Opposites

I've been trying for days to take one good picture of each boy in a Santa hat and their favorite overalls. Ace complied during our first photo shoot and gave me a great big smile. Capturing that same excitement in Ben has proved difficult. It's not that he's not a happy little guy - he totally is. He just gets really involved in whatever he's doing and can't be persuaded to stop and smile for the camera. Whether he's driving his cars or sorting shapes or stacking blocks, he gets completely engrossed in the task.

Today, I tried yet again to get that one picture. First, I wiped the crusty booger beard off his face (his nose won't stop running and he smears it all over himself). Then, I put him in his overalls and hat. Ace still hadn't been dressed for the day and was running around in his diaper. This is what I got:


Meanwhile, Ace, who was watching the whole thing with much interest, was trying to get my attention to take his picture. He's quite the ham for the camera.

Could these two BE any more different???