Cutie On Duty

 My brother is a Marine. He is currently deployed to Afghanistan. 

So when my sister was in town with her kiddos, we thought 'how great would it be to dress the kids up in their matching USMC stuff for pictures to send to Scott?'

We clearly underestimated the ease of picture taking with 4 kids aged 4 and under. 

The playas: 

 Lexi

age: 4

skills: coloring, twirling, tattling

wanted: for being a diva 

 Emma

age: 1

skills: drooling, repeating, falling into stuff

wanted: for chewing on inappropriate and contraband items 

(like iPhones and cardboard)

 Trey 

age: 2

skills: breaking things, staring, hugging

wanted: for claiming dominion over all toys kitchen related

Chloe

age: 3

skills: secret sharing, loudness, awesome posing and prancing

wanted: for dramatic responses to all situations 

So here's what went down. 

We dressed 'em up, we rolled 'em out, and that was when we stopped being in control of the situation. First we tried photo-opping inside, but the toys were too distracting . . .

 the amount of drool this baby produces is RI-DIC-U-LOUS!

 really . . . someone needs to talk to Lexi about not grabbing Emma around the neck. Where are her parents???

 Cousin Cuteness

Ok - Let's move this party train OUTSIDE. Fewer distractions, better lighting - this should be a piece of cake.

 umm . . . .

 Trey playing with Emma's hair was hilarious - Lexi is singing, Chloe is unimpressed. 

 attempting:

Not quite a nailed-it, but pretty cute. 

We Love You and Miss You, Uncle Scottie!