Smile and Open Your Eyes - it apparently can’t be done!
I wanted to get a picture of Jake with his cool new haircut.
Just a nice smiling picture.
Here is the first shot I ended up with:
As usual, the kid can’t keep his eyes open when he smiles.
So I tried again..
and again…
and again…
I thought we were almost getting it, and then…
I really think he was losing interest…
Last try and…..um….no.
So, I may never have a nice picture of my son just smiling and looking at the camera, but really I think the goofy faces are much more fun and indicative of his personality!
Tags: Funny Stuff, Just Life, Parenting
June 28th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
HA, my son Jorden does the same thing! Always with the squished up cheeks that make his eyes look completely closed! Glad to know we’re not alone in this! lol
June 28th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
I LOVE his squinchy-eyed smile! Darling pictures.
(And we’re big fans of the buzz cut boy phenomena, too!) Found you from Lit and Laundry…will be back!
June 28th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Jenn, do you think they do it on purpose?
June 28th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Thanks Cheryl, we appreciate it! One day I have to take a picture of my husbands and sons heads together…same head, smaller body!
June 28th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
first, he’s adorable! i love short cuts on little boys. second, my trick for getting my jake to give me a decent photo is to say, “stop smiling. i mean it! stop!” and he starts giggling and i shoot. another thing i do is to just have a conversation while i snap. try it and let me know how it works! either way, you got some cutie pie pics!
June 28th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Oh my gosh, he’s a cutie!! And Mama, the pix are great just the way they are.:)
June 28th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Oh I also say, “Don’t you smile”, “Don’t you dare smile” when trying to photograph my kids and usually it works like a charm to achieve a ‘real’ smile.
Good luck in the future!
June 29th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Aw! What a cutie.
June 29th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Such cute pictures!
June 29th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Too cute! He looks so grown up! I like the second one - Popeye!!
June 29th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Thanks everyone, and thanks for the tips Myra and Alyson. Myra, I’ve seen your photos of your Jake and you put me to shame!
June 30th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Your son is adorable! I have a similar post in my blog, can’t get a decent shot of my 3 year old either he makes funny faces on purpose whenever I tell him to smile.
July 27th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
OMgosh Kim, He is just the cutest! I love his little smile!!!!
July 27th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Thanks Heather!!! He knows he’s cute too which can be a bit annoying!