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Project Get More Pictures of Dylan {aka Project Dylan}

August 29, 2013 By Erika Zane

29 Aug

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I got in trouble after I wrote my last post.

Well… trouble’s not really the right word.  My hubby was slightly discontented with one element and he made a request.

I ask Andy to read every post I write.  As soon as I’ve published it, I start bugging him.

I’d wait to publish until after he read, except then I’d really never post.  I’m sort of an in-the-moment kind of person, both intentionally and unintentionally.  Sometimes I just have the memory of… hey, what’s that?  Ok, you catch the drift.

Apparently, he’s noticed a trend with my posts.  Lots of Wyatt and not much Dylan.

It’s not for lack of trying.  D’s just been around longer and therefore caught on to the game of picture dodging.  For a while there I was bribing him with treats and privileges, but that eventually stopped working.  I guess all the shows and chocolate in the world aren’t tempting enough for another picture.

It’s not like I ask him to sit still and say cheese.  In fact, I don’t ever do that.  It’s more like, he’s doing something cute (or annoying – occasionally I like to document those moments, too) and I run for the camera only for him to immediately stop whatever he’s doing or just refuse to even face in my direction unless I put the camera down.

Unless he’s really proud of something:

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He is, however, also in the “I can do [everything] myself” phase, and I finally realized that I can get pictures of him as long as I give him a little camera and let him play photographer, too.

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Then yesterday, I had a revelation.  I remembered how much he liked hitting the remote when I had to take pictures of myself for the #aHeartFitFriday posts.  So yesterday, on a rainy day after I had just gotten back from getting a haircut and D was in the most adorable mood, I set up a little “photo booth” in our dining area.

Nothing special, just a trunk to sit on in front of a very plain wall.

We had fun.  And I got some fun shots playing with my boys.

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If you own a camera, tripod, and remote and you’re looking for something fun to do with your kids on a rainy day, I recommend setting up your own little photo booth.  It’s fun and, who knows, maybe you’ll even end up with a few keepsakes.

Anyway, I’m hereby beginning Project Dylan.  I will continue to grab as many photos of Wyatt as I can, just like I remember doing with Dylan’s second year.  I’m just also going to try to step up my game with Dylan before he turns four (in January) and I realize I barely documented his threenager stage. Because that would be tragic.  This also means, you might be in for lots of pretty random pictures.

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Comments

  1. Teresa says

    August 29, 2013 at 9:35 pm

    Don’t feel bad, that’s how it is here too. The older ones are so fast and hate sitting still for me. They’ve had their moments as babies! This is a great idea. I should invest in a remote.

  2. Dana says

    August 29, 2013 at 9:47 pm

    So sweet! We get get way more pictures these days of Lauren, cause she sits still or poses for the camera. Taylor is usually the “blur” in the background since he never sits still. And PS… Love the hair cut!!! Wow! Sassy!

  3. Emily Ressegue says

    August 30, 2013 at 2:18 am

    Ok. Seriously? You are ADORABLE. 🙂

  4. Amber West says

    September 6, 2013 at 12:13 pm

    These are so cute!! The boys are adorable and you look amazing.

    The second and third ones are my FAVORITE. So much personality.

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Hello and welcome.  It’s been a while.  For Lent this year I decided to fast from the thing that took too much of my attention from what is truly important: Social Media.  Though there are countless amazing benefits to Social Media, after about a month offline so far, there are seemingly just as many negatives.  I never realized how much of my brain had been hijacked by it.  I’ve had so many revelations about how much easier it is to move forward when I’m not constantly reminded of the past.  But I still want to record my family as they grow at this ridiculous speed and, I’m realizing, so many of our family’s memories are here.  Those along with so many of the struggles and stages we’ve worked through.  Maybe in the midst of COVID19 isolation and my kids around me so often, I’m brought back to a time when they were too young for school and with me so often.  Writing here during that time helped make up for the limited adult conversation in my days and the overwhelm provided by my… little treasures 😉 My husband, fur babies, three fiesty kids, and I hereby extend an invitation to visit this little sneak peak into our life. We’re super flawed and broken and there aren’t too many dull moments around here.  And I promise it’s not always as magical as some of my golden hour, sun-soaked images would suggest.  There’s usually too much coffee in my system and we welcome all the prayers.  Come on over if you want to process with me.

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