Back to School. Again.

Decided to finally get the annual Sharing of the Back to School Pictures out of the way so we could get back to the real business for which this blog was created-

*Rambling Drivel*

Since my camera had betrayed me in such a vicious fashion in the morning, (still not sorry I fished it out of the trash can and threw it across the porch) these were actually taken after the kids got home from their first day. Courtesy of my Step-Mother Terri, her fancy camera and the fact that she is too nice for her own good.

In spite of the way it looks here;
Turner is trying to show she is in 10th grade,
not show you how she would go about groping
you given half a chance.

8th grade
The reason it looks like Thomas is on his way
out of the picture is due to the fact that he was.
This is the only picture that looked like he was
half-way standing still. 

No, Sam is not trying to pull off the seldom attempted
(for good reason) simultaneous high five/thumbs-up
 maneuver.
6th grade. That's the message.

Neither is Suzie trying to let you know how friendly
 she can be to someone that isn't me. Or her brothers.
This is the year of the baby as a 5th grader.

The secret to getting a half-way decent picture of the kids
together?
 Leave me home.
Worked like a charm.