Shoot me now...

The last couple of weeks I attempted a big project.  I took a look around my living room and decided it was high time for a little color in my life.  I bought a colorful print that I loved and used that as my inspiration for curtains, paint, accent pieces....and now, I am going to officially take back everything I've ever said about Interior Design being a crock of **crackers.** 

I am not going to share any pictures of the white trash remodel for now--not until I have the money to REDO what I just RE-DID. I'm going to share what was supposed to be the finishing touch--the creme de la creme, if you will.  Ya, it back fired too.  You see, I tried to copy my friend Mary's cute black and white close up's of her kiddos.  Let's just say I also take back anything I've ever said about how any person can take a great picture if they just had the right camera...

Who knew kids could be SO INFURIATING!!  Jenna sure tried to please me--that lady can pose and pose...

She would just change from serious to...laughy
to...triple chin all on her own!
Kesley was probably my biggest challenge--but surprisingly had the most potential shots in the end.  I got TONS of the smirk, the lower lip puff and finally a few that reminded me what we had for breakfast--biscuits and gravy--I guess we should have brushed teeth first! :)

 Gavin proved to be the biggest pain in the butt.  I mostly got this:
 After church (Yes, we did go this week) I tried a new approach--bribery.  One dollar got me lots of fake smiles (but a genuine effort), a few constipated shots and one shot that looked very much like a donkey...

They're not awesome, but this is what I decided on in the end.  They will be black and white when I print them.  They will hang above my couch and will probably only ever be seen by me because we don't get a lot of company---but I'm going to give myself an "A" for effort and feel good about it!