Photographing My Child

Can anyone with a young child relate?

It sounds simple, really. 

"Aria, do you see that pretty red bush outside the window?" 

"Yeah!  It's so pretty!"

"Should we go outside and take your picture by it?"

"Yeah!"

Enthusiasm.  Excitement.  Agreement.

Then this...

Apparently her idea of taking a picture and mine are quite different.  I would prefer she stand in my designated spot, hold still, and smile a nice pretty smile.  We even had Daddy make funny faces.  Her idea was to wiggle around where she wanted and say cheese, which rarely results in a real smile.  We were out there for at least half an hour. 

And then by some random, lucky chance we got this.  The lighting could be better.  The hair could be tamed.  The smile could be bigger. 

But the cuteness could never be greater!