the dreaded picture day

why are school pictures always soooo unflattering?  even when you go out of your way to look extra nice and take the precautionary measures necessary before the photographer clicks the camera (because you only have ONE chance to take a good photo), the picture never turns out how you imagine it would be.  never.

(of course there's always that one girl that always looks good in her school picture...grrr.  how does she do it?)

so this year, instead of wasting, er...i mean paying $40 on ordering prints from picture day, i decided to do a mini "photo shoot" and do my own rendition of the school photo (i like to pretend i'm a professional photographer ready to capture the moment with my point and shoot canon powershot).  the best part is that we get more than one chance to get a good shot.  and you can edit and customize the photo to your liking...for free.

ty was very happy with the results and here are a couple of our favorites...

and while i was at it, i did one for the other two kids too...

then i got brave and decided to take some photos of all three kids.  but i think the picture speaks for itself (maybe next time).





















once i was done editing, i ordered prints of all 3 kids through snapfish, coming out with a grand total of $21.  talk about a HUGE savings.  and we were all quite satisfied with the end product.

so family, your copy of this year's school photo will be a little different.