most photogenic lot?

we signed up the kids for the recent baby event at WC for the most photogenic and most sporty baby category. the latter was mainly for babies/toddlers below 18months.

we were early for our photoshoot, hence we thought we were sooooo.... lucky to go first (since there were no other babies/families around that may distract the kids) but we were oh-so-wrong! the kids were like timid little mice - chloe is the scaredy cat; showing her gloomy face during the WHOLE photoshoot and simply ignore the photographer. gaby on the other hand, wanted to play with the toys/props but at the same time, facing separation anxiety issues - even when we were just 5 foot-steps away! GAH........

anyway, this was the bestest of best photo that the photography could come up with...

more like submission for 'the most grumpy-yet-can-snatch-toys-during-the-shoot' category!
of course we didn't win as there were many, many siblings who were more photogenic & cooperative during their shoot. :)

as for the sport baby category, gaby didn't win either as he had just woken up from his morning nap and was suddenly whisked to the competition lane to walk/crawl 1 meter; pick up 4 balls and throw them into basket. he was a little disoriented, and was distracted by the people surrounding him/us but we managed to complete the whole course.

oh well, these are good exposure lah... at least we now know what to expect should we ever go for a family photoshoot one day! ha ha!

and some post-shots taken by us after the kids started to warm up to the place.

trying to act silly-cool... 8)

and itchy hands trying to open the cabinets after walking about the place...


chloe was really NOT in the mood this morning... even after giving her a little treat, she was still not smiling...

and just before we left the place for breakfast, this little cheeky gal finally gave mommy a big smile! :)