{March 24, 2011}

This kid is legally able to drive with us in the passenger seat. Granted, that hasn't happened yet, but it still blows my mind. I blackmailed him tonight by aiming my iPhone at him, saying his name, and snapping a photo when he had a "What?" look on his face. I showed it to him and said, "You can give me one where you're smiling or this can be my 'Photo of the Day.'" He chose the former. He tried to keep from smiling, but failed because I'm awesome and can always make him smile. I try not to think about the fact that high school graduation is just around the corner, or that the time for him to head off to college is right behind that. I'm not really sure what our house will be like without his quick wit, dry sense of humor, and smartness (smartness as in actually smart-ness, not smart-assed-ness, although that happens from time to time, too) surrounding our daily lives. For now I'll just pretend I have twenty more years before he leaves the house and revel in the fact that I can still get him to "pose" for a photo...even if it involves a bit of coercion.

Taken with my iPhone using the Instagram app with the Earlybird filter applied.

On to the pic...{click to view full size}