Maybe we should add photographer to his list of possible careers?

Riley is usually a sweetheart and puts up with my need to take a million pictures of him and his sister. He knows that when the studio lights start coming out and the couch is pushed to the side, it's time for him to change into a different outfit and do his best to smile for mom.

The last few times he's actually enjoyed the whole process a bit. He's got a "model" burried somewhere that comes out whenever he's in front of the camera. If I really wanted to embarass him I'd post the pictures of his "poses". See, we usually take a couple pictures with mom giving directions and then Riley gets to chose a pose or two on his own. Yesterday, his pose of choice included bright orange construction goggles. No, I won't post those today ... but you can bet your butt they'll be saved for his high school graduation someday. :)

Here is his best shot from yesterday ... we didn't get too many of him because I was trying to figure out the teacup thing with Paige.

He's also enjoying being behind the camera. This is quite the process. Usually mom is the one getting her picture taken (I much prefer to be behind the camera) and daddy helps Riley push the shutter button. I'm not quite sure how much he sees through the lens (the bigger cameras don't have the option to look a the screen on the back to see what you're going to take a picture of) but he did manage to get a couple good ones of Paige and I.