playdate
While trying to take advantage of the last of the nice days this year I called up the Johnsons to see if they wanted to hang out at the park. The invitation was accepted, and Mimi couldn’t have been more thrilled to learn about her upcoming playdate (is it supposed to be play date–2 words, or playdate–1 word, or does it even matter?). It occurred to me that I haven’t pulled out my big camera for outdoor shots in ages, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to do so. The Johnson kids didn’t know what to make of me or my large, black box, but I eventually got them to cheese it up for a few shots. The day was really overcast and gloomy, but I think it added an interesting mood to the pictures.
At first, Alex just ignored me.
I got him to smile a little, but I think he only did it so I’d get out of his face.
This picture cracked me up. I see a future rock star here.
I’m sure he’s thinking, “When will she go away?”
One last smile, but that’s it.
Chloe was a little trickier. In this picture, she’s actually running away from me. I happened to catch her smiling when she thought she dodged the bullet.
I finally figured out how to get Chloe to lighten up, it was to take off that massive coat that was suffocating her on a 65 degree day (sorry, Julie, couldn’t resist).
Mimi tried to steal the seahorse from Chloe. I’m glad I talked Mimi out of it because these are my favorite photos from the day.
As you can see I have no problem getting Mimi to smile or pose for me. Such a ham.
They actually did have fun in spite of the crazy lady with the camera.
