WHEN YOU’RE SMILING…
- August 1, 2012
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About me
I’m Jacqui – a 40+ freelance journalist & lifestyle blogger.
I’ve been a magazine features writer for over 20 years, and in 2009 became one of the UK’s original ‘Mummy Bloggers’.
I’m proud mum to two funny & spirited girls; born summer 2008 and autumn 2010, and we all live just outside London with OH and our youngest baby – a miniature dachshund, named Frankie.
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just love it!
Beautiful girl!
Gorgeous pics! I love it that kids don’t yet have their “practised in the mirror camera smiles”
Great pictures, she is a natural performer 😉
Beautiful girl!
lol I have this A LOT with mine – Beanie Boy has the biggest cheesiest grin at the moment and for some reason keeps closing one eye so he looks like popeye!!
Bless her!
She’s living up to her Monkey name!! x
She can be, when she’s not gurning… 😉
I’m sure she thinks she looks good!!!! xx
Yes, a clown… 😉 xx
Not her most flattering camera angle, but of course she still looks gorgeous to me!! 😉
Ha ha ha ha!!!! The mental picture is priceless!!! xx
I swear she just tries to make it as awkward as possible, so I’ll stop annoying her with photos!! xx
LOL
lol such cute little daisy chains x
Ah I get the same from my daughter when trying to take a nice photo of her. Thank goodness for digital cameras I say.
I hadn’t made them in YEARS!! Was quite fun, actually! xx
Ha ha! They just never do what you want them to, do they????? xx
They’re not called Monkeys for nothing… 😉