2-year pictures - Funny Story

Ok - so I (finally) took Luke to get his 2-year pictures made. I was going to do it about 3 weeks ago but then he fell and scraped his face all up. (We couldn't very well get 2yr pictures made with a big scab on his lip, could we?) So I made an appt at Sears Portrait Studio yesterday after work. I left work a couple of minutes early, picked Luke up at day care and arrived at the Studio just in time for the 5:30pm appt. But when I walked in, she informed me that they were running a little behind - could be 20-30 minutes. So I chose to sit and wait. Well, 20-30 minutes turned into one hour!! I was just about to leave. But I knew if I left, I wouldn't come back. And I really, really needed to get these pictures made. It had been a full year since his last professional shoot. So after sitting and waiting (with an antsy 2-year old, mind you), I was getting a little irritated. I mean, what was the point of making an appointment if I was going to have to sit and wait for an hour, right?

So finally, we're called back. I didn't have high hopes or expectations for this shoot - mainly because the subject of the photo is two years old. It's hard for any two-year old to sit still for more than 10 seconds, let alone if it's 30 mintues past his dinner time (and he'd already been waiting for an hour). Plus, he'd already told me once that he was "hun-gee" and I had forgotten to pack some snacks that morning. So anyway, we get in the room and all the sudden he turns into Mr. Super Model. She told him where to stand and how to sit and he did everything she told him. Then when he saw that camera, he said "Cheese." And kept saying cheese. She wanted him to say "Monkey." But all he would say was "CHEESE." Totally cracked me up. She got some REALLY good pictures! I couldn't even believe it. He was the best little boy in the universe. I was so proud of him that even after sitting and waiting for an hour, he was a perfect angel. Then after six really good shots, he decided he was done posing. But six was really all we needed. So while she uploaded all the pictures, we went down to the food court and got him some Chick-Fil-A nuggets and fries. So he sat there and ate his nuggets, fries and milk (which was not in a sippy cup, by the way) while I picked out the pictures. The photographer was kind enough to give me a free Collage for our long wait. And I had a coupon for a free 10x13. Yipee. Don't you love free stuff?!?

I am so excited for you to see the pictures. Here is a sample of some of the good shots. I'll email you a link to the Sears site so you can order your own!!










Aren't those awesome? And that's not even all of them. They are all so good that I can't even pick a favorite!

Luke gets a (much needed) Haircut!!

It was just getting long and shaggy, especially in the back. So I decided he needed a professional haircut this time, which is actually his first! Greg has cut it the first couple of times (not that he did a bad job), but I thought we needed a "cool" cut.

In this first picture, you can see how long it was in the back.


So she wet it all down first...


... and then started snipping away. I couldn't believe how much she cut off!!


Nor could I believe how good he was. He just sat so still. He was a perfect little angel!!

I didn't get an "after" picture at the salon. So I got a couple at home while he's enjoying his sucker.

Take me Out to the Ballgame...

We took Luke to see the Tennessee Smokies play some baseball.



Luke was pretty excited about the baseball.




But he was more excited that his friends were there!




They got to shake hands with the Bears (which Josh thought were Beavers).


He was so disappointed when the Bears walked away....


So we had to go track down a Bear so that Luke could say hi.

"Cheese."

This is Luke and Mommy, which is actually a really good picture, but a little too dark.

This is Katie and Jennifer (or as Luke calls her "Jiffer")

Gonna catch a fly ball....

More Pictures...

As you can imagine, he gets into EVERYthing these day!!!

Here is a fine example ... he dumped out his toy bucket and climbed right in!!




Fun outside with the pool and the water hose....




Fun with friends too...




Josh, Kaitlin and Jack (The Triplets) all playing in the pool...


Just chillin'


Eating a cookie...

Bob and Pumpkin...

It's time for an update. Unfortunately, Luke's boo-boo hasn't completely healed just yet. As you can see in some of these pictures (taken a week or two ago), the scab is still there. But it's slowly getting better every day. Now it is just a little red above his lip.

This is him in a new Bob the Builder outfit... playing with Pumpkin. He tries to be very gentle with her and she is getting more patient with him. She will sit much longer before running off.

Here's sweet little Pumpkin....

Poor Thing...

... got a Boo-Boo! We were playing outside in the driveway the other night. Luke was running around and must have tripped over his own feet. But unfortunately didn't put his hands out to catch himself. He landed face first on the concrete driveway. Ouch. My heart about stopped when I saw him do it. Greg picked him up and brushed him off. He was fine - just scraped up a little.

He looks like he picked a fight with the driveway but clearly, the driveway won that time!!

Poor thing. I told him he looked so pitiful he could probably ask for anything right now and I'd give it to him. He seemed fine after 5 minutes. I gave him a popsicle and he perked right up. Later I asked him if his lip hurt. He nodded yes so I took him in the bathroom and showed him in the mirror. He started crying. Poor thing. I think it definitely looks worse than it feels.

It has since scabbed over pretty badly... but it is healing.