Not-Back-To-School Blog Hop: First Day Pictures 2013-2014

Last year,

for our 

"Not-Back-to-School" First Day photos...

...I chose their color coordinating outfits

and wrote out all their grade levels on a chalkboard-

ya know,

OBVIOUSLY 

"Mommy-styled-via-Pinterest-idea" pics.

(You can see all of their pics from last year

by clicking HERE...)

This year,

I decided to let the kiddos pick the

"theme" outfits for their pics,

and they decided upon-

what else-

Minecraft.

(They all got a Minecraft shirt

during the back-to-school sales at Target-

a real treat for them,

since many of their clothes are bought

at consignment sale, yard sales,

and are hand-me-downs.)

I then printed off some

green graph paper

(found HERE)

and drew up their grade level numbers

on the sheets,

hoping to give the numbers

a pixel effect

(similar to the graphics seen in Minecraft).

Here is how the photo shoot went...

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OK,

Jungle Girl, you are up first.

Here, hold the paper like this,

cross your legs please,

smile...

 ...say cheese!

Good, good,

now let's do a close up...

 Perfect!

Now,

Baby Girl-

come and sit over here-

no,

don't slouch.

That's better-

here,

hold the paper in this hand...

 ...smile!

OK,

well,

perhaps don't be SO "cheesy" in the close up...

 ...Beautiful!

Little Wild Man-

it's your turn!

Yes-

sit on the bench.

No-

scoot down a bit.

Here-

put the paper here.

Wait-

I can't see your shirt.

OK-

here we go...

...smile big!

OK-

let's get in a little closer...

...oh buddy,

what's with the creepy face?

For reals?

Let's try again...

 ...nice!

*SIGH*

OK,

let's get in a group shot now...

Yes,

a group shot!

EVERYBODY

back on the bench.

(5 minutes later after arranging everyone)

Fine, fine, fine,

we will do the goofy 

pictures first...

Now,

please humor your mother,

lovelies,

with a couple of nice pics

for prosperity's sake...

Thank you!

You are dismissed...

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Linking up with

iHomeschool Network's

Not-Back-to-School Blog Hop...