bloody nose birthday portrait

so jack had quite a big day for his birthday. mommy took the day off and we had a nice time together. we went to have pictures taken at the mall, only to find our normal place had closed down!

so, not to be dissuaded ... since we'd already dressed up and (tried) to comb jack's hair ... we headed down the mall to sears portrait studio.

and, although we ended up with a "keeper" ... it was a bit of a tough shoot. jack was scared of the photographer and kept crying, and he did not want to stand still. in fact, while waiting to view our pictures and pick one, jack took a tumble and got a slightly bloody nose ... right there ... in the sears portrait studio. oy. what would roebuck think?

anyway, our little trooper got right back up and didn't let it bother him. in fact, he stayed up extra late to fully celebrate his birthday (8 pm!)!

we've got some other photo plans in the works, so we'll hope those turn out with less trauma than this one!