18 month photo shoot

We finally made it to get pictures done today! The photographer was great and asked us what we wanted. I told her I'd settle for a smile! As you see from all the pictures on the blog Aubrey doesn't do smiles. At least not when the camera is on her. She is a super happy kiddo but she always looks so serious in her pictures. Today's session was not really any different.

We started by trying to get Aubrey to take some pictures alone...she wasn't into it. She wanted me to hold her and kept walking towards me calling my name. The photographer then took out the little couch and we figured that would be fun for Aubrey and she may settle down. She wasn't fooled! I sat on the couch with her for a few pictures and then ended up hiding behind the couch playing hide and seek with her. After the couch we pulled out a tutu. She was not happy! She kept trying to pull it off and cried. She finally settled down when she got to pick up some flower petals and bring them to me.

We ended up with 20 shots. The majority of them had her serious faces and two had closed eyes. We settled on 3 really cute pics and we'll be able to pick them up in a week. Yay for new photos!