22 June 2013

25 of 52 :: portraits of the boys (the screen addition)

Despite summer and all its bliss filled lazy ways, the week felt long. The boys' dad has been gone since early Sunday morning (he returns late tonight) so I have to admit, I let the boys get away with a bit more "screen time" than usual (though for my oldest, screen time is actually reading books on line, once he has gotten through the paper-bound ones we have fetched from the library). The upside of screen time is that the boys' are actually still for longer than two seconds. However we did construct a huge blanket fort mid-week in our living room and have been hiding out in there ever since:  playing games, escaping the doldrums, pretending we live at Hogwarts...and enjoying a little screen time under there as well, hence the odd lighting in the first shot above (the youngest + the middle) and the very last shot (of the middle) below.  

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I loved so many portraits this past week it was hard to whittle down to a reasonable number:

Mel's portrait of her sweet brood over at Coal Valley View is spectacular!// Lila's photo of two sweet hands, napping, at Little Wolf // Wendy's photo of her sweet bubble boy at Little Nico// Milena's perfect photos of her two sweet men at boy eats kasha// the colors are superb in Ashley's beautiful photo of her husband at the Stork & the Beanstalk.// Vanessa's important, stark and beautifully raw honesty in Slow Heart Sing's post. //Amy's sweet portrait of her daughter at Fer Cute// all this baby and sweet cuteness at Patchwork Cactus
PS. have you seen this screen addition?  xxoo

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  1. I love their wavy blond-ish hair. :)

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    1. you are sweet Lisa! only made more blond and sandy by the california low-slung sun. xo

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  2. Aahhh - my boys do the same - forts are constructed and movies and books are devoured in their little caves. A little place to escape I seem to think, making an adventure out of daily life.
    I love these photos - often times I will take a few minutes to sit and watch the boys faces as they are engrossed in a book or movie - to see the expressions that come across their faces.
    Hope summer is rolling long in all its glory in your home.
    Chey xo

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    1. Thanks so Chey! I am glad I am not the only one that sits and stares at their smallish seeming activities. xo

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  3. I remember the days of blanket caves ... it sounds like you had fun :-) I imagine fun is inevitable in a house of three blond boys!

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    1. We love as many caves and forts as we can get It seems to be seasonal though. More fort building in the summer than in the winter. xo

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  4. Loving the low light & feel of these!

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  5. oh, such handsome boys, rebecca x

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  6. Love how the use of the light of the screen has giving these images such a beautiful touch.

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    1. Thank you. I was worried folks would be offended by the light of the screens touching their sweet faces. Somedays we seem to be unable to unplug. xo

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  7. Love the look of captivation and concentration on all their faces.
    And thanks muchly for the link ... so very sweet of you :0)
    xx

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    1. Oh thank you so much! So easy to link to your awesome blog though! xo

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  8. Thanks for the link! I love the glow of the screen on their faces in these shots.

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  9. Love your honesty, my boys love their screen time too, including under makeshift tents!

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  10. My, my - you have a handsome bunch! My guys have been enjoying a bit of screen time too, mainly due to cold and wet weather. xx

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    1. Gosh I feel so heartened to not be the only mother who lets her children have screen time! thanks so for your sweet comment. xo

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  11. Wonderful portraits. I think I need to start doing this. I had to find a photo of my middle boy to give to his teacher who is leaving, and to my horror I found I had hardly any. Somehow he has been slipping past my lens. Not any more!

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    1. You have such a fabulous eye I can only imagine how wonderful your portraits will be! xo

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  12. Absolutely beautiful, such intimate captures

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  13. Gorgeous! I love the Hogwarts fort, magical.

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    1. Thank you! Hogwarts forts seem to be the most magical in our house these days. xo

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  14. Such beautiful shots Rebecca! I love that peaceful and completely immersed look they have during screen time. I often catch myself observing Atti's face during screen time too. That stillness is such a rarity! x

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    1. Thanks ever so much Milena! I so love your sweet and thoughtful compliment. xo

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