Friday, November 21, 2008

A triumph, or so I thought!!

In a panic yesterday I realised that I would be seeing my grandparents for the last time before Christmas this weekend, and hadn't got them a Christmas present yet. Needed really to go bearing gifts this weekend - so, gorgeous baby boy comes to the rescue and I very quickly set up an impromptu photo shoot and took some snaps of Max and ran (well, drove) to Bluewater to get a nice one enlarged and put in a frame. Hey presto - the perfect gift for the adoring Great Grandparents. The photo shoot was very amateur, as you will be able to tell, but I think I got a great shot for the grandparents and I am sure (or so I thought) they will be pleased as punch. My glee at getting their Christmas present so quickly and cheaply was soon shot down though when I told my Mum about my achievements that night on the phone - she told me they would love it, but then followed that with "your sister has made them a scrapbook of the kids this year for Christmas, which they will also love" - nice one Sarah - the most creative one out of the Boycott girls always upstages me when it comes to these things! Just when I thought Nan and Grandad wouldn't be able to notice my lack of effort! Maybe the chocs I also bought from M&S might just heal the pain of a blatantly amateur shot of Max in a pants Boots (buy one get one free!) frame!!

Anyway, here are a few of my favourites...


An insight into Max as a teenager? "BORED!"


Can't I just eat the M&S chocolates Mummy?


I will look anywhere but in the camera lens!

Oh no, another teenager insight - "Wanna fight?"

2 comments:

Saquel25 said...

It's not really a scrapbook. It's a calendar kit thing. It's not like I had to put too much thought into it. Your gift was a big success I am sure! Max is seriously gorgeous.

Rachel Hall said...

Oh man, a calendar! Even better than a scrapbook! Maybe I'll just send my present in the post instead of hand delivering it so I don't have to feel them embarrassment!!