not so picture perfect

i yearn for those fleeting days of the past when we could get a good picture of the two kids together. we were lucky to get an excellent portrait of them this past christmas, but i think that was the last time we've taken anything worth putting in a frame. nowadays, they know exactly how to drive me crazy. how much fun they obviously have -- who needs toys, when you can play with your mother's sanity? on thursday morning, for liam's second day and susanna's first day of school, they were wearing coordinating outfits and looking so sweet. i stood them right next to each other on the front porch and backed up to focus the lens. and as soon as i was ready ... susanna looked to the left. liam looked to the right. susanna squinted, told me it was too bright outside, and asked me to turn off the sun. (hey, i'm good, but not that good.) one of them would step away, i'd re-position them, and then the other would walk off. and then my favorite: liam put his hands in his mouth and stuck out his tongue. (i would just love to know what genius on the playground taught him that move.) of course, seconds later, susanna followed suit. yes, it seems that right as i'm about to push the button ... they know just what to do to push my buttons.