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| Week Fifty Two |
Master 16: Well how about that ... my boy became a man.
Master 13: The changes are more subtle … but you matured in many ways this year.
Now look at that … it didn't take long,
To find the whole darn year had gone.
The weeks went by ... they really flew,
Can you believe … Week Fifty Two.
To mark the end of taking part,
I took my boys back to the start.
Hip hip hooray … we made it through,
And look how much those two boys grew!
I love that flashback.....who would have thought in just one year. They have been good sports xx
ReplyDeleteOverall they have been pretty good about the whole thing … that's not to say we haven't had a few bad weeks here and there ;0)
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Full circle - I like it. Are your boys letting you do it again next year?
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid this was our final swan song … unless a sudden burst of unexpected enthusiasm takes hold … which is highly, extremely unlikely ;0)
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Wonderful portraits, how lovely to see the ones from a year ago along side.
ReplyDeleteThat's when you realise just how much they grow and change in twelve short months … probably haven't seen such a marked change in Master 16 since he was Master 1 ;0)
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Oh how your eldest has grown, and it keeps happening faster now. I have my lads old high school ID cards, which are hilarious to put out in a line to see how much they both changed in those fours years. Now they SHAVE!!! And there are GIRLS!! BOOZE!! And things I just don't want to know about!! But I love them just as much as when they were small, but don't tell them!! They think I was born old and had no life before them, ha ha how wrong they are!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm covering my ears and singing lalalalala … not quite ready to face all that other "grown up" stuff. Though Master 16 delightedly informed me that he will be 18 NEXT year!!!!
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WOW! so wonderful. Your poetry again has me smiling, but these photos! I love them. It goes to show how much change can happen over the course of a year in our adolescents. SO much change! No wonder they can be so surly.
ReplyDeleteAre you going to do the 52 project again. There are times I think yes -it helps me show up and mingle with others; other times I think I need a different 52 project. xo
No more for me … I'm on the look out for a project that's a little bit different … I don't think my boys would stand for another year either. Having said that I will probably keep taking their portraits … but cut it down to once a month … just to record the growth spurts.
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I wish I'd done this with my kids. What a wonderful project. I'm getting verklempt!
ReplyDeleteOh Connie … I just had to google the meaning of verklempt … and now it's my favourite new word of the day :0)
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12 months make a difference, oh my goodness! I love they posed the same way, you doing it again next year? x x x
ReplyDeleteNo not again … they're too big and surly to compete with all the cutie patootie babies ;0)
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are you friggin kidding me!!!!!!! That is unbelievable how they grew, in act that's scary on how fast time flies! wonderful! xxxxx
ReplyDeleteI KNOW … I'm going to be put tonne weights on their heads … and try to pretend I've still got little boys
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Amazing changes in just one year. Seems like we should all take these photos but maybe one at the 1st of the year and one and the last only.
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Thanks Carla … yep I've decided to take one photo a month this year … I think that will be enough to record any big changes :0)
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Great pics - what a change in your eldest too! I have really loved discovering your blog this year through the portrait series. I love your style of writing and humour. Not sure if I will do the portrait thing again next year - too much of a commitment. Hope you have a fun filled new year xx
ReplyDeleteI've loved finding yours too Lou.
DeleteI understand what you mean about the commitment … I kept it up for the full twelve months … which was around 11 months longer than I thought I might ;0)
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