Such a Cute Niece

I recently put up a photo of each of my nieces and nephews (5 in total).  They're all pretty cute, but the photo of the younger niece is totally sweet.  12-yr-old girl (with a short attention span - and her mum knows this so the girl has a slightly longer lesson each week) comments on it every week.

Girl: Awww!!!  That- she's so... cute!!!  That basketball - will you play with me?  Awww...  And just looking up, like, oh.  So. Sweet.
Me: Yeah, she is pretty cute.
Girl: How old is she?
Me: In that photo she's 18 months.
Girl: And the rest of them!  So cute!  Aww - who's the little guy at the end?
Me: That's A - the lower 4 photos were all taken at his 2nd birthday party.
Girl: Ohhh - and who's the sweet little girl hiding behind the tree?
Me: That's his big sister, C, who's 4-
Girl: And the [giggle] kid with blue paint?
Me: That's H - and it's not paint, it's icing [girl raises eyebrows] - kids like blue icing.  On birthday cakes.  Especially boys.
Girl: Okay, that's pretty cute.  And the-
Me: That's the oldest, O - that was taken last year, but he's just turned 7 now.
Girl: Oh, nice.  And- [shaking head] wow.  She's just... so... cute... And she looks a little bit like you.
Me [raised eyebrows]: Um...
Girl: Well, you know, you've got darker hair... and yours is a bit longer and all.  Oh, and you're taller.  Obviously.  And you're not holding a basket ball that's, like, half your size.  Practically.  And you're not wearing a sweet little pink dress and oh look at the shoes!  They're so-
Me: Yeah, they are pretty sweet.  Ahem - could you play that piece now please?
Girl: What?  Oh.  I guess- agh! She'ssocute!  Okay.  Focus.  Right.

Group Photos

Today was group photos day at school.  One of those days when I really love my job.  Looking through the photos to put the names in order, so many of them made me smile.  The actual photos were taken in the middle of a courtyard, with no shade.  Several comments, thrown here and there:

Girl seated in front row: It's nice and shady here.
Me: That's because the people standing behind you are providing you with shade.
Girl: Yeah, I like being short.

Girl: I know it looks like I'm shorter, but honestly, I'm taller, I promise.
Me:  Well you better stand up really straight, then.
Girl [extending her neck as tall as it will go]: See?!

Photographer [to me]: Which side are you going to stand on? 
Me:You're making me pick a side?
Girls, waving hands in the air and wearing biggest winning smiles: Pick this side, this one!!!