absolutely sweet! she is just darling! her whole expression speaks of her mood and nature.
I really wish the line of fence in the background were cropped off the top of this photo. As I scroll up enough to just remove it from view, it really enhances my attention on her face and body language.
What a cute little girl! You snapped the photo just at the right time. I like that she's looking into the frame, I think that feeling would be even stronger if there was something in the bottom left hand that she was looking at. The thing that I notice the most about this photo is the blown-out water in the background. A crop just above the little girl's head (and maybe a little to the left so the top doesn't need cropping quite as much) can remove the fence and the sea and (IMHO) significantly improve the photo. Maybe even turn it into a square format ... but regardless, the key is that you clicked the shutter just as she was standing there like that and you didn't miss the opportunity :)
What a cutie...I would have liked to see this with out the background(fense and sky). It is very distracting because of the sky being blown out. Your DOF, color and focus are great.