We actually had her monthly photo session on the day she turned another month older! The past few months have taken a few days, but we’re back on track and even did it early instead of right before bedtime.

We started with the same setup as all of our sessions, sitting her in the rocking chair with her favorite bear. Whoa, unplanned rhyming is the best!

It looked like she just might cooperate for the pictures at first, but then….

…off with the bow clip! Okay, that’s normal, maybe she’d enjoy reading a book instead.

Hey, look at that, she’s calm and reading! This might turn out to be the best session we’ve had in a lo…

Whoops, spoke too soon. But the bear is still there and he’s usually the first to go.

Oh, okay, solved that…errrr, problem? How can you get upset with that angel face though? Not possible. After a few rejections of the bear, we thought maybe her big bunny would have better luck at staying on the chair.

One look at the plush gray bunny was all it took before he went the way of the bow, book, and bear.

“Uh oh” is a word she’s been saying a lot lately, and it was used frequently throughout our 10 minute photo shoot. That made four things that start with “B” that she rejected; her bow, book, bear, and bunny. Maybe we should try a different letter next time. In an effort to get some pictures of her smiling, we tried the “catch the fly” game she’s been loving lately and got one pretty good shot.

After that, she seemed a little bored of our multiple attempts.

So she wandered around her room for a minute. Almost looks like Beavis acting as Cornholio. If you’re in your 30’s like me, you should get this reference.

But then it was time to climb back on the chair, with a little help from Dad.

After trying to stand on her head….

I thought she seemed happy enough to bring the bear back for one last try.

Her look made it apparent the plush animal would meet the floor within seconds. Sure enough…

…Rejected again! We asked if she’d ever cooperate for her monthly photo session, but all we got was a nonchalant finger gesture.

Whether that was an “I’ll think about it.” or an “F you!” gesture, I’m not sure, but guess we’ll find out a month from now!