Don’t we all like to pretend? Right now I’m enjoying pretending that my house is clean instead of dirty. (Or that parts of my blog disappeared yesterday and I’m trying to redo several weeks’ worth of posts!) That I’m invisible when I go out to the grocery store looking like I just rolled out of bed (here’s a hint: I did just roll out of bed and nevermind that it’s 4PM–I never made any improvements from that bed look). That I’m not going to have an anxiety attack when my oldest turns five this summer. It’s all good when you can pretend some of the time!
But all joking aside, my boys do love to pretend. Since my oldest never really liked playing with toys, we were so thrilled when he got into that “pretend play” stage. We have a bucket full of costumes and pirate swords and blaster guns and light sabers and masks and hats and. .. well, you get the picture. I wish I had snapped a picture the day my youngest insisted on going to drop off my oldest at school dressed as Spiderman, muscle costume and all. (My oldest very reluctantly took off the Boba Fett helmet and cape right before we left the house. I thought his teacher would find it “distracting”!)
It seems that every morning after he wakes up, he goes back into his room these days for some “Jedi training” time. I am not-so-gently shooed away from these times but today I barged in with the camera. The long exposure really didn’t work as planned–I’m not good at hand-holding even at fast shutter speeds and there was no “wait while I get the tripod out”–but they fall into the “emotionally perfect” images. These will definitely got into his annual album as just fun and “him”! So here he is: {pretend} play as a Jedi (apparently padawans do not wear shirts with their blue jeans).
And if you’re family, do you notice something new? Yes, the boys have been in bunk beds the whole week. I love it. They seem to love it. It’s great. Except for when they both wake up screaming. *sigh* They both seem to be going through a phase/growing/etc.
And here are some of him “posing like a Jedi”. I will say that I wonder if it’s really {pretend} when he truly believes he will grow up to be a “real Jedi with a real light saber” some day?
Look at Mr. Sassy-pants’ lips here. He knows he’s a hot-stuff jedi!
His “Jedi face”
I love how matter-of-fact he is in this one. “Yep. I’m a Jedi. Now what’s for breakfast, Mom?”
Again, all the ladies in this project are members of the fabulous Bloom forum. I am so thankful for this group! Now go see what
Misty Seltzer | Lubbock. TX Family Photography has in her entry for {pretend} here.
I could post so many things with the theme of love. My family. My life as a Christian. My new camera bag. But this really touched my heart and I knew it had to be this. My big guy was so excited last week to show me how to make a heart with your hands (he learned it at school). I made the “love” wallpaper/overlay as part of the “trying something new” that I’m wanting to get out of this year of challenges. Was pretty okay with how it turned out!
A little light reading. ..
Can’t you just feel their excitement? Such a loving couple. Little girl is very lucky, indeed!
Mom made this adorable pillow a la Pinterest for the session.
I think this one is my favorite from the session. Top three, at least.
I love when I ask a couple to get close and sweet and they are so truly in love and adore each other so much. These two are the most loving couple. Big pink puffy heart love!!
She’s such a pretty little mamacita!
Love this one, too!
Love!
