This is Sammy, our youngest. And the hardest. There was not going to be any "look at the camera and smile" with him. He squints, closes his eyes, and just can't do it. Now, I've been taught a few tricks. We ended up just trying to make "over the top" excited, silly faces. We kept coming up with even more ridiculous scenarios and eventually his fake face looked real. This is a pretty good example of just because I'm the adult doesn't mean I'm in charge. He is going to act how he wants. The more I demand, or pressure, the worse he'll get. Better to take a different route. Our kids can really be unpredictable. Sam is no different- I'm never sure what he knows or what he is thinking. Earlier this fall, I was at Kroger and bought him a box of ice cream sandwiches- "Sammies". Being kind of naive, I thought he'd be all about it- it's named after him after all. His response; "Why should I like those, I don't like Samuel Adams!" We don't drink, there's no beer in the house, I don't really know why he would have any concept of what it is or certainly what it tastes like. I'm sure you all have even funnier examples of "kidspeak". Have a good weekend. I think the forecast is for more snow!
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