Breakfast. Hair undone. Heels and hats. Giant stack of Swedish pancakes on the table, but little else.
Later that afternoon, I finally got around to taking their official first day of hlearning picture. Immediately before I took this picture, Susannah was telling Millie how strange she was for not dressing in anything "fancy." This coming from a girl wearing a stained pink t-shirt and stained jean shorts... But she paired them with heels, a hat, and a purse, so that counts!
I crack up every time I look at this picture because of Ezekiel. He wanted me to put the barrette in his hair and tie the ribbon around his head. Clearly, he thinks he looks pretty stylish, but I think he looks like a goofy, old man with a toothache.
Sometimes I think it'd be nice to get a first day of school picture in which they all look well-behaved. They were too excited to smile sweetly, though, so I accepted reality, instead.
I have no idea what any of them are doing here, except Millie and Annie. They're smiling like normal people.
These two wanted a picture of "just them."
This is what I got when I asked if they could "just act normal for one picture."
These two requested I take a picture of them together, but they were laughing so hard they almost fell over.
Millie asked me to take a picture of Zeke. He kept trying to make her fancy with his toothache ribbon.
He is her baby, and they get along like peanut butter and jelly.
I don't even know what to say.
Luci didn't know I took this picture of her over-the-top reaction to me telling her she could use any color of pencil she wanted. WOWEEE!
She can use green!
She can use pink!
Tacked onto the end is a picture of the girls opening your package, Molly. It arrived that afternoon and topped off the day with squeals and more excitement. They finished the thank you notes, and I hope to mail them with the get well cards by this weekend. Thank you so much!
I absolutely love that top shot! :)
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ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful!
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(Said only somewhat tongue-in-cheek.)
These pictures are all the better given the changed hairdo's of some of your girls. It will be a while before Pip can have a ballerina bun like that again!
ReplyDelete(But BOY do I love their haircuts!)
AH! Ezekiel! I am really laughing at that second photo. I was reading and looking at the photos of this post and it took me a second to notice him. He DOES look like an old man with a toothache! I love seeing them all.
ReplyDeleteIt's a very rainy day here (Praise God!) and I began perusing through your photos again and I realized that I never responded to your post that the box had arrived. I love these "first day of school pics" with the adorable smiles and sibling fun along with some studious poses, as well. Your family is beautiful and it gives one pause to all things glorious in our world of God's gracious blessings. Thinking of you, dear one.
ReplyDeleteMuch love!