Every year I like to give the grandmas photo albums filled with lots of pictures of the kiddos throughout the year. I also like to end the album with the kiddos Christmas pictures. Some years it goes great…

This will not be one of those years.

I have tried different times, places, outfits, bribery. All in pure desperation to get just one all 3 kids being cute in a photo, and nothing is working…

Agnes refuses to look at the camera,

she will make a mean face at her brother though…

Seriously?!?

I just need one,

So not going to happen.

Kids 1 mom 0

On to the next day, new outfits, full night of sleep, plenty of coffee for me.

Still not cooperating. Note the somber face on Agnes, and Dylan looks like he is going to jump up and run around at any second.

So I’ll try it one at a time.

Yep, not happy.

Really not happy,

Completely over getting her picture taken.

Let’s try Dylan

He blinked again,

oh goodness…

Thade, want to jump in and coach the little ones on taking happy photos?

And with that, I give up, here’s hoping 2012 brings a better Christmas photo…

Kids 2 Mom 0, oh goodness my head hurts.

So yeah, Merry Christmas.