Tuesday, February 2, 2010

my boys

While not exactly a Christmas post, these pictures were taken over the holidays (Dec 12th), just before the boys and I left for our three weeks in Regina.


It's getting harder and harder to get a nice picture of Liam. At 6 1/2, he has little interest in smiling nicely and even less patience for me constantly sticking the camera in his face. I need to perfect my stealth photography skills and accept that the only nice pictures I'll have of him for a few years are ones where he hasn't seen me coming and is therefore not looking at the camera. Otherwise I'll have a hard drive full of pictures like this...

(sigh)



Mouth full of carrot, but I'll take what I can get with this one, too!

Simon is going through a phase where he likes to spontaneously break into pirate-speak. Not happy to go it alone, he will insist that others around him also talk like pirates. I BE BLACKBEARD AND YOU BE BLUEBEARD! And when I protest that I don't, in fact, have a beard he responds by pointing an accusatory finger at me and growling.


I'm pretty sure his love of pirate talk has nothing to do with an affinity for skulls and crossbones, but more a love of yelling and growling and scowling. Because apparently pirates growl a lot. While pointing. And scowling. Arrrrrghh!

Not even a smile from you, Andrew? At lease your daddy's looking rather handsome.

That's better.

A bit out of focus and more than a bit noisy, but at least they're both smiling. Chances are, someone screamed/burped/farted/growled just before this picture was taken.

9 comments:

  1. hahaha, I love those pictures. How did Simon learn about pirates? Sounds like a fun group of boys. :)

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  2. you need the super spy lens adapter from photojojo.com You point the camera one way, and the little pirates don't even realize that you are shooting them!

    Your photos are lovely!

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  3. Your boys are beautiful - I love Simon's serious expression!

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  4. Amy, Sounds like you need a balance with all those "guys" and their noises, and faces!!! How about a girl???? Maybe you could borrow one from your friends!!! Ha!! They are a pretty good looking bunch of boys including their cute Dad!!!! He is one of my favorite nephews!!! Great pictures!
    Hugs, A. Dianne

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  5. in that last picture, it looks like peter is either wearing make-up or went tanning! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! i LOLed and almost PMP (peed my pants)!
    lynette

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  6. Love the pictures. You have such handsome boys! Liam is too much, but his pictures are awesome! lol

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  7. I love your pics! That is so cute! And yes... boys generally like that sort of thing... 'arrr'

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  8. SERIOUSLY peter, you are all guido-licious in these pics with your spray tan! i made up a jersey shore nickname for you: 'Peter D "the situation" Bundy'! like it?! can i get a fist-pump over here!!! pump-pump!

    lynette

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