Sometimes You Try: The cousins photo shoot

by Lisa

Tahlia: “Dominic, this is how you do it. Sit still and smile nicely for the camera.”
Dominic: “Say what?”

Mama: “Dominic, here, I’ll give you a piece of sour candy if you stand still and kiss your baby brother nicely.”

Dominic: “SOUR candy? What the hell? Are you trying to poison me? Why would you do that?”

Nana: “OK, Dominic, how about some marshmallow? Will you kiss Alex for some marshmallow?”
Dominic: “I’ll consider it after I sample the goods.”

Dominic: “THAT’s what I’m talking about. Now, who needs to be kissed?”

Nana: “Good job, now … again?”

Dominic: “I’m going to need more marshmallows”

Dominic: “I know Auntie Michelle bought us matching outfits all the way from America just for this photo shoot, but I think this photo would be better if I were naked.”

Dominic: “It’s going to cost you candy if you want me to keep my clothes on.”

Dominic: “I think this photo would be better if Alex weren’t in it.”

Dominic: “Fine, fine, I’ll unwrap him and kiss him nicely. For a price. Nana? Pony up.”

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11 comments

joslyne September 3, 2013 - 5:47 pm

All the kids are so cute that really they could do anything and it would be a great pic. Thanks for sharing these!

Lisa September 19, 2013 - 9:35 am

My pleasure. Mike’s the photographer of our family – most of these are due to him.

Bree September 3, 2013 - 7:40 pm

Precious! I highly endorse bribing children with candy and chocolate and promises of tv to get them to “perform” for these treasured memories!!

Lisa September 19, 2013 - 9:35 am

Your photos are amazing!! Maybe pinterest has something going for it as a source of inspiration after all. 🙂

Rachel September 7, 2013 - 8:32 pm

Awesome! Congratulations, again!

We have a photo of a couple, their six great-grandchildren (under six years old), and three grandchildren/moms who had to jump in the photo to keep their kids in the frame. Everyone is either crying or laughing. It is one of our favorites! 🙂

Lisa September 19, 2013 - 9:34 am

Thanks. Yeah, those candid shots are awesome when they work!!

Kacie (@KacieMann) September 12, 2013 - 2:21 am

Somehow your blog disappeared from my blog reader. And then google reader went away anyways, but I’m much further behind than that, apparently. So, I just spent a while getting caught up on your life and making your feed work with my Feedly account.

Good to read your words again! I love your humor and perspective on life. Congratulations on #2 – mine is due in a month and a half.

Lisa September 19, 2013 - 9:33 am

I was so excited when I saw a month or two ago that you were pregnant when I was catching up on my own feed but I couldn’t leave a comment!! Blogger hates me for some reason. Really hope this last six weeks go well, it’s not a fun period. And loved your post about loving a little boy. I, too, am enjoying watching the words come, although enjoying less how often one of those words is “no”.

Pam Glover September 17, 2013 - 5:50 am

We spent a couple hundred dollars trying to get cousin photos–all disasters. I should have bought marshmallows!

Lisa September 19, 2013 - 9:28 am

Yes, I’m very quickly learning what a potent bribe sugar is!

Lisa September 19, 2013 - 9:34 am

I’m quickly learning what a potent bribe sugar can be.

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