Saturday, March 7, 2009

Grandpa Has A Play Date

I got to sit for Cora Saturday. She was excited when I came in the door and instantly changed to disappointment. Cora was running to greet her Daddy and I wasn't him. But after several minutes she warmed up and started with the books and toys.

Cora likes to get really close for the camera. Training for Mr. DeMille I guess.


As you can see, she has scratched her little nose. Still, she is perfect.


Then she started getting really close. I think maybe she is 'Moth Girl" and is just drawn to the bright light.



I think she enjoys having burned out her retinas and trying to focus on the spots.


This is about as far away as she got from the camera.




Cora loves Elmo. She loves to carry him around and watch him tell stories and sing. And she was fascinated monitoring the action on the screen of the camera.



You'll have to play this one more than once, I bet. Cora gave me a series of two-eyed winks. Which she promptly quit when I picked up the camera. There is a single "wink" at the beginning of the video.


Julieanna explains why it is so hard to capture a video or photograph of Cora more than a few inches away.

2 comments:

Julieanna said...

Thanks again for coming out to watch her today--she definitely had a good time! You didn't mention her cute crestfallen look when it was time for you to leave. She enjoys her Grandpa-time.

Greg said...

I suppose I've become jaded. She is too young and too sweet to have been laying a guilt trip on me to be manipulative.

Although that is pretty much what happened. I'm very defenseless against your feminine wiles, doe eyes, pouty lips, pleading looks. I am cognizant of them, but powerless to resist.

I felt bad leaving her in a funk; but, I knew she would perk right back up with her Mom.

As Will said, "Parting is such sweet sorrow."