I asked for a smile, and I got this:
I was like, "James, come look at this picture. Does that smile look pretty?"
"No" he said, shaking his big, puffy head. "Es an upside up smiyo." (translation: No. It's an upside up smile.)
"Then why did you smile like that, buddy?"
"Ummmm... To make my moyee fewo cwazy?" (translation: To make my mommy feel crazy?)
Well, once he put it that way, the smile didn't bother me quite so much. After all, I still smile like that every time my mother tries to take my picture. Seriously, I do. You should have heard the lecture I earned before my sister's wedding--it was major. And since the wedding photographer cost almost eleventeen-thousand dollars an hour, I only smiled like that in seven or eight of the family shots.
But my cousin's wedding? Now that was another story. My aunt understands that I'm a grown woman, expected more of me, and spared me the drawn out lecture. So, in appreciation for her kindness, I provided my signature smile in almost every single shot. It was really awesome.
Dat chiyode es bootyfuyo! ;)
ReplyDeleteThat's your Christmas card pic right there!
ReplyDeleteHe is just so cute! And he's obviously inherited your sense of humour!
ReplyDeletethat is darn cute! I looked through the saved photos I have and he usually has a serious smile or he's having a snack! look at the picture I just posted from his 1st winter:)
ReplyDeleteAmy - your "signature smile" is just part of the beautiful person you are inside and out! Love, Super Auntie Cheryl
ReplyDeleteRichard Simmons would be proud. Keep smiling, buddy!
ReplyDeletehe is too cute for words ... and look at those eyelashs!
ReplyDeletei like the upside down smile. :)
ReplyDeleteHa! My youngest (he's 8) does that exact same smile! And my oldest does this thing with his eyebrows (he's 10) where they go up, up, up and end up on the back of his neck, I think. ?!
ReplyDeleteFor my wedding photos, I planned ahead and practiced in front of the mirror --- a LOT --- so I wouldn't look hideous like I usually do in pictures. Sigh.
My kids like to "pose." It's hideous.
ReplyDeleteLove the babytalk SO much...
That is too cute.
ReplyDeleteresponse to hilary:
ReplyDeletethat WHAT is beautiful?
anonymous.. chiyode = child
ReplyDeleteThat child is just too cute.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's funny! I understood Hilary's line immediately!!!! She did and excellent job of writing in James language!
ReplyDeleteWHAT
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amy. Toddler-speak is reasonably easy. Wait till he's a teenager. That's a whole different language. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is my 5 year-old's smile!!
ReplyDelete(anonymous. chiyode=child, lol...)
Oh... okay, I got it now.
ReplyDeleteWhat a funny kid. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnonymous- chiyode=child
ReplyDeleteThe apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I love how he's already trying to make you feel crazy. hee hee.
ReplyDeleteAwww!!! He is a doll!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour kid might be a genius. This is the youngest documented case of a child fake smiling and being well aware that it was a fake smile. Congratulations. Start saving for Harvard.
ReplyDeleteHe's a cutie even with an upside down smile.
ReplyDeletemy 3-year-old son has a great big curly mop like your kid does. how many times a day do people say something about how much they love his hair? if i had a nickle for every time....
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