The eyes in number one made me say WOW outloud. That's funny. The lighting looks pretty good, but I would maybe move them away from the background a little more and it'll cause the background to be a little more blury.
Yeah, he's a cheeseball. That's what happens once they turn 5 apparently. Lots of cheesy smile and cheesy picture faces for mom.
You are right, I need them farther from the background, but they were just sitting on a chair with a sheet/blanket thrown over it, so I couldn't move too far away. I need to figure out a better set up, huh?
ETA - this was window light. I had a reflector set up too, but someone crushed it with a Tonka truck and I gave up on that plan.