pretty much a total fail

yesterday emi was in a perfect mood.

i decided to do an impromptu photo shoot.

it was perfect outside for lighting, ha! as if i know.

i won't post my favorites, cause then what will i put on our christmas card?

that is if we send one this year.

my address book is still in a box

somewhere in a mountain of boxes in the garage.

these are mainly pictures that totally didn't turn out for obvious reasons.

first we took some in the front yard with the fall leaves.

 then we made a hop, skip and a jump

across the street and one street up.

there is a old railroad track and the back of the feed store.

this was a serious smile!

when i asked her to put her arms down

she would put them out like a walking zombie.

i obviously need an assistant next time :)

 then there were some that she did a legit smile

but wouldn't look at me for anything.

 i think i even said...ahhh! there's a spider on my nose.

nothing! she was more interested in the cars driving by.

 i thought this one was pretty cute!

 if i tried to negotiate with her to smile.

this is what her smiled looked like.

cute but not blown up cute.

 i of course let her play, jumping from one beam to the other.

and then she found a big ol' dead rat.

 this is her new thing. something she keeps saying.

she said...oh man! i'm using my big muscles.

i was like what? she said: see!!

showing me she's using her big muscles to carry the rock.

 oh yes, then the silly smiles came.

 by the last outfit change i was getting annoyed

and she was probably sick of standing there.

i kept having to ask her to stay there.

put your arms down, look at me.

this is how she stood the last time i asked her to do those things.

she cracks me up!

 

 and then there were some pictures that look ok, but it got too dark.

i guess i will have to try again another day.

and i'm thinking i need to find a cute chair or something as a prop.