Picture day

In a bit of a scramble, the day before Grant left for South Africa, we set out to get some last minutefamily pictures taken. Wise parents we are, we took every precaution to ensure we would have happy smiling faces for the 6pm shoot. Both children were fed then put down for a good long nap; then fed yet again before we headed out. On the drive we talked excitedly of where we were going, and how much fun we would have. "Are you going to smile for the Camera Nigel?""CHEESE" he would say with a demonstrative grin.

Looking back it is difficult to pin point when exactly it happened. But somewhere between getting out of the car, and sitting down for that first picture. Our children resolutely vowed they would show little or no sign of cooperation or familial happiness for the next hour. We will spare you most of the painful details, but share that during one of the dozens of jo

int efforts to chase down and drag back our 'adorable' screaming toddler we did look at each other in despair and disbelief as to how much we were actually paying for said effort.

In the end, we are quite surprised to have gotten a few keepers. We're very thankful for our photographer, Galen, for putting up with us and making the most

of a difficult situation. She has a 2 year old too. :)