Closed Eyes Phenomenon

I love my husband's beautiful blue eyes, but he so rarely displays them in pictures. I'm always trying to get him to show his teeth and eyes at the same time, but it's a rare occurence. Wouldn't this have been a great picture?

When we were in Big Bear in December, I was trying so hard to get him to open his eyes in our pictures, so I told him to make his eyes as wide as possible. This was the result:

Oh well! I do what I can! :o)