Happy Fodder's Day

I took the boys to Picture People, a GREAT place, a week ago for their Father's Day gift. We gave Keith his framed 11x13 today and he loved it!! He couldn't believe we had this done without him knowing. Luckily, all the times Kale ran around the house saying "I wanna gib Daddy his picture" I just played it off like he was talkin' crazy again, who knows what he's talkin' about...sshhh.

I went into Picture People with the notion that I would not be buying a whole lot. I think we've put enough money towards professional photography in the past year--ahem. Well, the boys really helped out with that. Trying to get a 13 month old to sit on the floor instead of running through the curtains and coming out on the other side is like effing impossible.

The highschool girl only got a dozen or so shots and only one of them was good enough to buy. If you haven't been to Picture People, it's a fairly painless process. Afterwards, you wait for the pictures to develop and they come out with a few pre-framed, to show you what is available and you know...up sell you. But, essentially you sit in front of a HUGE flat screen and view the pictures. Everyone is waiting around and can see everyone else's pictures.

I sit down in front of the screen. The photographer and I are out of breath and laughing because it was a maniacal. A little about the photo shoot: Kale started out with a nice smile and then all of sudden started smiling like Renee Zellwegger. I don't know what he was doing. The photographer and I were cracking up and that just made him do it more. Mack wouldn't sit for the pictures. Near the end, we asked Kale to hug Mack. Well, it turned into holding Mack in a headlock to get him to stay.

The pictures slideshow starts. I begin a small cackle. By the middle, I'm hunched over like a hyena. And, by the end, the clerk comes over to see what the fuss is about. I can't even sit up straight or talk sensibly. I am laughing and crying uncontrollably, my stomach hurts. She says "Are you okay?" I barely manage to say I'm fine...it's... just... these... pictures... are...aaagh...hilarious...probably the best ones we've ever had done...oooohhh myyyy Gaaawd...I'll take #4. Let's just say, that's probably not the preferred customer reaction. She quickly got my order and I skidaddled with tears still seeping from my eyes.

I've been wanting to share this story so bad, but haven't been able to, until today. Ahhhh. Relief.

Take a look for yourself.