“A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks.”
Charles Gordy
I captured better photographs of Fig before she could speak.
At some point, somebody, (it couldn’t possibly have been me,) taught Fig and Pip to say, “cheese,” when a photograph is being taken. Now every time Fig sees me with a camera, (which is quite often,) she scrunches up her face and pronounces her version of “cheese,” which seems to involve far more tongue activity than necessary.
Fig’s big blue eyes practically disappear, her nose wrinkles and she becomes all mouth. I’m not saying that there isn’t a degree of cuteness in Fig’s cheesy smiles, but it’s not representative of what she typically looks like. The only time we see her wearing this expression, is when she’s ‘cheesing:’
You see what I’m up against. Fig’s ‘cheesing’ has definitely reduced the number of natural looking photos I’ve been able to take. It’s not easy to discourage such a young and eager cheeser.
(By the way, isn’t Fig’s vertical mono-bang impressive? Don’t attempt to achieve this look with your hair unless you’ve also been blessed with double cowlicks.)
Funny blog post. I’m telling you, I see some good hair days ahead for this one. I think the cheesy smile is adorable… and it looks like she has fun doing it!!
Very true. I hope you’ll be available for hair consults when Fig hits her teens, Auntie!
Love the profile shot 🙂 That’s quite the nose wrinkle she’s got goin’ on!
cute as a button… *snuggle*
Karen!!! I love the new name and the new cheesy grin – soooo cute.
Miss you friendela
Livin’ it up in TO here – such fun, dazzle and urban fun.
W. xx
Thanks Bethany & Urban Momma…glad you’re having such fun!