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Vacation 2008......Fort Walton Beach, Florida

If any of you have, and I'm sure you have, vacated with a 10 and 12 year old, then you know of the frustrations of attempting to capture the perfect beach family photo of the wife and kids. I would like to be able to say that this trip was an exception, but as it goes, it wasn't. Now everyone wants the family to all have a fun trip and have as great of time as can be had, but there are some exceptions to these times. Picture time is the dreaded time that we all just bare and get through. With a 12 year old, it makes it a little more difficult. Don't get me wrong, I love my kids and we had a blast, but my kids thought that picture time was a moment to gather all the crazy antics on camera. As you can see from the picture, this shot was almost perfect.....until my oldest decided that a beach picture needed a little sand in it. Are we the only ones, or have any of you had similar experiences with picture time?