OH MY!!!

A couple of weeks ago I got a phone call from Greystone. This is the golf course where we are currently building a house. They were looking for a couple of kids who attend the public schools here and are going to live in Greystone to use for the upcoming Chalk Talk magazine. I know this publication well. The two teachers who put it together are good friends of mine, so of course, I excitedly agreed. They only wanted elementary aged children, so Bryce didn't do this with us. He was out of town anyway. So, I called my "honorary Doughty boy" John Ashley to join us for the pictures. Boy am I glad I did, too. (You'll understand in a minute) The photographer comes with this little bity camera and sets the kids up where they are staring straight into the sun. Not only that, they are looking over a lake, so the sun is not only glaring straight into their eyes, it's reflecting off the water as well. You know where I'm heading with this, don't you? It was all I could do to not say, "You know what, my big, honking camera is in the car. Why don't I grab it, just in case." Hindsight: so should have said it!!!! Look what they put on the magazine, not in it, ON IT!:

Want a closer look?

That has to be the worst picture of my precious children I have EVER seen!!! And they put it on the cover of the stupid magazine!! Granted, Braden's hair should have been covered with a hat, but couldn't someone have told me it looked like a mop up there? And Cade has a great smile, but his eyes are completely closed. John Ashley is a little better, but he just looks mad. Inside the magazine, there are a few more shots that are MUCH better. Why, oh why, would he put this on the cover? Can you tell I'm just a little disappointed? I am no photographer, but I can assure you, I could have done better than this! Oh well, nothing I can do about it now. Maybe just hope that no one will notice they're my kids! Darn it but, of course, they spelled their names right! Maybe it's God's way to keep me humble. Great. Thanks Lord.