The things I go through to get a picture

with the adults of the group - the leaders, if you will. The ones the younger ones look up to for guidance in all things. This is why my pictures look like they do.

This is the picture I got when I asked them to lean their heads in together a bit.

 Which cracks them up so I get several like these.

 

 Till I tell them to get serious -- which leads to this.

 

And finally..they cooperate.  There's a reason I only try for pictures once a year!