!
September 6th, 2007 at 15:21
I wish we lived close enough to walk to school. How great!
September 6th, 2007 at 15:37
Those are great pictures. I can’t believe how BLUE thier eyes are and how BLONDE their hair is…
September 6th, 2007 at 17:05
You are hysterical. Your comments sound a lot like me, too!
September 6th, 2007 at 17:28
I can’t say that I look forward to those days.
September 6th, 2007 at 18:16
haha. those pictures are too funny.
not looking fwd to that though.
September 6th, 2007 at 18:41
Hilarious! My brother and I were just like that!
September 6th, 2007 at 19:37
Great pics!! The smiles actually look genuine!
September 6th, 2007 at 20:06
Those pictures are great:)
September 6th, 2007 at 20:08
Too funny! And the blue of their eyes is amazing:-)
September 6th, 2007 at 20:45
Those pictures are pretty hilarious. Could they be a little less excited about school?
September 6th, 2007 at 22:45
You’ve got some pretty good models there!
September 6th, 2007 at 23:47
Too funny. I didn’t bother taking first day pictures because it was too traumatic. My oldest (8) didn’t want me anywhere near him and the next one (6) didn’t want to go. In fact I got called down because he decided that he was done for the day at lunch. I thought about doing a week in review but the next day my 6 year old came home crying so no pics that day either. Today I forgot. Maybe I’ll forge his school pics like I did my oldests second birthday. SSShhh don’t tell.
September 6th, 2007 at 23:52
those are great pictures! I love how you made them smile..hehe I get to do that for the first time next week!! eeee!!!
September 7th, 2007 at 00:25
Good luck with back to school… I still have a few years before I deal with that!
September 7th, 2007 at 00:50
How cute!! and funny!!! You have very beautiful kids.
September 7th, 2007 at 05:24
I’m a homeschooler, so I can’t relate! I’ve started with my 3yo this year (did I mention he can already read at about a grade 5 level)? School is fun for us ~ but of course I’m not trying to run a very busy business on the side AND my other kids are all grown so I don’t have more than one to worry about (at least as far as school is concerned)
September 7th, 2007 at 05:45
Cute pictures. Hope they are enjoying school.
September 7th, 2007 at 06:35
My sister and I have similar pics from our school days. My son starts school next year. Uugghhh!
September 7th, 2007 at 08:12
That’s quite the compliment from Flickr! Great job.
September 7th, 2007 at 08:19
My mom only took first day of kindergarten pictures. The only other first day of school picture was when My younger brother started kindergarten and then I was in that picture too. How fun it would have been to have first day pictures from every year.
September 7th, 2007 at 08:55
Great pics! What a story they tell, lol.
September 7th, 2007 at 08:58
Hey, I know that voice!! The mom drill instructor voice – I use it quite often!! & heard my mom use it and she even said “act like you love each other” – quite often now that I think of it! :)
September 7th, 2007 at 09:34
Your children are beautiful (even when they don’t smile). :)
September 7th, 2007 at 09:55
Love Sam’s missing front teeth…I wonder what he will ask for, for Christmas…
September 7th, 2007 at 10:56
What a great series of photos. I’m sure most of those cute smiling family photos you see come after a series such as this . . . only nobody scrapbooks the first five.
September 7th, 2007 at 12:16
So funny. My kids never smile at the same time in photos. Wish I had Photoshop so I could do some cutting and pasting!
September 7th, 2007 at 12:31
Love Liz’s hat! Do you have them in 4 month old size?
September 7th, 2007 at 14:14
I didn’t even notice that you mentioned flickr asked to use your photo for their group. What an amazing compliment! Congrats!
September 7th, 2007 at 14:15
Great pictures!
Just think – all the time you have to sit on the computer now and not feel guilty :)
September 7th, 2007 at 14:34
ROFL! I LOVE it.
September 7th, 2007 at 17:13
I just can’t get over your kids’ eyes. Bluer than blue!
September 7th, 2007 at 18:56
Hilarante cette rentrée!
September 7th, 2007 at 20:13
Your kids have the most AMAZING BLUE EYES!
September 7th, 2007 at 21:15
so cute. and blue eyes to boot.
September 7th, 2007 at 21:27
At least you remembered to take pictures before they got to school… doh!
September 7th, 2007 at 22:35
Awww, great pictures, I just love your kids’ eyes !
September 7th, 2007 at 22:48
Great Story kim,
I think that your photos probably represent a significant proportion of mothers on the first day of school. I managed one photo before we left the house and gave up at school as I knew it was not worth the battle!
