“Anna, come sit on the coffee table so I can take a picture of your new bangs.”
“Mo-ooo-ooo-ooom, ugh.” Clomp, clomp, heavy sigh, roll eye, “Okay, do it.”
“Wait. Come on. Just one. You are so cute to me right now I want to eat you.”
Put camera up to my face.
Get blank stare.
“Anna Morgan Whitney. You little bratty brat. Fine. Don’t smile. I’m serious. DON’T SMILE. DON’T YOU DARE FREAKING SMILE OR ELSE I’M GONNA….”
snap snap snap
Giggle giggle
“Got it. You are free to go.”
Try it. It works every time. On ANY age.
Aren’t her new little bangs cute? And don’t even get me started on those lips. She didn’t get them from me.
xo
Tara
My kids have figured out that trick, so it no longer works. Now I have to bribe them with candy : )
Crushing on the new bangs on little stuff. Such a face on that one :)
Tara, this is so great, I teared up a little reading it. You guys are the cutest and she is so adorable, they all are :)
good lord woman, she is gorgeous.
She is super cute, as are her bangs (and specs)! I’m a fan of the don’t smile trick, too. :)
fab trick. anna is beautiful. love these photos.
love it!
i once pretended that my someone was using ‘the force’ to make my camera click out of my control…..worked like a charm for little dudes of that certain star wars fanatic age!
Love it! I often resort to fart jokes. Works EVERY time too. ;)
Love it. She’s adorable.
Yep, feel as if I could have written this post about my own 8 year old…even down to the lip part. Sheesh.
The reverse psychology “don’t smile, don’t laugh” trick is my go-to for all family sessions. I did have one tough nut once who refused to smile even when I used it, but otherwise it always works. @danielle – the potty/poop/fart jokes always work too and even worked on my tough nut. Between those two things I’m always good to go. Tara – wonderful photos of your gorgeous girl, as usual.
EEEEEEEE!!! Her “fringe” is so adorable!!
I love the glasses. :)
ADORABLE. really. oh my gracious, she’s sweet!
BANGS… to die for! So stinkin cute!! Reverse psychology… Have to use it all the time to chickie!!
Haha. Well it works indeed. And the smile you get is gorgeous :)
:-)
so funny! nice glasses and cute bangs :)
I love her bangs…but then, she was already adorable!
Nice work!
Strategery.
AEEGH these pictures! she has changed so much – girls must ichat soon! she kills me in those glasses.
now if that isn’t mama tara’s little TWIN!
she’s BEAUTIFUL tara!!!!!!
xoxo
tara
Mini. Me. Of. Tara.
Adorable! And I use that same technique on my niece & nephews.
such a pretty girl
I do that with any child older than like 2.5!!! LOVE IT!
She’s beautiful and looking so much older. Love that coral color on her.
so cute!! love your photos!
this reminds me of your kiss me on da wips page of so long ago that is still my favorite of all time
she is adorable..
Love this photo and I love how you made her laugh – made me laugh just reading it xxx
Hooooooolllllyyyyy COW!!! She is your mini-me! :) What a gorgeous girl.
I do that all the time. When the boys are upset for some odd reason. Love it! And so do they. So much, they try it on me too. Works everytime. You’re right. Beautiful pictures of Anna.
and her glasses are cute too!
Ohmygosh it’s soooo true!! I do that all the time with the kids I nanny. “No NO don’t laugh..no don’t do it!!!!”. They crack up and so do I! :)
I cannot believe how grown up Anna is! It seems like just the other day that you were pregnant with her and I couldn’t wait to see your brand new baby scrapbook layouts. The time has gone by so fast! I’m glad that you have preserved and marked it as you have. Thanks for sharing it all with us!
lol…it’s so funny you post this as I just recently happened upon the ever famous “don’t smile….Don’t you dare smile…STOP IT…STOP IT THIS INSTANT”…
works like a charm!!!