Playing (52 Project) Summer Catch Up

Wow, this summer has been crazy fast. I’ve been bouncing between summer vacations, a lot of work and more hangout time than usual with the boy since our sitters/family have been on summer vacation as well. It’s been fun/stressful/relaxing/chaotic. I’m happy to be settling back into a more predictable schedule and can’t wait for fall to hit. Anyhow, these are a few photos from our summer adventures.

Above, 27/52: Two years old! I was so distracted at the little party we threw for him with family and a few close family friends that I hardly took a photo. I decided to document this age with a few balloons after the fact since both balloons and stars are kind of a big deal at this age.

28/52: Swinging on an old tire swing in Minnesota. My grandpa used to make these for my mom and her brother and sisters.

29/52: Enamored with the chicks and bunnies at a makeshift little petting zoo. I thought he’s be thoroughly unimpressed by the few animals they had, but he was so in love with the bunnies he threw a fit when we had to leave.

30/52: On Alder’s birthday Michelle and I took the boys to a local farm. They had a blast together. It’s been so fun to see them at the same age and interacting (i.e. chasing each other and getting into trouble).

31/52: Visiting the cows. Elias was enamored.

32/52: Duck feeding teamwork.

33/52: He was so excited about the truck book that we checked out from the library, he plopped himself on the ground and started looking at it as soon as we got outside. Not pictured: the tantrum when we had to get up and go.

And there you have it, I’m almost caught up on this project! I’m cheating a bit on the weeks above as some photos are from the same week, but shhhh…

A portrait of my son, once a week, every week, in 2014. This post is part of The 52 Project.