Elmo Birthday Smiles

My birthday and my grandson’s birthday are one day apart.  Since my daughter’s husband had Martin Luther King day off of work, they decided to come to our home early and celebrate our birthdays  together. It was such a nice weekend…..always love it when my family comes to visit.
Since my soon to be, 2-year old grandson, is totally into Elmo, I decided to try and tackle an Elmo project.  I found a crochet pattern for Elmo on the internet and thought………….well, here goes nothing.  I didn’t have any red fuzzy wool yarn that the pattern called for and due to my living location, I didn’t have the means to purchase any.  I did, however, find some old yarn that had been my mothers, and it was the perfect red.  Not being a crocheter (I am learning from watching a lot of Youtubes) and with a lot of trial and error and many hours, Elmo came to be…….sorta!
Elmo is great for propping up a cell phone so my grandson can watch his favorite show…..Sesame Street, starring ELMO!

I was trying to get my grandson to smile for a picture while he was watching Elmo but I wasn’t having much luck.  I kept telling him to say “cheese”, in hopes of getting a smile, but in all actuallity, when he said “cheese”, his lips/mouth did not give a smile effect. 

Finally, I said “show grandma your teeth”…..and this is the reaction I got.  Too cute!

After many persistant, grandma attempts, I was finally able to get the perfect smile!