Keep up the blog stories, I love hearing all about your news.
I recently won some Blu clothing – do you have any new Blu coming in for this winter?
September 7th, 2007 at 23:54
LOL this totally killed me! I will soon be posting pictures of my girly on her first day of preschool…and I got some grumpy looks too! :)
September 8th, 2007 at 11:07
I totally remember the first day of school, and the non-stop bickering with my little sister. Great pics!
September 8th, 2007 at 12:07
My parents always used to make me hold up my fingers to indicate my grade number…I think it’s wise you didn’t do that…and it gets challenging after the 10th grade. :)
September 8th, 2007 at 15:16
…love the HANDS OFF YOUR BROTHER pic…i have about 10 years of those, then they went to different high schools…whew!
September 8th, 2007 at 16:41
Great pics! My younger son has light blonde hair like your boy.
September 8th, 2007 at 16:50
I agree with a pp – Lizzy’s hat is super cute!!
September 8th, 2007 at 17:36
Oh I love it! I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve hissed at them to force a happy moment. Your pics look so good too, all camera geek-wise ;)
September 8th, 2007 at 18:11
I thought back to school was supposed to be…”the most wonderful time of the year!”. Or so the commercial says. Your children have the MOST blue eyes I have ever seen.
September 8th, 2007 at 18:51
Cute. We had a similiar photo shoot at our home – out eldest started Kindergarten and middle boy started preschool. It’s been very different around here! Thanks for sharing the great pics.
September 8th, 2007 at 19:14
Hi! I clicked over from Oh My Stinkin Heck.
Your children are gorgeous. Both have just amazing eyes. Hysterical post too!
September 8th, 2007 at 19:56
Too adorable! I am so going to cry when my youngest starts, that seems a world away still. He’ll be two in December.
September 8th, 2007 at 20:50
Sweet! We had the preschool photoshoot this week.
September 8th, 2007 at 20:50
At least they aren’t saying “CHEESE!”
September 8th, 2007 at 21:21
Great photos!
September 8th, 2007 at 22:58
Very cute Pictures!!!
September 8th, 2007 at 23:21
Love the drill sargent comments… I could totally see myself doing the same!
September 8th, 2007 at 23:26
p.s. I should win because my mom forgot my 30th birthday last week, and my DH got mono too. :-o
September 9th, 2007 at 00:40
Love those shots with the commentary ;) Hope they had a great day!
September 9th, 2007 at 07:49
These pictures made me laugh!! :-) Especially the “smile bigger” and then “march” comments.
Mine are only 2 and 4 but I look forward to the same thing someday. :)
September 9th, 2007 at 09:51
My family never had this tradition of photos on the first day of school when I was growing up, but I’ve seen it on a lot of blogs this fall. I’m going to start it with my kids, now 2 years and 4 months, when they start school. I love it.
September 9th, 2007 at 18:06
Ohh, Their eyes are sooo blue.
September 9th, 2007 at 18:15
Back to school just kills the joy of Sunday night, doesn’t it?
September 9th, 2007 at 21:25
And week number two starts……
September 9th, 2007 at 22:24
I wish I had back to school photos like those…what a great memory!
September 9th, 2007 at 23:35
My two year old started pre-preschool on Friday. It was very sad…I look forward to the days where it is a relief to send them away for a few hours during the day!!
September 10th, 2007 at 03:03
What beautiful eyes they both have! Wow.
September 10th, 2007 at 07:39
I can so relate to this craziness! I sent my second grader and Kindergartener off. Thank goodness I still have jack at home!
September 10th, 2007 at 09:25
Cute Story! I do the same thing!
September 10th, 2007 at 09:40
even with all that, you got some great shots
September 10th, 2007 at 11:35
but they did smile…
September 10th, 2007 at 11:45
My niece starts preschool this week. I can’t believe it. I think she is too young to start but that’s my opinion. I’m not going to be able to take her picture this week because I am out of town. I better tell her grandmother to take some pictures.
September 10th, 2007 at 14:19
A friend of mine had a great idea with those back to school photos- have the kids hold up fingers for what grade that they are in- so you don’t forget when you’re looking at photos years from now=)
September 10th, 2007 at 19:13
I love them walking away, so cool, and still so small.
September 11th, 2007 at 12:39
How are the kids enjoying school so far?
Are they sad summer ended as quickly as it did?
September 12th, 2007 at 08:11
Your kids are soooo cute! I especially love your daughter’s outfit; where did you get it?
September 14th, 2007 at 07:24
I love your daughter’s jacket. Do you think they make them in size 3t?